Rebuilding New Orleans One Song At At Time
Generations of African and Caribbean music are the core of New Orleans’ sound, all honored with love and spirit by the three women of Zion Trinity. Drawing on and nurturing the deep roots of reggae, jazz, gospel, funk, soul and African ritual chant, Sula, Oshun Ede and Andaiye — dubbed “New Orleans’ Female Vocal Sensation”… [Continue Reading]
The New Birth Brass Band of New Orleans, LA, has revived the spirit of the acclaimed Olympia Brass Band, while merging diverse themes such as hip-hop, funk and Latin music in their unique blend of contemporary New Orleans jazz. The members of New Birth were all tutored by the musicians of Olympia Brass Band and… [Continue Reading]
“Alexandra’s songs are sad and literate and hopefully hopeless.” – Paul Sanchez From Alexandra: New Orleans is the place I was always coming to. I’ve been fascinated with it since I was a child. As a kid, I’d cook red beans and rice, and when I was in college I used to order coffee from… [Continue Reading]
Needing no introduction to the THR and New Orleans faithful, native New Orleanian Paul Sanchez has been a prominent artist on the label since it’s inception. His latest endeavor will be the 6th CD project – either solo or in collaboration with others – for THR. His latest offering will be called Reclamation of the… [Continue Reading]
Mem Shannon is a former 15-year Bourbon Street cab driver who’s since released 6 albums worldwide. Mem Shannon & The Membership are from New Orleans and while their music is rooted in the blues, it’s soaked through with that Big Easy syncopated sound, oozing with funk. They’ve played the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival… [Continue Reading]
A funny thing happened on the way to Jazz Fest 2010, and New Orleans wound up with a new songwriting team. Earlier in the year, recent Grammy nominee Beth Patterson and her fiancé, busy guitarist/drummer CJ Solomon, started to assemble a new band to back Beth at the 41st Jazz & Heritage Festival. “Suddenly, without… [Continue Reading]
THR artists Wilson & Moore’s Side By Side selected as one of Keith Spera’s Top 10 CDs in 2010. Honorable mentions also go to THR releases Lighthouse (Susan Cowsill), Good To You (Honey Island Swamp Band) and Rites of Man (Tom Paines). To read more and see the Spera’s other choices, click the logo below.
Offbeat has published it’s annual “Best CDs of 2010″ list and four THR projects made this year’s list. Susan Cowsill’s Lighthouse, Honey Island Swamp Band’s Good to You, Rick Trolsen’s Mystical Scam and Matt Perrine & Sunflower City’s Bayou Road Suite were chosen by the Offbeat staff as being among the best musical offerings to… [Continue Reading]
Neslort is, of course, Trolsen backwards, and the return of this odd 1990s project led by the eccentric New Orleans trombonist Rick Trolsen is the latest gift from the ever-generous Threadhead social network, and something of a triumph for Jeff Albert’s Open Ears Series, which has featured the band. The music—and concept—is so reminiscent of… [Continue Reading]
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