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Tune in this week for music by the Ed Barrett Trio as well as Twangorama.
In addition to an hour of guitar-centric music on this program, we visit
Bart Bell of (Crescent Sausage and Pie Company), one of the local chefs
competing in the upcoming New Orleans Navy Week Cook o...
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In his 1998 obituary, OffBeat noted that Johnny Adams was "regarded by fans,
critics and musicians throughout the world as one of the finest singers
associated with New Orleans R&B and jazz". Check him out in these videos from
the Lone Star Roadhouse in New York, with accom...
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Founding member of Galactic (and Garage A Trois, Dragon Smoke, and his
eponymous Trio, etc), Met'ry's own Stanton Moore is also a teacher who
"travels around the world teaching New Orleans drumming, writes a regular
column for drumming magazines, and releases instructional ...
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If you missed their set at Jazz Fest, check out his hour-and-ten minute
performance by Hurray For The Riff Raff in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse on
April 3, 2014, part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook.
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On May 10th, the Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Big Band has won Jazz
at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition
for the second straight year.
After a packed three days of mentoring, jam sessions, and workshops, EE
culminated with a fi...
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In This Issue
Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, June 14-15
Creole Tomato Festival, June 7-8
Jazz Fest in 100 Photos
A Heavenly Look at Piano Night
Sync Up On Video
Shout Out: Chuck and Janis Rogers of Buffa's
Recipe: Breau...
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Nelson Joseph Thompson, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in New Orleans at the age of 63. Mr. Thompson, Sr., a lifelong New Orleanian, was the Flag Boy of the White Eagles Mardi Gras Indian tribe and President of the Money Wasters Social Aid & Pleasure Club.
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has released eleven videos from Sync Up 2014, with a total run time of 10+ hours. If you were too distracted by Jazz Fest to attend, here they are. The Sync Up Conference is New Orleans' top forum for entertainment industry leaders, c...
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Really enjoyed this beautifully produced new video by filmmaker James
DeMaria, the title track of Tricia Boutté and Paul Longstreth's Oh New
Orleans, Here I Come! According to DeMaria, the song is about Tricia's
yearly pilgrimage home from Norway for FQF, Jazz Fest, and to...
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