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This week on American Routes Shortcuts, we hear the mambo and rumba sounds of the late Puerto Rican percussionist, Tito Puente. Tito was born in New York…

This week we’re exploring the sonic hues of the blues in jazz, R & B, country, Cajun and pop. We crash a blues house party and workshop at the 2018…

The 6th annual Kenner Hispanic Fest is June 11th and 12th. “You’re going to find Hondurans, you’re going to find folks from the Caribbean, you’re going to…

Dolly Parton joins us, in this archival interview from 2000, to talk about her musical and family roots in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The legend of…

The pandemic has been very tough on bars and restaurants everywhere and especially in New Orleans, with a culture of food and hospitality. The closing of…

In The Wildest, the film about Louis Prima’s life, he and Keely Smith are seen on the Ed Sullivan Show. The contrast in personae is striking. He, the…

This is American Routes Live from Marigny Studios with jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison and Quintet. I talked with Donald between songs about his life in…

Despite flash flood warnings and the Fairgrounds not looking to dry up until next year’s Fest, there’s still reason to celebrate. Music is everywhere,…

Five years ago an off-shore explosion killed 11 workers and created a massive 210 million gallon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There have been questions…

Carla Bley is one of the jazz world's most prolific writers. She grew up in a religious family in California but set her sights on the New York City jazz scene of the 1950s. In her music, Carla Bley often explores the American landscape with a sharp sense of humor. Somehow this journey began by going in circles on roller skates.