This group is attracting a lot of interest — and rightly so. Don’t ask about their genre: they will befuddle any attempt to pigeon hole themselves. They are unlike anything else out there, quirky even by New Orleans standards. OffBeat Jazz Fest Review funkgospelJazzmusicnew orleansPoetrysoulTank and the BangasTarriona “tank” BALL
The redoubtable Ricky Riccardi once again sets out in great detail the back story to one of my favourite filmed sequences of very late Pops. I think I’ll go and view the DVD version now. JazzLouis ArmstrongMahalia JacksonmusicNewport Jazz FestivalpopsRicky Riccardi
Marking the death of the 20th Century’s greatest artist by listening to amazing Satchmo at Symphony Hall with notes by the one and only Ricky Riccardi. JazzLouis Armstrongmusicnew orleanspopsRicky RiccardiSatchmosatchmo at symphony hall
Check out the back story to Pops’ birthday by the wonderful Ricky Riccardi. JazzLouis Armstrongmusicnew orleanspopsRicky RiccardiSatchmo
If you appreciate the Palmetto Bug Stompers you’ll appreciate the Vipers. Jazzmusicnew orleansnew orleans jazz vipersPalmetto Bug Stompers
New York Post: article informed by my chum Ricky Riccardi. The house in Corona is a standard stop for me whenever I’m in NYC. JazzLouis Armstronglouis armstrong housemusicnew york cityRicky Riccardi
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Only in New Orleans . . . (photos courtesy of Hill Nanny), Travis’ passing mentioned here. funkJazzmusicnew orleanssecond lineTravis “Trumpet Black” Hill
Here’s a fantastic post by the one and only Ricky Riccardi. To my knowledge no other 20th Century genius ever provided such an intimate (not stage managed) window into their life — but that was Pops! Given the description of Slivovice (see link below) it might as well be a legal version of Skokiaan, the eponymous…
This from Wynton on the eve of my visit to Pops’ archives and house hosted by the one and only Ricky Riccardi. JazzLouis Armstronglouis armstrong housenew orleansPops: A Life of Louis ArmstrongRicky Riccardi
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