New Orleans is a wonderful city. It is beautiful. It has life, charm, great people, wonderful food, and the music … It’s a city with a heart, and a soul. I love cities with character. Where you can walk the …
Read moreSunday May 1: Arlo Guthrie in the Jazzfest 2011 Blues Tent
One of the things about Jazzfest is that it’s very easy to pick who you want to see. The difficulty arises when you look at the array of artists available, and realise that there will inevitably be some clashes within …
Read moreGlen David Andrews at Jazzfest 2011
Sunday at jazzfest was a great day. I spent a fair bit of my time meeting with different people and just hanging out. And why not? Jazzfest is about people and culture as well as the music. So eventually I …
Read moreThe Stax Museum, Memphis Tennessee
Let’s start with the strange bit: I’m white, and I’m Jewish. But I feel a very strong connection to the black music of the ’60s and early ’70s: the soul music that came from the Stax studios on McElhone Ave …
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