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New Orleans trumpeter still playing gigs at 97
In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans night clubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos.
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Dr. White plays for New Orleans' rebirth
This June 10 release is the first one since Katrina for veteran clarinet player Dr.
Refurbished train car leaves New Orleans today on fundraising tour
A refurbished 1927 train car will depart from New Orleans today on a fundraising tour for two area charities, promising those who raise the most money a chance to win a trip to the Video Music Awards in Los ...
Dirty Dozen Brass Band captures spirit of New Orleans
Though the incomparable Dirty Dozen Brass Band would be a welcome addition any year to the GrassRoots Festival - or any festival for that matter - the stars would so align, a visit this year is especially ...
AK-47 fire kills sleeping former rapper
Unknown assailants toting an AK-47 opened fire on the exterior of a FEMA trailer in Gentilly Tuesday morning, killing a retired bounce rapper sleeping inside, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Phedonia brings R&B sound to Sourlands
Antonio Gambrell isn't a necessarily a jealous guy. But he sure performs a mean version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" with his group Phedonia.
Out of the question. Don't be silly. Never was a factor. Such are the absolutes that George W., Cheney, Rummy, and other Bushites have employed whenever anyone has suggested that their real reason for invading ...
Truman Lo's photo of Jackson Square chosen best New Orleans photo in...
Amateur photographer Truman Lo's photo of 'Jackson Square Beyond the Gates' is the winning entry in the American-Statesman's Travel Win-In-A-Flash Contest.
RADIO/PODCAST: A Jazz Journey from Its New Orleans Birthplace
We continue our jazz series with a look at the legacy of New Orleans jazz music.
How Jazz Evolved From Its New Orleans Birthplace
Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 4:00 p.m. ET. News & Notes , July 11, 2008 - We continue our jazz series with a look at the legacy of New Orleans jazz music.
For a deal, catch New Orleans while it's hot
Summertime in the Big Easy brings a lot of heat, but it also brings bargains at hotels and restaurants.
Trumpeter promises a new sound at Glenwood Springs' Summer of Jazz
Longtime horn player Marlon Jordan will be performing live tonight at Two Rivers Park.
New Orleans A City of Contrasts
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In the case of New Orleans, Louisiana, this is certainly the case.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue brings its mix of "super, funk rock" to the Half Shell series
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews groves to the music of his guitarist, Pete Murano, during Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue's performance at the Music on the Halfshell concert series, at the Nichols Band Shell in ...
Music Review: Nelson teams with Marsalis on CD
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, "Two Men with the Blues" There's a newcomer to the jazz scene by the name of Willie Nelson.
New Orleans jazz-style sendoff
Hans Klint, former paramour of yours truly and now deceased , once told me that he'd like to have a New Orleans jazz-style funeral.
Various New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk Volume 2 7/7
Memphis had Stax, Detroit had Motown, and New Orleans had, well, a bunch of fucked-up, in-fighting local labels that never really managed to push the Crescent City's funk and soul tunes to the sort of ...
Battle for New Orleans: Progress at a glacial pace
Contributions may be made to: St. Gabriel the Archangel Church, 4700 Pineda St., New Orleans, LA 70126 NEW ORLEANS -- The nun poses the question weekly to the congregation amid construction scaffolding in the ...
LL Cool J returns to New Orleans' Essence Festival
LL Cool J is no stranger to the Essence Music Festival, but that doesn't mean it is any less exciting for the hip-hop artist who is slated to perform at the festival Saturday night.
For the last 40 years Grayhawk Perkins has been involved in music in New Orleans.