Wednesday, July 29, 2009

New Orleans' Mayor Ray Nagin Proposes "A New Day"

Today, New Orleans' Mayor Ray Nagin proposed a new day.  It would fall between Tuesday and Wednesday and allow people to get more work done during the week.  A name for the new day has not yet been determined.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Jeremy Davenport on cover of August OffBeat

Jeremy Davenport is on the cover of the August 2009 issue of OffBEAT.

"It took 11 years for Davenport to make his third studio album, but We’ll Dance ’Til Dawn, his debut for the New Orleans-based Basin Street label, was worth the wait."--OffBEAT
Buy it today at your favorite retailer.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Jeremy Davenport CD Release Party in New Orleans

Here are a few pictures from last night's CD Release Party for Jeremy Davenport's We'll Dance 'Til Dawn at the Ritz-Carlton's Davenport Lounge in New Orleans. More pictures soon.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Theresa Andersson on TV 4 in Sweden

Here is a video of Theresa Andersson performing on

Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp Gala




Please join us at the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp Gala on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Rosy's Jazz Hall.  Starts 7pm.  Ticket includes food and music.  Purchase tickets at the door.

Music by artists-in-residence, latin jazz percussionists Candido Camero and Bobby Sanabria plus the distinguished faculty of the camp.  

Did you know that Candido Camero performed with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett (along with many, many others).  He is a living legend and only performed one time in New Orleans (at the Blue Room with Tony Bennett in 1954).

Please join the cause "Support the Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp" on Facebook and tell your friends.

UPDATE: Here are a few photos from the culminating concert held July 24, 2009 and the invitation.
 

Monday, July 20, 2009

Mother and child


The doves came back this year and had another child.  This is the mother and her new child.  Why does it take only about 10 days for a baby bird to fly away and over 18 years for a baby human?

Friday, July 10, 2009

Times-Picayune's New Orleans Bars With Great Music

New Orleans bars with great music were featured in the Times-Picayune. Read HERE.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Jeremy Davenport in NY at Huckleberry Bar


Jeremy Davenport celebrates the release of his first Basin Street Records' release, We'll Dance 'Til Dawn in New York at the Huckleberry Bar on July 22, 2009. He will also perform there the last Wednesday of each month beginning July 29, 2009.