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YouTube du Jour: Tatsuya Nakatani
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOqefE4hKM4[/youtube]Tonight, Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani will perform a show of improvised music upstairs at the Blue Nile as part of the Open Ears Series with Rob Cambre and Donald Miller. […]
Jazz Fest Weekend Two Photos
With the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival behind us now, you bask in its glory with these photos from each day of the second weekend of Jazz Fest […]
Jazz Fest Second Sunday: Photo Slideshow
The 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival concluded Sunday, May 8 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Mem Shannon, Anders Osborne, Playing for Change, Cowboy Mouth, Henry […]
Jazz Fest Second Saturday: Photo Slideshow
The second weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival had likely its biggest day Saturday, May 7 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Shamarr Allen; […]
Jazz Fest Second Friday: Photo Slideshow
The second weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival continued Friday, May 6 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Guitar Slim, Jr., Edie Brickell, Lionel […]
Jazz Fest Thursday: Photo Slideshow
The second weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off Thursday, May 5 at the Fair Grounds. Sets on “locals day” featured below include Gal Holiday […]
Jello Biafra: Quest for Fire
A Jazz Fest nighttime staple is the once-in-a-lifetime (or at least once a fest) aggregation of musicians who rarely play together. The crew tonight at the 12 Bar on Fulton […]
Dubstepping to New Orleans
“What Uppp” Rusko greets in a British drawl. The 26-year-old dubstep artist has released a slew of successful tracks in recent years, including “Cockney Thug” and “Woo Boost.” Rusko seems […]
Working on the Mississippi: An Interview with Bill Frisell
Simply put, guitarist Bill Frisell is a master of the sonic landscape—a virtuoso of both timbre and texture. Though rooted in jazz, the breadth of Frisell’s work spans the genres […]
Playing for Change: A Change is Gonna Come
Jazz Fest brings musicians from all over the world, sometimes as one band. One such group is Playing For Change, a collection of street musicians from different countries and diverse […]
