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Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans
Check out the amazingly talented and sweet Doreen & Co.: she often can be found in The Quarter performing on Royal Street next to Rouses not far from St. Louis Cathedral. See a ton of stuff on YouTube. clarinetDoreen KetchensDoreen’s Jazz New OrleansJazzmusicnew orleans
Empire of Sin
Here is Walter Isaacson’s review of Gary Krist’s Empire of Sin. Storyville’s sporting houses became cribs for jazz. Like most of the creative culture of New Orleans, this new style of music was spawned by the town’s diversity. Flowing together on the street corners were the sounds of marching brass bands, church spirituals, plantation blues, Creole…
James Booker: Old Soul with New Wrinkles
Since we are coming up to the time of year when Booker died I thought I’d mark it now. IMHO Booker is one of those geniuses on par with “Gatemouth” Brown in the sense that they were so versatile encompassing so many different styles and so authentically. Both were “characters” but of course were very different in…
New Orleans: A Living Museum of Music
New Orleans is a city where cultural tradition matters. In New Orleans there is a balance between innovation and tradition. Improvisation never comes out of nothing. It is always rooted in history . . . in New Orleans. So this is an environment where people sort of backslide into the future. — Bruce Boyd Raeburn…
Happy Birthday Satchmo
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Lionel Ferbos’ Funeral
A snippet from yesterday’s funeral. JazzLionel Ferbosnew orleanssecond line
Jacques van Aalten’s painting of “Pops”
The wonderful Historical New Orleans Collection have posted this painting on their Facecrack page. Louis Armstrong is arguably the most famous New Orleans jazz musician of all time and he continues to inspire musicians and artists. His life and music will be celebrated at this weekend’s Satchmo Summerfest. This impressionistic painting by Jacques van Aalten, a…
Lionel Ferbos (1911 – 2014)
It was just a couple of days ago that Lionel’s birthday was being commemorated. Here is the announcement. One of my favorite albums is the one below, bridging the generations. JazzLionel Ferbosmusicnew orleansTrombone Shortytrumpet
Louis Armstrong
Died on this day in 1971 — the 20th Century’s greatest musician. Here is Pop’s #1 fan and keeper of the flame on the recent Mosaic release. Also, here is a recent interview with Ricky. gospelJazzLouis ArmstrongmusicRicky Riccardi
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