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

"There's an element of fun that is often missing in today's jazz music." Jason Marsalis brings the fun back to modern jazz with his latest release, Heirs of the Crescent City. This album serves as accompaniment to an independent documentary about the various traditions that... Read more

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