“It’s the high-energy side of funk with rock influenced by the different styles of music I heard coming up in New Orleans,” he says. “I played in different bands and different musical communities.” ...

Watching jazz trombonist Michael Dease improvise solos in front of a wailing big band is like watching a high-flying trapeze artist. He soars to great heights, takes huge risks, depends on the team ...

The University of Oklahoma School of Music presents Irvin L. Wagner, David Ross Boyd and Regents Professor of Music, in a faculty recital at 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at Sharp Hall inside OU's the Catlett Music ...

For more than a decade, the Neville Brothers and the Radiators closed the main stages on the final Sunday of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell. But the Radiators closed the ...

When Troy Andrews was 4 years old, Bo Diddley invited the New Orleans musical prodigy to play onstage at Jazz Fest. With an instrument as big as him, young Troy was soon dubbed Trombone Shorty. As a ...

As you listen to Troy Andrews describe it, New Orleans music is fueled by more than mere history. Sure, heritage has a major role in its creation and enduring appeal. But the musician known worldwide ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

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