This begins today. Be sure to check out Satchmo: His Life in New Orleans a collaboration between the Louis Armstrong House Museum and the Louisiana State Museum that was co-curated by the amazing Ricky Riccardi and his Archives Assistant, Brynn White. JazzLouis Armstrongmusicnew orleansRicky RiccardiSatchmo Summerfest
I’m in accord with these exceedingly warm reviews. This record was produced by Leo Sacks, the man behind the documentary of another N.O. character Raymond Myles, about whom I’ll write about sometime in the near future. Wall Street Journal PopDose OffBeat PopShifter SoulTracks Glen David AndrewsgospelJazzLeo Sacksmusicnew orleansRaymond Mylessecond lineTreme
Listening to 5 classic CDs: a bargain at under $20. Leave it to the Brits to properly assess this collection. “The message was and still is in the man’s music” — indeed, and now more so than ever as I have been banging on for some time. Curtis Mayfieldfunkgospelmusicsoul
Inspired by the track listing for the film (and beyond) of Northern Soul classics, I thought I’d see whatever happened to these wonderful artists, for the most part those that aren’t or never were well-known. The links below are the best I could come up with. Many artists are of course no longer with us,…
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
Since I’ve been going on about Television of late (especially having just seen them live) I thought I’d post Nick Kent‘s famous review from NME. I used to religiously take both the NME and Melody Maker each week and though I was more inclined to the now defunct MM, to NME‘s eternal credit Nick Kent…
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