Music
Tuba Skinny, Garbage Man (Independent)
This is the third record in as many years from Tuba Skinny, one of the more interesting members of trad jazz’s younger generation. The group is a frequent sight on […]
Jazz Fest Focus: Anat Cohen
“My first exposure to jazz was through the music of New Orleans,” says saxophonist and clarinetist Anat Cohen. Growing up in Tel Aviv, Israel, one of her earliest musical experiences […]
Tom Sancton, Meet Tom Sancton
On April 19 last year, the curtains at Tulane’s Dixon Hall slid open to reveal the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in the midst of the opening strains of “Bourbon Street […]
The Art in the Hall
On April 28, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens a new exhibition, “Art and Jazz: Preservation Hall at 50.” The show is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of […]
Ben Kono, Crossings (19/8 Records)
Double reeds have the potential to sound terribly out of place on a jazz record (take Daniel Smith’s dubious Blue Bassoon project), but on Crossings Ben Kono makes a good […]
Steve Pistorius: French Quarter Fest Focus
You won’t find pianist Steve Pistorius on any of the Bourbon Street stages at this year’s French Quarter Fest, and that suits him just fine. “Three years ago I was […]
Aurora Nealand: A Good Ear for the Roses
The New Orleans Moonshiners, Meschiya Lake’s Little Big Horns, Panorama Jazz Band, Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship?—just a partial list of local groups to which Aurora Nealand […]
Panorama Brass Band, 17 Days (Independent)
It’s that time of year again, when the parades roll, the beads fly and the Panorama Brass Band emerges from its eleven-month hibernation. This time they’ve brought a CD, cut […]
Exploding Star Orchestra, Stars Have Shapes (Delmark Records)
Maverick composer and cornetist Rob Mazurek formed the Exploding Star Orchestra in Chicago in 2005, drawing on some of the city’s most exciting young jazz players. Mazurek is known for […]
Hurray for the Riff Raff Gets Loose
Hurray for the Riff Raff will have a busy spring. Apart from appearances at Jazz Fest and South by Southwest, the group will be getting its first international exposure thanks […]
