Jazz is a celebration of spontaneity—a genre for visionaries, risk-takers, and rebellious spirits who live in the moment.

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones. The ...

Elvis Costello had made a mistake. In 1984, he embarked on a short solo tour after completing his album “Goodbye Cruel World.

The result turns “Waveland,” the second full-length album by Whisper Party!, into a hazy, blue-washed dance full of emotion ...

Golson, who died Sept. 21, captured the sunny optimism of American in the late '50s and early '60s. He composed internal music for hit TV shows and appeared as himself in the 2004 film The Terminal.

Shannon Powell, the beloved drummer and “King of Treme” whose personality is as New Orleans as his performances, was making ...

WWL Louisiana’s Paul Murphy spoke to those describe the late Eric Paulsen as a kind, giving and supportive patron of the arts.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band drummer Shannon Powell hangs out in a VIP section prior to Taylor Swift's final New Orleans Eras ...

The New Orleans Zydeco Festival (NOZF) brings the soul of Creole and Cajun culture to Crescent Park on Saturday, November 2, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Eric Paulsen, whose five decades on New Orleans television placed him on a list of the country’s ...

As she sang through every Era, Taylor Swift demonstrated she doesn't need all the bells and whistles to hold a stadium’s ...

When the phone rings and Dave Pirner’s voice says “Hello?” a steady drumbeat takes over. “Stay on the line, hold on,” he says ...