Rebuilding New Orleans One Song At At Time
Davis Rogan is a native New Orleanian whose music education began in the McDonough #15 Elementary school band under the direction of Walter Payton. This band, which included Walter’s son Nicholas and Preservation Hall’s current proprietor, Ben Jaffe, opened the Jazz Fest in 1978. In the 1990’s Davis came to prominence as a disc jockey… [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 new project for Threadhead Records! Hi-yah! Productions is bringing back their critically acclaimed adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s book Fantastic Mr. Fox to the Contemporary Arts Center on November 12, 2010. In this unique puppet-theatre production, the audience literally climbs into the picture frame of an enormous story-book and through the 12 chapters/ sets… [Continue Reading]
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