Preservation Brass had been holding down Monday nights at Preservation Hall for several years, playing sets of classic New Orleans brass band music, when some of the musicians started batting around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Cray leads his band through their opening song as they perform the headlining set on the East & Chestnut stage during day ...

New Orleans musicians are planning a rally and a second line for Sunday afternoon, starting in Jackson Square and ending at 600 Frenchmen St. — the spot where the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) ...

Stellar Wood, the swamp-sultry vocalist for the Pensacola-based band Whiskey & Water, grew up in New Orleans, and said the environment from that famed musical melting pot definitely influenced the ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) Notes Title from disc label. Co-produced with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Notes in English ...

Fans of traditional New Orleans-style brass bands are going to dig this album that pairs two of this city’s ace trumpeters in the genre, Leroy Jones and Wendell Brunious. The selections will be 99 ...

When the energy of a social aid and pleasure club parade becomes particularly high and the forward motion of the second line feels unstoppable, the chant “Roll with it…” encourages the crowd to keep ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm’s anniversary Friday with solemn ...

From historic institutions to Frenchmen Street favorites, these venues offer some of the most memorable live music experiences in the Crescent City.