May 2011
99 posts
Sunday at the Jazz Fest
Los Po-Boy-Citos are headlining Jazz Fest’s Lagniappe Stage this Sunday at 6 pm. Not only are they great live, putting their own spin on boogaloo and Latin soul, but they feature our former co-producer (and Tulane music professor) Matt Sakakeeny on guitar.
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Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy at the Fais Do-Do Stage, 11:20 am
Lil’ Buck...
April 2011
59 posts
Saturday at the Jazz Fest
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Don Vappie is a Creole jazz banjo player. He’s also a participant in the Black Banjo Project with Otis Taylor, Corey Harris, and Alvin Youngblood Hart.
Listen to our interview with Don here.
You can catch Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders this Saturday at 1:45 pm, at the Economy Hall Tent.
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Big Chief Walter...
“Where The Train Goes Slow:” An Excerpt From... →
Today at Jazz Fest: Keb’ Mo’, 3:50 pm at the Blues Tent.
See more of our Friday picks after the jump.
Coco Robicheaux, 11:10 am at the Blues Tent
Mt. Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church Choir, 12:50 pm at the Gospel Tent
Hadley J. Castile Family and the Sharecroppers Cajun Band, 1:30 pm at the Fais Do-Do Stage
Jeff Beck, 3:20 pm at the Acura Stage
Justin Townes Earle, 4:25 pm at the Fais Do-Do...
Music on Jazz Fest Eve: Thursday, April 28
Tonight marks the opening of Preservation Hall’s 50th Anniversary Exhibit at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Our host Nick Spitzer will be on hand to interview Ben Jaffe, the director (and tuba player!) of Preservation Hall, and the Preservation Hall Hot 5 Jazz Band will be performing.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Ogden After Hours
— Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 6 pm
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Mavis Staples & Bob Dorough
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Singer Mavis Staples grew up singing blues-inflected gospel with her family in Chicago, lead by her father Pops Staples’s distinctive voice and guitar style. Their sound transcended the local scene, translating the message of the Civil Rights movement into song. We’ll talk with Mavis about her latest efforts with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. Then,...
Trove of rare jazz recordings finds a home, but... →
nolanews:
One man’s collection of historic jazz performances from the 1930’s, including the likes of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Count Basie, has finally found a home at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
The problem is that these recordings are considered copyright “orphans.”
The potential copyright liability that could attach to redistribution of these recordings is so...
Hazel Dickens, 1935-2011.
(image by Kirsten...
Wendell Holmes of the Holmes Brothers, on working and performing with his brother Sherman:
Well one thing about working with my brother is that the love bond, the blood bond, is like no other. When we’re out on the road and the hurry up and wait game at the airport, we can talk about, “Do you remember, Sherman, when we were 10 years old back walking down the street barefooted and we...
Donald Harrison, Jr grew up watching his father mask as Big Chief of the Guardians of the Flame; he eventually became a Spy Boy for the tribe. Donald spoke with us about Mardi Gras Indian culture, and how it complements and informs his music:
I had a revelation one day when [Big Chief Donald Harrison] was singing the song, “Shallow Water.” All of a sudden I’m hearing Art Blakey playing drums...
Best New Orleans Jazz Clubs - Treme's Wendell... →
Wendell gives Esquire an insider view of his favorite local clubs— great spots like the Candlelight and Palm Court and Bullet’s— and the New Orleans music scene in general.
Our music is kind of like a kid. It was born here, it was raised here, and then it grew up and left town. And for all the talk of New Orleans as a music town, I really think the city is lacking in real...
From a tribute album for Sister Rosetta Tharpe,...
Easter with Donald Harrison, Jr. and the Holmes...
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April 20th, 2011 ~ Easter weekend is a time for reflection and family, and our guests certainly fit the bill. Donald Harrison, Jr. is a saxophone player and New Orleans native now based in New York. His work has long echoed strains of Mardi Gras Indian chants and street beats… not surprisingly, as his late father was Big Chief of the Guardians of the...
Jeff Bridges signs a record deal, inches closer to... →
Related: Jeff Bridges Makes a Decision.
White Artists and Black Music: Randy Wood,... →
A good post from The Awl about Dot Records, which recorded white singers covering black R&B artists throughout the 50s.
Randy Wood, the founder of Dot Records, hosted listening parties at his store to find out what songs teenagers liked, and then made his own covers. Most famously: Pat Boone’s version of Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame”, which made it to No. 1....
Independent record stores increase for the first...
guardian:
Robin Bennett, director and founder of new independent record store Truck. Photograph: Sam Frost
Small retailers buck an industry trend that has seen the closure of mainstream chains such as Zavvi and Borders
Encouraging news from the UK music scene!
WatchGreat live footage of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, from the PBS Arts Initiative and Sound Tracks.
