It casts no shade on Don Was’s impressive musical career to acknowledge that it wasn’t his instrumental prowess that led to his SFJazz Lifetime Achievement Award. A founding member of the zany but ...

After almost dying at a London show, Stevie Ray Vaughan was given two weeks to live - it was the wake-up call he needed ...

At this point in its illustrious, nearly 60-year career, rock legends Little Feat could be excused if they wanted to take its ...

Guitarist and singer Samantha Fish picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the greatest cover ...

New Orleans, LA » Weather Closings ... A jazz funeral was held for the 19 people whose skulls were used in a racist scientific study in Germany over 150 years. Author: wwltv.com Published: 10:15 ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans celebrated the return ... On Saturday, a multifaith memorial service, including a jazz funeral — one of the city’s most distinctive traditions — paid tribute ...

Master P, the legendary hip-hop mogul and founder of No Limit Records, will take his final bow at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® in New Orleans, bringing his remarkable, decades-long ...

Craniums of 19 people are prepared to be returned to New Orleans from the University of Leipzig. Photo: Courtesy of University of Leipzig Smarter, faster on what matters.

In her extraordinary life, Bonnie Raitt has notched up thirteen Grammy ... He wanted to sign her to his new label and collaborate. If the Purple One gave her the incentive to clean up, a skiing ...

The festival features traditional jazz and more by local bands on two stages and a symposium with panel discussions, film presentations and more from scholars. At the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

Earlier in the day, music filled the air as the Jacksonville Jazz Festival kicked off from its new location at Tailgater’s Lot in the city’s Sports & Entertainment District. Despite the ...