New Orleans rapper Mac Phipps, the lyrical giant of No Limit Records, plays a Lundi Gras show at the Dew Drop Inn. The music ...

Tipitina’s Record Club has done an excellent job releasing out-of-print albums and live sets, specializing in the music and ...

Fresh off an award-winning season, five-time GRAMMY winner Samara Joy is set to bring her velvety vocals to New Orleans this ...

New Orleans bassist and funk icon George Porter Jr. holds down a deep pocket on his new album with the Runnin' Pardners.

Lead Up,” the second single off of Goose’s forthcoming new album, Everything Must Go, opens with a distant howl cutting ...

Mike Gordon (Phish) will return to The Joy Theater for the first time in 6 years during Jazz Fest 2025 with help from Karina Rykman.

The pianist joins forces with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore on an album inspired by a residency at the ...

On February 18, two of the city’s most revered percussionists, Shannon Powell and Herlin Riley, received national recognition as inaugural fellows of the Mellon Foundation’s newly launched Jazz ...

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in January-February 2025, including Alison Rayner Quintet, Cannonball Adderley, ...

For Mardi Gras-style, traditional jazz music, look no further than Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they make their way to KiMo Theatre on Friday, Feb. 21. Hailing from the heart of New Orleans, ...

The resulting album, The New Rules ... She performs a gospel set at each year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, in addition to her R&B show. 1997’s The Story of My Life was special ...

Southern Nights, Fortner’s fifth album as a leader, finds the New Orleans-raised pianist crafting ... the leader’s roots in small group modern jazz, showcase Fortner’s all-round technique ...