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Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes: Ranger de Zydeco
Deep in the stately, dead-calm tranquility of the Barataria swamps, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes reclines on a secluded bench and somberly spins a tale about his fleeting encounter with the “loup […]
A Dispatch from the Road
EDITOR’S NOTE: Remember George Porter Jr.? New Orleans’ Master of Funk has been on tour the last few months with David Byrne’s band. He has a few days off in […]
Spotlight
Astral Project Anyone who has truly experienced an Astral Project performance knows the outer limits of music’s transportive powers. The Jazz Fest Astral journey departs from the Fair Grounds […]
Steve Riley: Cajun Crusader
Mardi Gras night in Mamou, Louisiana, and the main street stage is being broken down. The riders who were triumphantly dancing on horseback this afternon have all gone home to […]
Spring Is Upon Us; Start It With Spare Parts
Springtime in New Orleans means festival time with the French Quarter Festival (April 10-12) and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the end of the month. Roadtrippers will be […]
Mardi Gras Music
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again in the ol’ Big Easy…a town where as soon as the Christmas decorations come down, the Mardi Gras decorations go up. A […]
Dale’s Back, and He’s Ready to Plug Away
I could feel that ol’ Mardi Gras Mambo madness percolatin’ as soon as I got back to New Orleans…it should be building steam by the time you read this. Thanks […]
Ear to the Ground: Victor Goines
Tenor saxophonist Victor Goines is dedicated to his music. His schedule reflects this. He gigs about town, travels as a member of the Ruth Brown Orchestra, and teaches in the […]
Jazz Ladies
While singers are dependent on the physics of sound, it is a less definable ingredient that transcends the sterile grasp of science that most vocalists concern themselves with. It is […]
Jazz Cats
New Orleans. The birthplace of jazz. But like all children must grow to leave the nest, so too has jazz all but left its mother city. It did not, however, […]
