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Donald Harrison, Jr. — prominent alto saxophonist, veteran jazz educator, Big Chief of the Congo Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group — discusses his sense of mission and how it applies to an unlikely cover of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road."
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The music world lost one of its unique performers this week with the passing of New Orleans legendary pianist Dr. John.Born Mac Rebennack, he made records…
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In this year of big jazz centennials — 100 candles for Ella, Monk and Dizzy, and for the Original Dixieland Jazz Band’s first recordings — it’s easy to…
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There’s a lot of common ground between Newark and New Orleans. Both the largest metropolitan areas in their respective state’s. Both majority minority…
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Having cycled through a full generation of performers (not to mention audience), how does the grandpa of festival culture compete in the Coachella-sized market it helped create?
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Take Five: Ahmad Jamal, Fabian Almazan, Bobby Carcassés, Binker and Moses, New Orleans Swamp DonkeysTwo brilliant pianists. Two ebullient Cubans. Two intrepid young Englishmen. Two lovable standards, in new colors. The math may not seem to add up in this…
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Trombone Shorty has never made a secret of his affinity with New Orleans: the man and the milieu are inextricable, in musical as well as attitudinal…
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Buried somewhere in the fathoms of YouTube is https://youtu.be/nFNLMA1A8DE">a recent clip of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, apparently filmed with a…
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Jazz vocalist John Boutté feels he can no longer afford to live in his hometown of New Orleans. He's not alone. Rising housing costs are pushing many…