The city readies for an international influx as music, culture, and celebration take center stage In New Orleans, ...

Known as the “Queen of Gospel,” Mahalia Jackson needs no introduction. Countless award-winning gospel, blues, soul and jazz singers cite her as one of their key influences. Over the course of her ...

Unlike those festivals, TRNSCND would be an independent operation not affiliated with Live Nation, AEG Presents or any other ...

HE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN COURT MONDAY. A MAJOR LOSS FOR THE LOUISIANA MUSIC SCENE. KENT ROLL, KNOWN AS LUTHER KENT, HAS DIED. THE 76 YEAR OLD WAS A STAPLE AT JAZZFEST. LUTHER HAD AN EXTENSIVE IMPACT ON ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans jazz and rhythm & blues community lost a beloved bassist and vocalist late August. Funeral arrangements for George French were announced on Tuesday. The New Orleans Jazz ...

Samantha Fish, a blues guitarist originally from Kansas City, poses in front of a mural of her on Frenchman Street in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 30. Hannah Ruhoff Sun Herald Chiefs in the Big Easy: ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you think about music in New Orleans — you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep ...

Luther Kent was a bear of a man, especially in his younger years when he rocked a bushy head of hair and equally impressive beard. But his physical presence was not what earned the New Orleans singer ...

John Broven’s newly revised, expanded and updated Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans, originally issued as Walking to New Orleans, is the definitive, go-to source for anyone interested in the deep ...