Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis ...

From the pews and choir loft to the balcony and classrooms, at least 700 people packed Pilgrim Baptist Church’s ...

Over the years, the West Point Band has evolved from a small group of field musicians into a versatile ensemble, notably ...

If you’re not in New Orleans — where Mardi Gras marks ... A seasoned upright bass player, Lipson got into brass during the COVID-19 lockdown, when he reacquainted himself with a trombone ...

Brandin Cooks is headed back to where it all began. Cooks has agreed to a deal to return to the New Orleans Saints, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported Friday.

Following a one-year deal in 2024 that turned into an All-Pro campaign and Super Bowl championship, Zack Baun inked a three-year, $51 million deal with Philly making him the fourth-highest-paid ...

“He played not just music but the echoes of his soul, each breath into brass a story untold ... Dressed in pearls and a black sheath dress, New Orleans Saints owner and CEO Gayle Benson ...

The Courant’s arts picks for March 2-8 includes comedy events that range from stand-ups to “The Harold” and special shows marking Oscar Night and Mardi Gras.

Modern players, it sometimes seems, can do just about anything. And that is particularly true of some instruments in the brass family ... with faint echoes of a New Orleans second line. An interesting ...

Jazzmeia Horn, known for pushing the ... Istanbul-based brass quintet Brassist, Ragtime and Dixieland-influenced singer and clarinet player Kamucan Yalçın and his band, and New Orleans and Dixieland ...

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band were white musicians who had played together as Papa Jack Laine’s Reliance Brass Band in New Orleans ... through a huge pick-up horn. Their novel solution ...