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Jazz Fest Day 7: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Reviews from Brett Milano and Michael Allen Zell Jazz Fest Day 7: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Jazz Fest Day 6: Friday, May 2, 2025
Jazz Fest Day 6: Friday, May 2, 2025. Reviews from Brett Milano & Michael Allen Zell Jazz Fest Day 6: Friday, May 2, 2025
Jazz Fest Day 5: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Brett Milano, and Michael Allen Zell reviews Jazz Fest Day 5: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Kermit Ruffins Announces Mother-in-Law Lounge Retirement
On May 1, Kermit Ruffins announced via Facebook that he was retiring from running the Mother-in-Law Lounge. “For 16 years, I have managed and ran the whole bar far ass […]
May is Haitian Heritage Month
Haitian Heritage Month, originally established to honor Haitian Flag Day on May 18, has grown from a Boston-based celebration in 1998 to a nationally recognized observance throughout the United States. […]
Cree McCree Wins Lifetime Achievement Award from Music Maker Foundation
Music Maker Foundation, the 501(c)(3) whose mission is to meet the day-to-day needs of the artists who create traditional American music, has awarded OffBeat writer Cree McCree with a lifetime […]
Students from LPO Flagship Program Make Jazz Fest Debut Thursday
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) has announced that students from its flagship mentorship program, LPO ACADEMY, will make their official Jazz Fest debut this year in the Ochsner Children’s Tent […]
Kenny Neal Releases New Single with Quiana Lynell and Lee Oskar
Following the success of his debut release on Verdict Music earlier this year with “Devil’s In The Delta,” American Bluesman Kenny Neal has teamed up with jazz/gospel performer Quiana Lynell and harmonica player Lee Oskar […]
Jazz Fest Day 4: Sunday, April 27, 2025
My Sunday mostly consisted of alternating between the Congo Square Stage and the Shell Gentilly Stage. The former kicked off with Cain Cobain, clearly a promising young singer, especially on the triumphant “Point of View.”
Jazz Fest Day 3: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Michael Allen Zell reviews Jazz Fest Day 3: Friday, April 26, 2025. Armed with a Tap Truck Tangerine Yuzu Cherry mocktail and sunscreen on a steamy Saturday, it was off […]
