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What do you hear when he plays his clarinet? Can you hear the bayou? The river? The French Quarter? People sitting on their stoops waiting for someone to…

“Everything in life is governed by rhythm,” says Herlin Riley, “Everything. (And) when you play the drums, the rhythms are quicker.”Riley is quoting his…

Margie Perez grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC on a diet of classic rock and Cuban rhythms. As the child of immigrants from Havana, she knew Johnny…

Some designs never go out of style and mid-century modern furniture, architecture, prints and homewares still put the “fun” in functional. The idea behind…

Musicians make great teachers and Music Inside Out is shining a light on some of our favorite faculty:MIO 101: Lyrics“Half-shot, hot spot, fleshpot,…

Over the years at MIO, we’ve heard from an enormous variety of artists… Vocalists, pianists, guitarists and brass; composers, songwriters and producers;…

Like so many other musicians who have made a home in Nashville, singer Tomi Lunsford has spent her life immersed in country music. A native of Asheville,…

It’s About People Coming Together Over BarriersIn the early 1960s, New Orleans was like any other destination on the Gulf Coast — hot, steamy and…

Perhaps one of the most awe-inspiring facts about Ricky Riccardi, who directs research collections at the Louis Armstrong House Museum Collection in…

Carlos Miguel Prieto says he can’t dance and he’s no good at golf. Those may be the only pursuits that elude him. As a youngster, growing up in Mexico…