Bill Frisell, one of the world’s most acclaimed jazz guitarists, was puzzled. At the conclusion of the first of his two Oct. 1 shows at the rebranded, reengineered and reborn New Orleans Jazz & Blues ...

Music options in New Orleans this week include a homegrown rap star, various string/jam bands and a Rolling Stones sideman.

Stellar Wood, the swamp-sultry vocalist for the Pensacola-based band Whiskey & Water, grew up in New Orleans, and said the environment from that famed musical melting pot definitely influenced the ...

Many musicians also had to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, so there was a fear that the city's musical culture could be lost. Then two prominent jazz musicians got together and created a ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, photo by Steve Rapport Next week, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will travel to New York for a special benefit concert.

With the sun setting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. a New Orleans style jazz concert, free and open to all, will sound its first notes. The Storyville Redeemers, a six-piece Twin Cities professional ...

Check out local eateries, free live music and more! The Big Easy is a bucket list destination for fun-seekers. With live music and jazz echoing through the streets, delicious French and Creole cuisine ...

When Hurricane Katrina arrived in late August 2005, it was a warning to the entire world that climate change and its results, like coastal erosion, rising tides and more devastating superstorms and ...