OffBeat Magazine » Geraldine Wyckoff

Pianist and composer, the hugely talented Kenny Barron, 80, jumped into the jazz scene when he was still in high school and through circumstances met and performed with the legendary and progress...

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It can hardly be denied that saxophone master Charles Lloyd has long been most widely recognized for his composition, “Forest Flower” that appears on his 1966 release Forest Flower—Live at ...

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Shreveport, Louisiana native Brian Blade, who folks in New Orleans nonetheless like to call their own, is simply just a spiritually-attuned, monster drummer with a wonderfully infectious laugh. ...

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“When we play together we feel Wayne is with us on the stage,” says Danilo Pérez of the late, legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. This content is restricted to subscribers. ...

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In Louisiana, musical families prevail throughout many genres and enjoy the inclusion of multiple generations in their harmonic journeys. Gospel music is, of course, no exception. Two outstanding...

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Saxophone giant Charles Lloyd's new album, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, his 11th on the Blue Note label, opens dramatically with just the mellow, tonally plush sounds of drums provided b...

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Without a doubt, Erica Falls has the vocal range, modulation and passionate delivery to really belt out a song. Her New Orleans background, that style that leans towards old-school rhythm and blu...

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Bassist and leader Ben Fox, a long time New Orleans transplant, changes musical eras from the modern rhythms of last year's release, the aptly titled Ben's Bop, and looks back to traditional jazz...

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The devastating news of the tragic death of the beloved snare drummer Kerry “Fatman” Hunter profoundly impacted those in the New Orleans music and Black cultural communities, family, friends ...

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National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Donald Harrison, who was recently voted as New Orleans’ top saxophonist in OffBeat Magazine‘s annual Best of the Beat Awards, presents a three-cut ...

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