Tagged: jazz

09/18/2013

The New Orleans #NOLA jazz alchemy of Trombone Shorty @tromboneshorty gains in stature http://nola.tw/Nj

09/10/2013

Stephanie Jordan at Jazz in the Park @JzzPk – Armstrong Park @ArmstrongPark New Orleans #NOLA http://nola.tw/NX

08/18/2013

We just put the latest Howard Britz @britzmusic release “The Feeling of Jazz” in rotation on New Orleans Radio http://nola.tw/Mx

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07/26/2013

How ‪#‎classical‬ pianist Nick Sanders went over to ‪#‎jazz‬ ‪#‎NOLA‬ http://nola.tw/Me

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07/25/2013

On a Move Toward ‪#‎Pop‬, and Denser ‪#‎Rhythms‬: Etienne Charles’s @etiennejazz ‘‪#‎Creole‬ ‪#‎Soul‬’ Shifts Away From ‪#‎Mainstream‬ http://nola.tw/Md

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1913 - Louise 'Blu Lu' Barker was born on this day. Traditional jazz vocalist from the Treme and Gentilly areas of New Orleans. She began performing for parties in private homes at the age of 7, and married her childhood sweetheart, Danny Barker, the famous jazz musician and historian. She recorded for a number of famous record labels, and inspired the likes of Billie Holiday and Eartha Kit for her singing approach. She was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1997. She passed away in 1998 at the age of 84.

fact

1913 - Louise 'Blu Lu' Barker was born on this day. Traditional jazz vocalist from the Treme and Gentilly areas of New Orleans. She began performing for parties in private homes at the age of 7, and married her childhood sweetheart, Danny Barker, the famous jazz musician and historian. She recorded for a number of famous record labels, and inspired the likes of Billie Holiday and Eartha Kit for her singing approach. She was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1997. She passed away in 1998 at the age of 84.

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