The best reasons to attend jazzfest: a deep dive into the local jewels of New Orleans
There are many reasons to go the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns to the New Orleans Fairgrounds this year April 28-30 and May 4-7. You can go for the out-of-state headliners . You can go for the great food and ambience of the city itself.
While that band emphasized funk grooves and rock guitars, this solo album is more song-oriented. Ivan isn’t much of a lyricist, so the tracks need catchy chorus hooks and the hometown syncopation if they’re going to work. When those elements fall flat, as they do on the lead-off track, “Hey, All Together,” not even the guest vocals of Bonnie Raitt and Michael McDonald can save the day.
If there’s a New Orleans musical family that rivals the Nevilles, it’s the Marsalises. Wynton and Branford are the best known names, but trombonist Delfeayo and vibist Jason are also top-notch musicians who have also inherited the spirit and high standards of their piano-playing father, the late Ellis Marsalis. In recent years, Delfeayo has been leading a big band called the Uptown Jazz Orchestra.
Joe Krown, a longtime fixture on the local music scene, tips his hat to such piano heroes as Allen Toussaint, James Booker and Dr. John by playing their compositions on a new album aptly called. Like his role models, Krown is able to get a different groove and a different melody going in each hand as he works the keyboard.
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