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James Andrews
It’s a typically hot and humid Friday afternoon in New Orleans. Trumpeter and vocalist James Andrews is sitting in a coffee shop on Royal Street sipping peach tea. When I […]
Herlin Riley Quintet, Watch What You’re Doing (Criss Cross Jazz)
Herlin Riley Quintet
Los Hombres Calientes Heat It Up
With a second, impressive release, Los Hombres Calientes proves the band’s multicultural agenda is no flash in the pan. As the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana […]
Louisiana Music “Storms” Montreal Jazz Festival
"Let it rain, let it storm!" This was the chant led by The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band as drops began to fall on the elated crowd jamming the street. […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs: A Roundup
One evening in 1998, OffBeat’s Managing Editor Joseph Irrera was perusing an article in a classical music magazine. The subject of the article was the formulation of a basic library […]
Irvin Mayfield, Irvin Mayfield (Basin Street Records)
In the last three years, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield has become an important force in New Orleans music. The 21-year-old is a charismatic, up-and-coming performer. More importantly, whether he’s working with […]
4th Annual Best of the Beat Music Awards
BLUES Best Blues Band or Performer JOHN MOONEY Runner up: Mem Shannon and the Membership Best 1998 Blues Album by a Louisiana ArtistLOUISIANA MEDICINE MAN – COCO ROBICHEAUX (Orleans Records) […]
LMNOP Music Conference, EAT’ M, Dash Rip Rock, Simien Signs, Hot Sounds Contest, New Music Commission Members & More
The LMNOP Music Conference, which will be held April 27-29, 1998 (between Jazz Festival weekends), is now offering early registration discounts. Sign up before the end of January and you’ll […]
1997: CD Year in Review
Once again it’s time for our panel of experts to gather and give out the grades to the latest batch of Louisiana releases. 1997 marked a very good year for […]
