Today’s generation of drummer-leaders don’t overtly credit the earlier generation with influencing their decision to lead ensembles....

Bandleading was once a reward for the most prestigious sidemen. The move to the front rarely required the band leader to be a creative...

On November 15th, 2017 at 8:30pm, the Jazz Standard in New York City had a line around the block. Starting from the dual entrance of the...

Ghosts reside off of Rampart Street and through the arches of Armstrong park, walled off from the rest of New Orleans by a tall wrought iron

Lakeside of Rampart Street between St. Peter and St. Phillip sits Louis Armstrong park. One part of the massive urban upheaval active...

Lionel Batiste isn’t a name that will turn heads. He will likely be left out of jazz history books. But, his influence can be found...

Mythology looms largely in all music history. If anything, music history is the study of individual genius and its influence. Great...