Riverwalk Jazz

Nice Work If You Can Get It: A Gershwin Cabaret on Riverwalk, Dec. 2nd at 6 pm

WRTI Staff — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:45:53 +0000

In the 1920s, America was humming to the tunes of George Gershwin. In this Riverwalk Jazz holiday cabaret, piano man Dick Hyman shares his love of all things Gershwin in music and conversation. Sunday, December 2, 6 to 7 pm.

Listen On Demand Here and read all about the music.

http://youtu.be/Co9uLanVyPI

Riverwalk Jazz: One-Hit Wonders of the Golden Era

Riverwalk jazz Staff — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:07:36 +0000

It’s hard to catch ‘lightning in a bottle’—but sometimes it happens. You write a song, a well-crafted composition that captures the public’s imagination, and it becomes one of the best-loved tunes in American music. And then, lightning doesn’t strike twice.

These ‘One Hit Wonders’ of songwriting were bandleaders, or horn players, or even the occasional ‘nobody from nowhere.’ Regardless of who they were, they captured the spirit and soul of America in one big hit song, and were never heard from again.

Remembering Drummer Lionel Batiste, Icon Of New Orleans Music

editor — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:28:00 +0000

"Uncle" Lionel Batiste, the bass drummer, singer and public face of the Treme Brass Band, died Sunday morning. NOLA.com reported that the cause was cancer, and that he was 80.

Batiste was a popular ambassador for the band, and for New Orleans music at large. Ever well-dressed — usually with a hat, sunglasses and watch — he was often spotted gliding about on the dance floor or street, or leading a parade.