New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is an incomparable celebration that bridges the months of April and May with a joyous jamboree. Its associated “After Dark” calendar once again quenched the cultural thirst of the thousands who flocked to New Orleans this spring.
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When Keith Richards thinks that you are rock n’ roll cool, you must be doing something right. Such is the case for NOLA icon Ivan
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Born in New Orleans and raised in nearby Algiers, Terence Higgins personifies New Orleans drummer swag. With one foot in the Second
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Adam Deitch is a man who needs no introduction. One of the most respected and admired players in the game today,
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Pirate’s Choice founder/Ju Ju Fest producer Luke Quaranta is an accomplished percussionist the world over. The longtime Toubab Krewe badass New Yorker decamped to
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Nikki Glaspie is a special brand of angelic, though she’d insist she’s just like you or I. A powerhouse funk drummer, cosmic
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An ominous introduction hovers and hesitates, uncorking four-on-the-four French tech-house, and before you know it, Boom! Mama. There. Goes. That. Man.
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No artist is as synonymous with “Jazz Fest Late Nite“ as Mr. Karl Denson. The virtuosic saxophonist/flutist is known for his sunrise throw-downs that
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As music festivals around the world continue to up the proverbial ante in what is possible, North America has been playing catch-up to many of the behemoth and technologically advanced events overseas. Yet there are more than a few funkified diamonds in the rough found over here on the Western Hemisphere. Enjoy this list of some of our favorites.
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*Originally published on Live for Live Music* With the fierceness and grace befitting a revolutionary empress, Chloe Smith stands firmly with her
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