AltWeeklies Wire
Jason Berry's Saga Endsnew
The Vatican's admission of a powerful priest's secret life is vindication for a New Orleans writer and a filmmaker who exposed the scandal.
New Orleans Archdiocese is Closing Parishes, and Some Parishioners Wonder Whynew
The mass is ended, but some parishioners are not going in peace. They suspect the decision to close some Catholic parishes was more about real estate values than a priest shortage.
Jazz Began Where?new
In a new book, noted jazz historian Samuel Charters changes his tune on how the genre began.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
07-09-2008 |
Nonfiction
Michael White Proves that Traditional Jazz Livesnew
His new CD, Blue Crescent, soars with original compositions that recapture the dawn of jazz.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
05-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Terence Blanchard is Glad to Bring His Grammy-Winning Talent Back Homenew
He also is a hit with his hometown fans and critics, last week winning two Big Easy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz artist and Entertainer of the Year.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Rise and Fall of Bill Jeffersonnew
The once-powerful congressman is scheduled to stand trial on corruption charges in Virginia next month, but the political tide has already turned against him at home.
Doc Paulin's Long Goodbyenew
Ernest 'Doc" Paulin, who died Nov. 20 at 100 years and four months, was a jazz patriarch in the most literal sense.
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'Eye of the Storm': Writing Out Katrinanew
Sally Forman's self-published book on Mayor Ray Nagin and the storm is not a kiss-and-tell, and that's to the writer's credit.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
09-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Pathologies that Govern Usnew
Katarina's long, aching aftermath has proved that we are no longer the country that put men on the moon -- we're too busy taking care of our own.
A Legend After His Timenew
A new biography of photographer Clarence John Laughlin examines the life and work of an artist whose full measure has not yet been realized.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
06-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Sendoff for Alvin Batistenew
Jass clarinetist and educator Alvin Batiste is mourned by fans, family and friends and memorialized with a jazz funeral in New Orleans.
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Alvin Batiste: Bringing it Homenew
He's carved his place in the jazz continuum by teaching others how to take their place there -- and by showing that those who teach can also play.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
05-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alvin Batiste
Looking for the Resurrectionnew
Trumpeter and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra founder Irvin Mayfield lost his father -- but found a new purpose -- in Katrina's floodwaters.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
History & Ray Naginnew
Black leaders from the Civil Rights era weigh in on New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's place in the movement -- and local history.
An Uncanny Resemblancenew
New Orleans' criminal justice system in the Gilded Age offers a window on today's fractured efforts to cap crime.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
03-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
