New Orleans News

“It's a sign that stuff's happening”

To Mike Saccoliti, the St. Charles Avenue streetcar is more than just a tourist draw. via Planning

Thirteen years after Hurricane Marilyn blew away St. Croix's Jazz and Caribbean Music and Arts Festival, jazz is coming back to the big island in a big way this month with the new Blue Bay Jazz Fest The New ... via St John Source

“Luther, in my books, you're the greatest. You're terrific, and I love your ideas and the way you play. And I hope someday to meet you and we sit down and have a chat together. But not to play together, 'cause you'll cut me to pieces.”

This is the story of a musical career that almost happened -- and may yet. It's the story of Luther G. Williams, Bible scholar, Hurricane Katrina survivor, and remarkable self-taught pianist. via NPR

“Weir Cook was a hero, and we need to elevate our heroes.”

A group of retired soldiers hopes to revive the name of a Hoosier war hero by naming Indianapolis' airport for him -- again. via The Indianapolis Star

“Big River". Billed as "celebration of New Orleans' unique culture and music featuring some of today's most talented jazz artists”

Posted by Keith I. Marszalek November 06, 2007 9:28AM Categories: Entertainment The Saints are rolling and so is Le Chat's weekly tribute, NOCCA hosts 'Big River' and the Pacifica Quarter offers the finest in ... via NOLA.com

Insight: Transit changes / Irvin Mayfield / "Delta and Dawn" Transit changes - Sacramento Regional Transit recently raised rates and dropped routes. via Internet Archive

Wally's Warehouse Waifs are coming to Chandler schools. The Waifs present the music of the masters of early New Orleans days, Swing and Big Band sounds. via Arizona Republic

With very few exceptions, the career of Harry Connick, Jr., can be divided in half -- his first two albums encompassed straight-ahead New Orleans jazz and stride piano while his later career alternated between ... via KOSY-FM Salt Lake City

In the old Creole neighborhoods of the 7th Ward, folks used to say that if it rained on the day of your funeral, it was a blessing; you were surely on your way to heaven because even God -- by way of stormy ... via Times-Picayune

“Mosnar Communications, Inc has the right publicity branding solutions for us to identify our specific target audiences and implement our product offerings.”

Today announced that Mosnar Communications, Inc has been retained as their public relations representative. via All About Jazz

Clarinetist, Maurita Murphy Mead and pianist Shari Rhoads will present a South American-inspired "Brazilian Choro Recital" at 8 p.m. Nov. via Tribune-Times

“Well-known material filtered through a post-bop prism. Wolff and his colleagues play with a breezy synchronicity.”

Producing a Pop Album for His Sons Has "Liberating" Effect on Wolff, a Jazz Artist The Naked Brothers Band Debut CD is a Billboard Chart Winner, and Michael Wolff Has a Surprising Response Wolff Trio Dates to ... via All About Jazz

The old brick building where Dixie Beer was brewed for the last century is vacant now. via PR-inside.com

“But if you guys wanna get up and dance, no one's gonna stop you.”

"I know it's a jazz festival," offered the Tiptons' Jessica Lurie, tenor and alto player for the all-woman saxophone quartet. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Music has often been used to commemorate the indefatigable resolve of the human spirit in the face of great suffering. via All About Jazz

Not so big a feat? Consider that Thursday was a World Series night when some Boston music clubs, fearing financial disaster, canceled their shows. via Boston Herald

When you finally get around to reading this I'll be on my way to New Orleans. Home of Saints football and Hornets basketball, the French Quarter, jazz, Mardi Gras, Voodoo, haunted cemetaries, The Cafe Du Monde ... via Publishers' Weekly

“I love to have people feel at home and relax here. I want them to feel like they are at my home.”

Q: I recently dined at Truffles in Ladue. They have a New Orleans shrimp appetizer to die for. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Lama Bada," popular all over the Mediterranean, is a highlight with its emotional and elegiac theme. Ban-Na'im's 'Kick Your Ass and Dance”

Israeli Marsh Dondurma is a kind of New Orleans-ean/Balkan/fifteen-player jubilant marching band named after a favorite Turkish ice-cream. The combo adds Klezmer, Turkish and other Middle-Eastern and even ... via All About Jazz

This packed two-disc set gathers all the usual suspects and more for a Tipitina's Foundation project to rebuild Domino's Ninth Ward neighborhood in New Orleans. via The Providence Phoenix