Issue Articles
Rebecca Barry, New Records From Terence Blanchard & Branford Marsalis
Young jazz lioness Rebecca Barry celebrates the release of her long awaited debut CD, And Then Some, on Thursday, March 25th at The Funky Butt. The twenty-three year old tenor […]
The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, Fresh Out the Past (Shanachie)
Who would have thought it possible? Jewish folk music made not only hip, but funky and danceable; an intertwining of swinging ‘hot jazz,’ full-throttle second-line street groove, and a myriad […]
The Wild Magnolias, Life Is A Carnival (Capitol/Metro Blues)
The major label release from the standard bearers of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian funk tradition is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated and long awaited New Orleans records […]
Donald Harrison, Jr.
Donald Harrison, Jr., is one of the most influential modern jazz players of his generation, yet he remains inextricably tied to his New Orleans roots. The 38-year-old saxophonist is the […]
Coolbone, Brass Vibes (Jenjaz)
Coolbone may have lost its major label deal with Hollywood Records, which produced 1997’s Brass-Hop and offered the surreal hope that a New Orleans brass band playing jazzy hip hop […]
Michael Foster Project and 1999 Jazz King Competition
It’s Mardi Gras time. Are you ready to “Kick Some Brass?” On Friday, February 12, Donna’s club hosts the record release celebration for Michael Foster Project’s debut CD, Kick Some […]
McCoy Tyner, Storyville and “Afro-Caribbean Brass Party” at Donna’s
On January 15th, House of Blues will host a rare non-Jazz Fest appearance by a living legend in modern jazz: McCoy Tyner. The renowned pianist and composer first gained notoriety […]
Quintology, Quintology (Independent)
Look out! The young lions are coming out of the den. Emerging from the UNO Jazz Studies program, Quintology is the kind of group that could make even top-notch veterans […]
