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Meet Me at the Second Line: The Black Men of Labor Talk Tradition
Posted by Geraldine Wyckoff on OffBeat.com. The 2012-2013 social aid and pleasure club parade season, which runs from the last Sunday in August to mid-June, has begun. The time seemed right to sit down...
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New Orleans Helsinki Connection, Paradise on Earth (Spirit of New Orleans...
Posted by Brian Boyles on OffBeat.com. Sweetness and light abound on the latest release from New Orleans Helsinki Connection. Led by the inimitable Leroy Jones and buffeted by vocal contributions from...
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The BEAT Goes On: A 25 Year Retrospective of OffBeat Magazine
Posted by John Swenson on OffBeat.com. OffBeat Magazine, the foremost authority on Louisiana music and one of the world’s longest-running jazz and roots music publications, celebrates its 25th...
View ArticleLouisiana Music Timeline: January 13
Posted by Joseph Irrera on OffBeat.com. January 13 1889: Birth of trombonist and sax player Harrison Barnes, born on the Magnolia Plantation. 1905: Birth of trumpeter Percy Humphrey, born in New...
View ArticleLouisiana Music Timeline: March 13
Posted by Joseph Irrera on OffBeat.com. Here’s OffBeat’s video tribute to the people and events that shaped New Orleans and Louisiana music history through the years on March 13, enjoy… Have a special...
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BackTalk: Kermit Ruffins, Hot and Spicy
Posted by Geraldine Wyckoff on OffBeat.com. When people mention Kermit Ruffins, they rarely use his last name. They just say, “Hey, we’re going to hear Kermit tonight” or “We’re heading to Kermit’s...
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Leroy Jones: Blowing Up a Storm
Posted by Eve Abrams on OffBeat.com. More often than not, when he’s playing at home in New Orleans, Leroy Jones throws his horn over his shoulders, tosses his music books and CDs into his cruiser...
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Monthly Guitar Extravaganza Series Evokes Danny Barker
Posted by Geraldine Wyckoff on OffBeat.com. Like a pop-up restaurant, a musical series, the Guitar Extravaganza, has been taking place at various venues across the city. The monthly events are...
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In the Spirit: Chris Hannah of French 75
Posted by Elsa Hahne on OffBeat.com. “Danny Barker is one of my heroes. I don’t think enough people talk about him. Probably my favorite compliment that I ever received living here was at the...
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Louis Ford Plays Old-Time New Orleans Jazz
Posted by Geraldine Wyckoff on OffBeat.com. Louis Ford has spent his entire life around some of New Orleans’ finest musicians—first and foremost his father, the late, great clarinetist and saxophonist...
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