We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Dick LaPalm The Jazz Lobbyist. He transitioned recently and is now in the realm of the ancestors with the likes of Nat King Cole. Knowing what a passionate supporter of jazz he has been, how could we begrudge him such a thrilli... Read more

This traditional song, "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down", appears on the new album by Meschiya Laka and the Little Big Horns Fooler's Gold. The video was recorded in Bimhuis Amsterdam for VPRO Vrije Geluiden, i.e., Dutch national television.   Read more

This week we lend the hour to songwriter and musician Dayna Kurtz, recorded live at Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street. In this uninhibited session, she shares with us her music and what’s on her mind.  Dayna is one tough lady, as she says she “don’t put up with it”, but you c... Read more

Jonny Lang is one of the headliners at this year's Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, which happens October 18-20. Here's a taste:   Read more

In the half-hour long video clip below, the immortal Professor Longhair, pride of Bogalusa, plays at the Jazz Festival in Nice, France, a festival established in 1948 and perhaps the oldest "jazz festival of international significance." The video's YouTube page dates the pe... Read more

While chowder is traditionally a seafood or vegetable soup, Michelle's rendition embraces autumn with squash, sweet potatoes, and garnishes it all off with a little bacon. This savory chowder is simple to make and arranges flavors that will keep your stomach happy and warm wi... Read more

David Kunian and Scott Billington, producer of James Booker's Classified, talk all things Booker with emphasis on the new remixed/expanded version of Classified. Read more

Just out earlier this week: the YouTube video for Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' single, "Fire and Brimstone", from his latest album Say That to Say This, co-produced by Andrews and the impresario of Old School R&B, Raphael Saadiq. In fact, Saadiq doesn’t just co-produce; ... Read more

Showing at this year's New Orleans Film Festival: A Warehouse on Tchoupitoulas, a documentary about the legendary rock venue, located near Tchoupitoulas and Felicity in the Lower Garden District, from 1970 - 1982. A Warehouse on Tchoupitoulas will be screened at the CAC on W... Read more

Info courtesy of the New Orleans Film Society: For the third year, the New Orleans Film Festival will include a programming sidebar of films about music and musicians. Called “keeping {SCORE},” this series was inspired by the city’s long musical legacy and the local audienc... Read more