Music
Jon Batiste, Chronology of a Dream – Live at the Village Vanguard (Verve)
Chronology of a Dream represents the second installment of pianist/vocalist/composer Jon Batiste captured live in the fall of 2018 during his residency at New York’s famed Village Vanguard. Though the […]
Samantha Fish, Kill or Be Kind (Rounder)
Following five albums with Germany’s Ruf Records, blues, rock and more singer—guitarist Samantha Fish—moves to the great American roots-music label, Rounder Records. Fish and fellow New Orleans resident, Grammy-winning producer […]
The Tangiers Combo, Tangerine (Independent)
In fine print on the back cover of The Tangiers Combo’s new album, Tangerine, it says “this album is dedicated to Norbert Slama 1926-2018.” If you never had the joy […]
Leyla McCalla, The Capitalist Blues (Jazz Village)
Leyla McCalla’s third solo release The Capitalist Blues is remarkable in terms of ambition, scale, and realization. Whereas her first efforts focused on her solo work and small cello ensembles, […]
Warren Storm, Taking the World By Storm (APO Records)
At some point when Yvette Landry was writing her book Taking the World, by Storm—A Conversation with Warren Storm Schexnider, The Godfather of Swamp Pop, someone suggested a companion disc […]
Charlie Dennard, Melodias (Independent)
Dennard, a New Orleans pianist who nevertheless makes most of his living on the road with Cirque du Soleil, has put out a curious disc here. It’s an ECM-like album […]
Hanna Mignano Quartet, Hanna Mignano Quartet (Independent)
If you are in the mood for jazz manouche, you can set Peabody’s wayback machine to 1930’s Paris or just pop in the self-titled release from The Hanna Mignano Quartet. […]
In Business, Space Story (Independent)
If any cultural capital in the world could possibly reboot the adventures of the P-Funk mothership, the Crescent City would be it. Yet this sextet, already well-known for its stage […]
Frog and Henry, England 2019 / 2019 II (Independent)
Similar to the methods of Tuba Skinny, string and brass band Frog and Henry draw inspiration from the dawn of early recorded music, breathing new life into long-forgotten songs. On […]
The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Hot Boudin (Independent)
The swing music scene in New Orleans is in full swing, if you’ll pardon the play on words. As new bands continue to emerge especially on Frenchmen Street, sometimes it’s […]
