Rock musician Ben Harper and country singer Emmylou Harris take the stage for the second half of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. ...more

April 30, 2009

It is apparent Sonny LaRosa does not like to be interviewed. He hands a reporter a sheaf of clippings. "It's all there," he says, noting that reporters always ask the same questions. The 82-year-old LaRosa can be forgiven. As founder of America's Youngest Jazz Band, a group of Suncoast 4- to 13-year-olds who know how to make sweet notes on trumpets, saxophones and other instruments in the style of the Big Band era, he has had to contend with nosey reporters for 30 years. ...more

February 21, 2009

Percussionist Don Capone calls it "a work in progress." He is referring to the Wednesday night jazz sessions at Lenny's Latin Cafe. ...more

January 7, 2009

Some of the biggest names in music pay homage to Fats Domino on a new album, hoping it will help drive the recovery of the city's music soul. ...more

October 1, 2007