Ok, Terri persuaded me to begin blogging again in earnest. (But I'm not so sure about pitch to get on Facebook for real.) In any case, here I am again, restarting what I hope will be a daily ritual. Look out: ListenGood is back.The annual Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans is always more than you can possibly take in, and not the half of it-- there's just so much … [Read more...] about soft-shell crab po’boys, peach cobbler, and…
talking ’bout new orleans
I'll return as a guest on John Schaefer's "Soundcheck" show tomorrow - Monday, 4/20 - to talk about New Orleans. The hook is the annual Jazz & Heritage Festival (4/24-5/3), and the idea is the keep a light shined on the larger context for jazz and cultural heritage in a city still very much in transition. Cyril Neville is scheduled to join us via phone. Plus, John and I … [Read more...] about talking ’bout new orleans
more change we can believe in (u.s.-cuba cultural relations)
Among the many positive and necessary changes the Obama administration can make with your support is the reinstatement of cultural exchange between the US and Cuba --restoring a connection that shaped centuries of history and which invigorated the arts and humanized relations for a decade, until the Bush administration shut such positive activity down. Not a single Cuban … [Read more...] about more change we can believe in (u.s.-cuba cultural relations)
the gospel according to glen david
(I'm sure I'll steal from myself below in a future print piece, but I wanted to say this today):On New Orleans, jazz culture, and a renewed America...When trombonist Glen David Andrews sang "I'll Fly Away" during a memorial procession to honor tuba player Kerwin James in late 2007, on North Robertson Street in New Orleans's Tremé neighborhood, he ended up in handcuffs along … [Read more...] about the gospel according to glen david
NOLA in NY
The annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) holds their annual convention in New York this week. Fittingly, some of the best of New Orleans talent is being showcased -- an opportunity for industry professionals to get hooked and music lovers to get their fix.Ironically, I'll miss these shows, as I will be down in New Orleans.But if you're in NY, you should make … [Read more...] about NOLA in NY