Jazzman Shamarr Allen looking to be a ‘typical rock star’
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It’s true that Shamarr Allen isn’t your “Typical Rock Star,” as the first cut on his new, numerically titled CD,
Trumpeter Andrews’ ‘Big Time Stuff’
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Big Time Stuff Most New Orleans trumpet players tend to hold down triple duty. Their first loyalty is to
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer For trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and pianist/vocalist Davell Crawford, opening a new music venue means more than displaying their names above a door; it’s about bringing one’s unique ... Appreciation service for GMWA Youth Choir director Walter Tardy set
To show its appreciation and gratitude for the untiring service of New Orleans’ own Walter Tardy, director of the Gospel Music Workshop of America Youth Choir, the Southern General Ministry ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly As Frank Sinatra crooned: “It was a very good year,” for the 17th edition of the Essence Music Festival. One might add the word “another” to ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly If he wishes to, Lionel Ferbos has the lung power to blow out all 100 candles adorning a glowing cake on his birthday on July 17, ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Dr. Michael White Adventures in New Orleans Jazz – Part 1 (Basin Street Records) It wasn’t so long ago that it would have seemed impossible to imagine traditional ...
By Kelly Parker The Louisiana Weekly Of those who made their way to the Big Easy this past weekend for the 2011 Essence Music Festival (EMF), many are considered seasoned veterans when ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly For the first time in several years, regular attendees of the annual Essence Music Festival will have the opportunity to experience both explosive headliners like Usher, ... 50 N.O.-area women to embark on life-changing transformations at Essence
Music legend Chaka Khan joins the 2011 Essence Music Festival, not only as a main-stage performer on Saturday, July 2, but also to significantly impact the lives of 50 women
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