Kermit’s New Club, Kidd Jordan, Familiar Faces and More

Indian Super Sunday

Unlikely though it may seem, the most significant date for the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians apart from Carnival is March 19, St. Joseph’s Day. Come sundown on the Italian […]

ReBirth Brass Band, Hot Venom (Mardi Gras Records)

Cameo Appearances by Jazz Stars, Mose Allison and More

Terence Blanchard Group featuring Donald Harrison, Jr., House of Blues, October 9, 1996

Lafayette’s Lagniappe 6th Annual Music Celebration & Jazz Federation Honors

Johnny Adams, One Foot in the Blues (Rounder)

Blu Lu Barker Remembers

Music has always surrounded the life of Blue Lu Barker. The living room of her Sere Street home is filled with the mementos of a lifetime of jazz she shared […]

Leroy Jones: A Traditional Non-Traditionalist

“The way I play New Orleans traditional jazz is not exactly in the traditional way,” says trumpeter/vocalist Leroy Jones.  “I think it’s where the traditional music has evolved.” Jones, whose […]

Jazz Awareness Month