AMERICAN ROUTES: SONGS AND STORIES FROM THE ROAD
American Routes: Songs and Stories From the Road, is a two CD collection of favorite interviews and stories. From mambo kings and country sweethearts…
American Routes explores the shared and individual musical threads that contribute to the great diversity of American culture, from blues to Cajun, Tejano to jazz, country to soul and all the stops in between.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals of Now and Yore: Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Herlin Riley, Celia Cruz, Lee Konitz, Topsy Chapman & More
This week on American Routes, we're celebrating the long running New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival with songs and interviews from the performers that make the festival happen. We hear from longtime local favorites, like chanteuse Topsy Chapman and funk drummer Herlin Riley, as well as perennial visitors and jazz titans, McCoy Tyner and Sonny… read more
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REMEMBERING HUGH MASEKELA
South African trumpeter and anti-Apartheid activist Hugh Masekela died January 23, 2018, at the age of 78. To read more about his life, click…
BENEFIT FOR CHARLES NEVILLE
Charles Neville – beloved saxophonist, national treasure, and standard-bearer for New Orleans culture – is presently battling pancreatic cancer. A musical tribute and fundraiser will…
