Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty and Jon Batiste: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest

Trombone Shorty and Jon Batiste: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest

Trombone Shorty and Jon Batiste bring the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest to a rousing conclusion.

Late Show Bandleader Jon Batiste Discusses His Genre-Busting Year

Late Show Bandleader Jon Batiste Discusses His Genre-Busting Year

Pianist and bandleader Jon Batiste is a near-perfect representative of what it means to be a millennial jazz musician in 2021.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Blast Through Tremendous Set at Madison Square Garden

Red Hot Chili Peppers Blast Through Tremendous Set at Madison Square Garden

I finally saw Red Hot Chili Peppers do their funky thing no matter that Kiedis rocked out while wearing a soft-cast boot. Find photos and tour dates here.
New Orleans Artists Headline the DC Jazz Festival

New Orleans Artists Headline the DC Jazz Festival

Festival organizers won the day by pulling in some top talent from the nation’s jazz capital (New Orleans, of course) to mark the occasion.

Trombone Shorty: Say This to Say That

Kermit Ruffins: We Partyin’ Traditional Style! (take 2)

Jazz Fest 2013: Notes from the Field and Photos

Trombone Shorty: For True

ACL Music Festival Day 3: 10 October 2010 – Austin, TX

Buckwheat Zydeco: Lay Your Burden Down

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