Honey Island Swamp Band - Christmas Party

Honey Island Swamp Band Christmas Party @ HiHo Lounge

HizzBee's HiHoHo Christmas Party! Come on out and get yer yuletide on with a little Honey...

This Friday (12/18) @ 10pm. HiHo Lounge 2239 St. Claude New Orleans, La

This will be the show to see this weekend! If you're not familiar with HISB, here's a bit about them and their latest album.

NEW ORLEANS MUSIC — Great music begins with great songs, and great songs are what the Honey Island Swamp Band is all about. When they formed the band, Aaron Wilkinson and Chris Mulé had already established promising songwriting careers, both individually and as a team. Collaborating with fellow songwriter and Alligator Records recording artist Eric Lindell, the two were instrumental in the writing for Lindell’s acclaimed 2008 release Low on Cash, Rich in Love. With Wishing Well, the first full-length release from Honey Island Swamp Band, both musicians bring their songwriting to new levels with their most fully-developed material to date. From the opening bars of the title track to the album’s final note, Wishing Well covers the entire landscape of southern roots music that has made the band’s live shows and eponymous 2007 EP favorites among music lovers of all genres.

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010 - Talent Announced

Now entering its fifth decade, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to showcase the most important names in music alongside Louisiana’s favorite entertainers. A true heritage festival, Jazz Fest stands alone in presenting the highest caliber artists in such varied genres as gospel, blues, traditional and contemporary jazz, rock, R&B, Cajun, country, zydeco and much more.

Some of the many highlights of the 41st edition of the Jazz & Heritage Festival include Pearl Jam’s Jazz Fest debut, Aretha Franklin’s much-anticipated return, Louis Prima’s 100th anniversary celebration featuring Keely Smith, along with one major artist to be added to the lineup soon. First-time Festival appearances by My Morning Jacket, Anita Baker, Jeff Beck, Gipsy Kings, The Dead Weather, The Levon Helm Band, Drake, Johnny Lang and others are also set. Returning Fest favorites for 2010 include Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes , and B.B. King. Of course, legendary local Louisiana artists such as the Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Pete Fountain, Dr. John, Galactic, Juvenile & DJ Mannie Fresh, Trombone Shorty, Dixie Cups, Buckwheat Zydeco, Zion Harmonizers, Better Than Ezra, The Radiators and hundreds more round out the “Only at Jazz Fest” schedule.

Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival

Treme Creole Gumbo Fest is this weekend!
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009
Time: 11am - 5:30pm
Location: Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart St.)
and it's FREE!

Great New Orleans music, food and holiday shopping combine for a fun winter weekend at the second annual Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival.

This free event, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, takes place Saturday and Sunday. Music on Saturday includes Kermit Ruffins – who is not only one of New Orleans’ favorite trumpeters, but he’s also a featured character on the now-filming HBO drama “Tremé.”

Also appearing on Saturday are Shamarr Allen, the Joe Krown Organ Trio featuring Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste and jazz combo Bleu Orleans.

On Sunday, a “trifecta” of Tremé horn players – Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and his band, Orleans Avenue, James “Twelve” Andrews and the Crescent City All-Stars and the Glen David Andrews band.

Additional performers include the Imperial Quintet of New Orleans featuring Esquizito’s tribute to Danny Barker, and the students and faculty of both campuses of the Heritage School of Music.

Of course, there will be great gumbo to sample in several varieties: okra, “kitchen sink filé,” Cajun with andouille sausage and a dark roux, and gumbo z’herbes.

Tipitina's Fall Fest - E.O.E & Groovesect plus guests!

Tipitina's Fall Fest 2009 - E.O.E and Groovesect plus special guests! w/ Wild Magnolias, , DJ Jermaine Quiz(Jealous Monk), Derrick Freeman, members of Johnny Sketch, Asylum Dance Crew, CO from Slang Angus, and Shamarr Allen! This Saturday 10/24 at 10pm Tipitinas Uptown. Come out and enjoy some funky New Orleans Music.

E.O.E's big B-Day bash at Tipitina's! Don't miss this one - the lineup speaks for itself. We have a lot of great music and special surprises so make your plans now and come celebrate the past and future of New Orleans music!

E.O.E, Groovesect, Dj Jermaine Quiz(Jealous Monk), Derrick Freeman, Asylum Dance crew, members of Johnny Sketch, CO from Slang Angus,
Shamarr Allen and more!


LIMITED V.I.P tickets available in advance - They have a cap on this so get them now while you can. Includes balcony access, free food, a champagne toast and of course B-Day cake!

Big Sam's Funky Nation - New Orleans Music

Sammie "Big Sam" Williams has been awarded the Louisiana Division of the Arts Artist Fellowship in Music for 2009-2010!

This is an extremely prestigious award and Big Sam is very deserving as he has spread his brand of New Orleans music throughout the country and the world.

Artist Fellowships are grant awards in recognition of artistic excellence. These awards recognize the artistic achievements of exceptional individual artists living, working and contributing to Louisiana's cultural economy.

Fellowships are awarded through a highly competitive process based primarily on recognized artistic quality. The Louisiana Division of the Arts has acknowledged Big Sam's professional merit and accomplishments and has invested in his continued success!

You can catch Big Sam's Funky Nation this FRIDAY (10/23) in New Orleans @ Tipitina's Uptown. With Anders Osborne! the show is $15

Urban Blues Lecture

'Urban Blues' Author Charles Keil in Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Oct. 19

Charles Keil, author of the book "Urban Blues," will speak on the origins of the term "blues" and its meanings through the ages. Monday, October 19, 2009 @ 7pm at The Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Best of all it's FREE!


On Oct. 19, the Jazz & Heritage Foundation will present the latest in its Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Series. Charles Keil, an ethnomusicologist and author of the ground-breaking 1966 book "Urban Blues," will speak on the derivation of the term "blues" and its various meanings through the ages.

Charles Keil is a retired professor of American studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is perhaps best known for his book "Urban Blues," first published in 1996. The book - considered to be the first serious study of the blues and blues culture, caused a considerable stir when it was first published.

Keil examined the expressive role of blues bands and performers, stressing the intense interaction between artist and audience. Profiling bluesmen Bobby "Blue" Bland and B. B. King, Keil argues that they are symbols for the black community, embodying important attitudes and roles — success, strong egos, and close ties to the people.

While writing "Urban Blues" in the mid-1960s, Keil optimistically saw this cultural expression as contributing to the rising tide of raised political consciousness in black America. A new Afterword examines black music in the context of capitalism and black culture in the context of worldwide trends toward diversification.

Instruments Have Come!

Tonight Friday Sept. 18th @ Tipitina's UPT
Instruments Have Come!

Featuring Mark Mullins & Friends, Donald Harrison & The T.I.P. InternsWith Special Performances by The O. Perry Walker Stage Band and the St. Augustine Marching 100

Mark Mullins has made a reputation for himself on the New Orleans Music scene as a multi-faceted musician who like a chameleon, fits perfectly in many situations without compromising his integrity. Mark began studying trombone at age eight, and at 13 had his own Dixieland band performing in Mardi Gras parades.

Going to be a great event!