Martinsville, Virginia Concert
Wednesday, November 7, at the Rives Theatre in Martinsville, Virginia! Tickets at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3621146
Different Parts Of Who I Am
“What Makes Jazz Fest So Special?”
It's the energy. The energy is created by the fans, the musicians, the restaurants, the clubs, the festival staff on down to the volunteers. We are all in it for the same reason, to promote what we feel is important about Louisiana culture. We musicians travel all...
Fan Post
Thank you, Craig.
My Inspiration
The Goal
My main goal when writing and recording "River's On Fire" was to use as much of my musical background as I could in order to paint a more complete picture of who I am as a musician.
Autobiographical
Evolution of the Neighborhood Party
In the 1930s and 1940s, there were neighborhood house parties with friends and families gathered around a piano in a living room or a brass band in a backyard. They had a fish fry or a potluck, where everyone brings a dish. In the '50s, these migrated to bars and...
Russ Broussard
Russ Broussard, the drummer on "River's On Fire", has a deep relationship to the song he's playing. And it changes every time he plays it. So everything he plays always sounds fresh and energetic. Every take was new and fresh. At the rehearsals, every idea was new and...
The Power Of Music
To me, music is joy and happiness, which can also be found in the saddest of emotions. I was at a friend's funeral. He was loved by many, and an inspirational person and musician. The brass band was playing the slowest, saddest dirge, which would be the first part of...