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Jazz Fest First Weekend Top Picks
Keep these picks close at hand by downloading our new iPhone app. Friday, April 23 Baaba Maal 4/23, CON, 1:55p: This Senegalese singing star with wide-ranging musical interests draws […]
Louisiana Winners at the Grammy Awards
Louisiana musicians made another strong showing at the Grammy Awards last night, with The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) taking home the prize for “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album” with […]
Jazz Fest Daily Lineup Announced
See the schedule for each day of Jazz Fest below…but first a few announcements. We’ll start with the good news: Dominican superstar Juan Luis Guerra y 440 has been added […]
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010 Lineup: Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket Head List of Newcomers
Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket, Anita Baker, Jeff Beck, Levon Helm, the Dead Weather and Drake lead the list of newcomers to the 41st New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival […]
Toussaint, NOJO and Blanchard Nominated for Grammys
Wednesday night, the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles, and while the big story of the night for much of the music world was Beyoncé […]
Post-Voodoo
I spent a week trying to organize thoughts on Voodoo, generally along the lines of costume/production/show biz vs. something more grounded/musical/”honest”, and that’s a subtext that’s hard to ignore when […]
The Pod People
The iPod tells us all we need to know. This Halloween weekend, the Voodoo Music Experience presents everything from singer/ songwriter Andrew Duhon to metal heroes Down to sacred steel […]
Essence’s Changing of the Guard
In early 2008, Stephen Rehage received a surprising message. “I randomly got an email asking if I could go to the Essence offices for a meeting. I did, and that’s […]
Essence Festival Day-by-Day
Here’s the day by day lineup for the Essence Music Festival, which takes place in the Superdome over the July 4 weekend. Little on the main stage speaks to […]
Essential Matters
I love my job. I really do. My Mama always said I was lucky to have found a profession that combines all the things I love—music, photography, art, cooking, reading, […]
