The Neville Brothers News

With marching, blessings and the beating of many drums, members of the Chahta Indian tribe recently welcomed Cyril Neville as its new ambassador.

Cyril Neville, the youngest of the four Neville Brothers, says he's proud to finally be embracing his Choctaw Indian heritage and looks forward to serving as ambassador for Indian tribes in the St.

"Come on babe, why don't we paint the town?... And all that jazz!" Oct. 16-18, Sunny Isles Beach will be the terrific town hosting the city's 2nd annual Jazz Fest featuring the world-renowned Neville Brothers as well as other notable jazz artists including Nicole Henry, Roberto Perera, Sammy Figuerga and Angela Liano.

Corcoran Holt plays bass with the Joe Baione Quartet Friday night at the 30th Clearwater Jazz Holiday, which started out with a rain delay. [JIM DAMASKE Times] Today is your last chance to be a part of the 30th Clearwater Jazz Holiday in Coachman Park, but you might want to bring a raincoat and something dry to sit on: it's going to be ...

The Neville Brothers perform 8-9:30 p.m. at Coachman Park, 301 Drew St., Clearwater.

It was shortened to a long weekend, and over the past 29 years, the Jazz Holiday has become Clearwater's biggest annual event.A Even though some deride this year's lineup as not much more than a bunch of smooth jazz , the Holiday is expected to welcome 50,000 visitors to downtown Clearwater over the four nights.A Last year, the city added the Jazz ...

The Neville Brothers, often called New Orleans' "First Family of Funk," are enjoying a rebirth similar to the city they love.

Cyril Neville will celebrate his 61st birthday at New Orleans' Blue Nile this Saturday.

The youngest of New Orleans' first family of funk, Cyril Neville released his fourth solo album, Brand New Blues , in April 2009.

Mardi Gras came to the Philadelphia suburbs when Dr. John and The Neville Brothers took over the stage at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Irma Thomas performs with Allen Toussaint on Oct. 24 at the Roosevelt Hotel. The Roosevelt Hotel's opening celebration will be studded with New Orleans music stars, but only for guests of the hotel.

The Big Easy never really lost its swing, but it has had to significantly rebuild both literally and emotionally post-Hurricane Katrina.

Napa Valley Opera House will present Mardi Gras Mambo - Dr. John & The Lower 911 with Aaron Neville & The Neville Brothers.

It may or may not be true that all music stems from New Orleans, but the Nevilles certainly did.

THE BLACK CROWES The Robinson brothers will undoubtedly debut tunes from their new album, "Before the Frost .

The Neville Brothers and Dr. John will bring their Mardi Gras gumbo for a concert beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Suicide Six Ski Resort.

AUGUST 29 marks the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The category five hurricane brought widespread damage and devastation to the city of New Orleans in Louisiana.

In 2001, when Art Neville was recovering from back surgery, the eldest brother and leader of the Neville Brothers said, "I feel like I've been walkin' in the shadow of life.'' This epiphany led to a reunion and the group's latest release, titled .

Aaron Neville is one of the absolute giants of New Orleans music and one of the most visible figures in the soul world.

For a town with 75,000 people, a Big 10 university, and a shared border with one of the world's biggest cultural hubs, Evanston's music scene has been perplexingly nonexistent.