Wonderful lineup including New Birth Brass Band, Preservation Hall Brass Band, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, Palmetto Bug Stompers, Treme Brass Band and many more. And its free!!! JazzLouis ArmstrongMeschiya Lake and the Little Big HornsmusicNew Birth Brass Bandnew orleansPalmetto Bug StomperspopsPreservation Hall Brass BandSatchmoSatchmo summer festTreme Brass Band
The Guardian obit. Eric ClaptonJJ Calemusic
Charles Shaar Murray’s three-part programme looking at a very neglected but critically important aspect of Zappa. Charles Shaar MurrayFrank ZappaFreak Outhot ratsJazzMothers of Inventionmusic
Happy birthday Lionel – still playing after all these years. Amazing. Keith Spera on Lionel’s 100th. JazzLionel Ferbosmusictrumpeter
The always thoughtful and eloquent Keith Spera: here is his review of Presevation Hall’s latest, and a very Burkean assessment in the following quote: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band cannot, and should not, escape or avoid its esteemed and considerable legacy. But a respect for, and connection to, the past should not preclude looking forward. Music,…
Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of The Beautiful American. I still have a vague recollection of the BBC radio announcement. JazzLouis Armstrongmusicnew orleanspopsSatchmo
Keith Spera reports on the smooth-meister’s National Medal of the Arts award. Allen ToussaintJazzmusicNational Medal of Artsnew orleans
Confirmation of the Plant man’s Louisiana music credibility. As I’ve said all along, Plant is the only superstar from the 60s that never stood still. His music is deeper and richer than ever. More than anywhere, I know where I’d like to be on July 17th. Also check out Li’l Band O’Gold latest and the Fats…
The full album being streamed from NPR’s First Listen. gospelmavis staplesmusic
Everytime I hear that song, it means something else to me. It started out as a simple good-bye song…. Probably just to a girl, but I see how it could be a goodbye to a kind of childhood. I really don’t know. I think it’s sufficiently complex and universal in its imagery that it could…
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