The History of Play-A-Long (and More)
Thinking back to his early days as a curious young musician, Eddie Palmieri remembers hours of close listening to records. The Cuban bands of the … Read More “The History of Play-A-Long (and More)”
Jennifer Odell
Jennifer Odell has covered New Orleans music, street culture and jazz education for nearly two decades. Her work has appeared in JazzTimes, DownBeat, Rolling Stone, Offbeat, the Gambit and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ magazine, 64 Parishes, as well as books including, What Can’t Be Lost: 88 Stories and Traditions from the Sacred City and 300 Songs For 300 Years.
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Nolatet: Raising a Bigger Dust Cloud
Dusk was giving way to a cool spring Jazz Fest night at the Music Box Village, an outdoor hamlet of musical shanties and sound-making structures … Read More “Nolatet: Raising a Bigger Dust Cloud”
New Orleans Celebrates Itself at Jazz Fest
At an event before the 49th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, producer Quint Davis announced that Jazz Fest would not be focusing on a … Read More “New Orleans Celebrates Itself at Jazz Fest”
Jazz & #MeToo
In late December, when I first spoke to the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s new president and CEO, Sarah Bell, about gender bias and sexual harassment … Read More “Jazz & #MeToo”
NOJO: A Second Chance to Swing
On Oct. 26, a year and a half after its last public performance, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) returned to the New Orleans Jazz … Read More “NOJO: A Second Chance to Swing”
Teaching Traditional Jazz: The Roots Must Remain
When Aron Lambert was 9 or 10, his afternoons often consisted of the same ritual: After school, he’d wander a few blocks through the French … Read More “Teaching Traditional Jazz: The Roots Must Remain”
Eight Great Moments from the 2017 New Orleans Jazz Fest
The culture sprawl that is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival came to a close May 7, putting a lid on seven full days … Read More “Eight Great Moments from the 2017 New Orleans Jazz Fest”
Nicholas Payton: Black Keys
How the polarizing trumpeter, bandleader and blogger found his way
to the piano bench
Jamison Ross: Give the Singer Some
On his recent debut, the drummer, vocalist and songwriter strives to define himself
Irvin Mayfield: For Love or Money?
Troubling allegations face Irvin Mayfield over New Orleans jazz facility
New Orleans Says Goodbye to Bo Dollis
A Big Chief of the people
The Original Pinettes Brass Band
Meet last year’s winners of NOLA’s Red Bull Street Kings contest