New Orleans Jazz

For more than two decades, international crowds have flocked to a Berlin dive bar to hear German band La Foote Creole play New Orleans jazz.

This week on The Reading Life: Susan Larson talks with Clive Wilson about “Time of My Life: A Jazz Journey from London to New Orleans.”July 14…

“The World that Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square,” by Ned Sublette“Jazzmen,” edited by Frederic Ramsay, with key chapters by William…

Danny Barker (1909-1994) was born into that generation of musicians whose lives reflected the arc of jazz from men blowing horns atop mule-drawn wagons to…

The Elder Statesmen of New Orleans GospelThey are rooted in the quartet singing tradition and a capella harmonies from the turn of the last century. For…

Each week, American Routes Shortcuts offers a taste of the upcoming American Routes episode. This week, it’s Timekeepers: drummers and rhythm makers from…