FQFIQ: Jamal Batiste Band
Like many musicians in New Orleans, Jamal Batiste comes from a musical family. Musicians in the Batiste clan include his father, David, a music teacher and leader of the Gladiators; older brother Russell, an acclaimed drummer; and [...]
2018 French Quarter Festival reveals talent roster: Irma Thomas, Lost Bayou Ramblers, more
Producers of the 2018 French Quarter Festival have revealed its daily roster. That roster features 33 acts who will make their French Quarter Fest debut this year, including Cajun singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, legendary New Orleans funk/soul band Chocolate [...]
#1 on Billboard Jazz Chart!!! The only Jazz Album on the Top Album Sales Chart!!!
The number one album on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart (printing 11/4/17) is A Beautiful World by Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield! In addition to #1 on the Jazz Albums chart and #1 on the Traditional Jazz albums chart, A Beautiful World is the [...]
