” Blanchard said. “I did the music and it’s all New Orleans-based music. New Orleans musicians and brass bands. Hopefully you’ll get a sense of the history of the music from the city. And then hopefully it can spark some interest in jazz.”...
In 2006, you headed to Vegas for your nearly three-year residency, Toni Braxton: Revealed. How did that experience prepare you for Love & Laughter, your current Vegas show alongside Cedric The Entertainer? That was one of the greatest things I've ever done for myself; Revea...
So, where did jazz get its start? Head to Congo Square inside Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans. Some call this site the birthplace of jazz, as musicians gathered to play early renditions of the genre’s music. Congo Square’s legacy continues in the 21st century, with parades and ...
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The collaborators first met in the early aughts, when Davis was acting in "Passing Strange" and Miranda was performing in "In the Heights," which he also wrote music and lyrics for. "We both did those journeys from Off-Broadway to Broadway around the same time," Miranda tells GRAMMY.com...
This, along with the beginnings of what would become New Orleans-style jazz needed a faster, more precise and controllable bass drum. For their first several years of operation, Ludwig & Ludwig were strictly a pedal company, and their development into a full-fledged drum and percussion ...
He bore witness to a great many things. When I did my first jazz album,Echoes of an Era, with all those great musicians that I grew up listening to, I didn't really know them like he did. It was his love, and he got to hear ...
After a fantastic summer ofbasketballaction that sawGermany win its first-ever World Cup, the focus now shifts to the start of new NBA season, with a host of intriguing questions set to be answered: Can the Denver Nuggets repeat as champions? How willLeBron Jamesand the Lakers look in ...
NEW ORLEANS — Dylan Morris’ farewell tour has been admittedly bittersweet. Morris — UW’s 6-foot, 197-pound junior quarterback — entered the transfer portal on Dec. 11, seeking a second home for his final collegiate season. He did so after starti...
How did 88rising start? Sean Miyashiro:88rising started with a small dream in a parking lot in the Bronx. That's what makes it so crazy. We had no idea what we would become. We're still a small team, and it's always been DIY for us. Being small and scrappy has allowed us holis...