Music
Harlan, Night Loop (Independent)
“Sonic wave / You’re favorite noise” croons John Harlan Norris against a massive reverbed twang on “Daffodil,” the first song on Night Loop, the third full-length album for his band […]
Showarama Hot Trio, Showarama Hot Trio (Independent)
The beauty of gypsy jazz is how immediately likeable it is without sacrificing one iota of sonic complexity. New Orleans practitioners the Showarama Hot Trio (Russell Welch and Alessandro Centolanza […]
Kristina Morales, Wonderful World (Independent)
After decades of countless despondent, downtrodden renditions of Satchmo’s starry-eyed swan song, finally someone had the audacity to get it right. Her name is Kristina Morales, and her radiant take […]
Willie Tee and Cypress, Legends Making Memories (Jin Records)
Normally Cypress is billed as Warren Storm and Willie Tee & Cypress, but when Storm couldn’t make the recording sessions, Tee enlisted old pals Tommy McLain, Lynn August and Charles […]
Eddie C. Campbell, Spider Eating Preacher (Delmark)
Chicago’s Eddie Campbell has been making records for over four decades. I have yet to hear one that wasn’t top-notch, yet Spider Eating Preacher is the best. [There’s even a […]
Andrew Baham Quintet, …And They Called It Love (AFO Records)
When not playing the onstage and studio foil of Sammie Williams in Big Sam’s Funky Nation, trumpeter Andrew Baham has demonstrated his jazz and composing chops in the Next Generation, […]
Benny Turner, A Tribute to My Brother Freddie King (King “B” Records)
Benny Turner has been on the local music scene for over two decades, his most notable contribution perhaps being that for many years he was Marva Wright’s bass player/bandleader. However, […]
Dwight Fitch, Jr., For Those Who Believe (Crucified 2:20 Music)
The Fitch family name is renowned in the New Orleans gospel community. Dwight Fitch Jr., the son of gospel’s dynamic duo Connie and Dwight, carries on the tradition of excellence. […]
Natalie Mae and Her Unturned Tricks, More Than You Know (Independent)
Natalie Mae Palms is part of a fertile crop of musicians to emerge from New Orleans’ Loyola University over the past decade. Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, her parents were […]
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Four MF’s Playin’ Tunes (Marsalis Music)
It’s been roughly 100 years since the uniquely American music that came to be known as jazz was being codified on the streets of New Orleans. This music has shown […]
