'Class Got Brass' is back! This unique contest, open to all Louisiana middle and high schools, challenges bandleaders and students to create traditional New Orleans-style brass bands (as opposed to full marching bands). At stake are more than $30,000 worth of instruments fo... Read more

Mahalia Jackson is joined by Louis Armstrong for this version of traditional gospel, "Just A Closer Walk With Thee." It was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival 1970. They are accompanied by Mildred Falls on piano, the Eureka Brass Band, and a cast of dozens.  Read more

Grammy-winning Robert Glasper Experiment to play Good Foot Ball at Gasa Gasa, January 29   The Krewe of King James: Super Bad Sex Machine Strollers just announced that the Robert Glasper Experiment has been added to the lineup of its 2nd Annual Good Foot Ball on January 2... Read more

The Brooklyn-based instrumental fusion collective Snarky Puppy--who will be returning to Jazz Fest this year--does "I Asked," featuring Becca Stevens & Väsen. From their live DVD/CD Family Dinner - Volume Two.  Read more

Obituary writers have long been the Rodney Dangerfield of journalism: They get no respect. As longtime New York Times editor Margalit Fox told a Paris Review reporter, “The child has not yet been born that comes home from school clutching a composition book that says, ‘When... Read more

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has announced the music lineup for  Jazz Fest 2016, scheduled for April 22 - 24 and April 28 - May 1. The artists scheduled to appear include:Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Snoop Do... Read more

Michael Torregano, Jr. was born into a family of musicians. He began studying music at age 6 with classical piano and added the saxophone at 12. One of his first introductions to jazz came at the Louis Armstrong Summer Camp He went on to study at the New Orleans Center for ... Read more