Celtic music has lost a great musician with the recent passing of celebrated Lochaber fiddler Angus R. Grant, front man for the groundbreaking Celtic fusion group Shooglenifty. Grant passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 following a short illness at the age of 49. As a fo... Read more

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation celebrated 254 Community Partnership Grant Winners at a ceremony at the George & Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center on Monday, October 10. Over $700,000 was awarded to the grant recipients in four categories: - Louisiana-based non-... Read more

In anticipation of the upcoming Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest (Oct. 14-16), we're sharing some performance highlights from the last two years at the festival this week. Today's performance comes from Kenny Neal and his song 'Blues, Leave Me Alone' in 2015. Read more

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The latest from New Orleans-based Luke Winslow King, I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always, tells the tale of a marriage gone south and the subsequent effects felt by Winslow-King. Much of it was written and recorded while the band was on tour in Italy in 2015, reflecting a ne... Read more

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In anticipation of the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest this weekend, we'll be sharing some performance highlights from the last two years at the festival this week. Here's a performance of 'Jambalaya On The Bayou' during the Excello Records Reunion last year. Musicians onsta... Read more

In anticipation of the upcoming Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest (Oct. 14-16), we'll be sharing some performance highlights from the last two years at the festival in the coming days. Here's Ruthie Foster performing 'Brand New Day' last year. Read more