Ravaged by storms and sharing a tragic fate with neighboring communities last year, New Orleans doesn't have much to celebrate as Mardi Gras approaches. It hurts to think about the lives lost and the ...

The Krewe of Tucumcari celebrated its 78th annual tableau ball on Saturday at the Raising Cane’s River Center Ballroom.

The inaugural 1959 Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago was headlined by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and the Dukes of Dixieland, among others. It was the largest indoor jazz festival ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Like Paris, London and Rome, New Orleans is one of the world's great walking cities. You can see a lot for free, or a mere picayune, the name of the Spanish coin worth 6 1/4 cents that ...

Fortnight ago in the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans two oldtime jazzists, one with a trumpet, the other with a clarinet, stepped into the spotlight, played with such authentic abandon, such valid ...

Jazz ensembles; the Johnny Wiggs Band. Other Titles: Dr. Edmond Souchon presents Dixieland of old New Orleans. siris_arc_315476 ...

An avid Dixieland jazz fan, Taylor had formed a band with fellow musicians at his Chicago high school. The friends practiced diligently. Taylor can remember hauling his drum kit around on a sled so he ...

Recorded earlier this year before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, this album of Christmas songs features the city's own Dukes of Dixieland with guest vocalists. They capture the traditional spirit ...