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Jon Cleary: Heir to the New Orleans Piano Throne
New Orleans rhythm and blues is in danger of dying in its hometown. When the British Invasion wiped out the genre’s commercial viability in the early 60s, at least fans […]
Letters November 1997
PRAISE, THANKS & MONEY I just had to break down and write a few lines of “thanks” to the wonderful staff at OffBeat. I look forward to getting it every […]
Essence, Psycho Ward, Master Smoke & Paul Deo
The third annual Essence Music Festival returns to the Superdome July 3-5, and organizers have once again assembled an all-star lineup of super R&B, gospel, blues and jazz talent. The […]
The Best & Worst of Jazz Fest ’97
What a difference a week makes. In less time than it took for God to create the universe, the Jazz Fest went from bust to boom. The rains came but […]
Meet Jerry Brock: A Man in Demand
Just try finding someone more involved in and essential to the New Orleans music scene than Jerry Brock. Before moving to New Orleans nearly 20 years ago to start a […]
The Annual Mardi Gras vs. Jazz Fest Debate; A Quick Overview of Jazz Fest Web Sites; Bingemen, Paula & the Pontiacs Pages
Mardi Gras is over, which means it’s time to plan for Jazz Fest. Internet users around the world already are. Dozens of posts to the music discussion Usenet newsgroups asking […]
OffBeat’s Best of the Beat Music Awards
Ever since we started publishing OffBeat in 1988, we’ve wanted to do something special to honor the great musicians and music industry people here in New Orleans-an awards event where […]
Carnival Tales: A Multitude of Local Minstrels Spin Tales of Mardi Gras of Yore
A multitude of local minstrels spin tales of Mardi Gras of yore. SEWING FEVER: BO DOLLiS AND MONK BOUDREAUX Big Chief Monk Boudreaux tries to describe the sewing fever […]
Mr. Harold Dejan: A Life in Music Examined
Harold “Duke” Dejan, the 86-year-old leader of Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band, had come to the backyard studio of producer/Olympia trumpet player Milton Batiste on this April morning to be interviewed. […]
The Eighth Annual Big Easy Awards
The week before Jazz Fest, the New Orleans music and theater communities will take time to honor and celebrate their own at the eighth annual Big Easy Awards. This year’s […]
