My jazz education involved mostly artists who played instruments, not
vocalists. There were really only three vocalists who were deemed by my
mentor to be worthy of intense study: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and
Sarah Vaughan.
I loved Ella immediately. Her style is ...
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Anniversaries Week(of fear!) My dogs are deathly afraid of bad weather so
I was not surprised to wake up to a familiar nose-to-snout view of Wally's
fearful eyes. Wally's a big baby. I went right back to sleep. Rain puts
me into lala land. I woke up to Mary's alarmed ...
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The Battle of New Orleans. 09/11/10
PRAYER VIGIL AND AWARENESS CONCERT
"Providence has showered on this favored land blessings with out number, and
has chosen you as the guardians of freedom, to preserve it for the benefit of
the human race" - Andrew Jackson
Prayers at Ja...
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Drew Landry says it "isn't about me", it's about a song and a benefit. It's
about saving South Louisiana and the Gulf Coast from washing away. It's
about standing up for the people that are the real America, not the greed
that leeches the life from the land. It's about get...
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We'll be talking in studio today with the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey about their
journey from Tulsa, Oklahoma to become one of the cutting edge groups in
contemporary jazz. If you caught them yesterday for their in store appearance
at the Louisiana Music Factory or last night'...
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The annual Black Men of Labor parade and second line honoring city workers will take place this Sunday, Sept. 5. It begins and ends at Sweet Lorraine’s on St. Claude Avenue and follows its traditional route through the Treme neighborhood.
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Join me Monday, August 30th on Jazz from the French Market as we look back on
the musical presence of Clyde Kerr Jr. who passed away several weeks ago.
We'll talk in-studio with Jonathan Bloom, Education Coordinator for the
Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz at Loyola Univers...
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This Sunday, on a certain 5 year anniversary, we will spend very little time
reflecting on why most of us had to leave. Instead, we will focus on the
reasons that the vast majority of us returned.
Join us for two hours of acoustic blues, authentic country and American folk
...
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Last night was the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation's LA Fête Cultural
2010, a night of food and music to raise money for oil spill relief. It
commemorated the fifth anniversary of the LCEF.
I was there for the concert portion of the evening, which kicked off with a
s...
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In observance of the anniversary of Katrina, New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians
are having events all around town this weekend. These are the ones that I
know of, I'm sure there are more.
CALLING OUT ALL INDIANS !!
On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Mardi Gras Indians Brothers &...
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