Issue Articles
Jazzed
OffBeat writers just helped prepare a New Orleans update of the “Jazz & Blues Lovers’ Guide to the US,” by Christiane Bird, a guide to this and other cities’ music-related […]
Music Torch Passes to Capable Hands
Some years ago, when this magazine was still in the planning stages, I used to go to listen to music at a little dive called the Howlin’ Wolf, then located […]
Endurance
The word endurance comes from the Latin verb indurare, which means “to harden the heart.” It’s evolved into a word that means to hold up under pain or fatigue, or […]
Organize!
I’ve been saying for a very long time that it’s a crime that Louisiana doesn’t have a real music industry. In fact the reason why I got into this business […]
Forgive Me!
Forgive me, patient readers, as this month I’m taking a respite from this “ranter’s column” and moving on to lighter subjects. Okay, just a little rant–will somebody please give us […]
The Best of New Orleans is Her Music
Every year I feel obligated to wax poetic about why I love the Jazz Fest-and why you should love it too (of course, if you’re reading this magazine, I may […]
Best of the Beat…Marsalis, Mooney and Mardi Card
Congratulations to the fifth annual OffBeat Best of the Beat winners! Your musician peers and your fans have voted you the musical best of the best. Musicians in the city […]
IAJE and a New Century of Jazz…Putumayo and Louisiana World Music
In 1989, when this magazine was in its infant (and struggling) years, I heard of an organization called the International Association of Jazz Educators, which was holding its convention in […]
