Jon Cleary

Vibrantly arranged trio and solo piano performances, personal recollections and musical illustrations that shed light on the evolution of New Orleans R&B filled out the show. Read More

Allen Toussaint, fonky-fonky pianist, writer and producer of untold hit songs, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and first-chair favorite son, makes his annual appearance this week at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – a tradition, he says, "which I dearly, dearly love."Read More

Allen Toussaint, fonky-fonky pianist, writer and producer of untold hit songs, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and first-chair favorite son, makes his annual appearance this week at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – a tradition, he says, "which I dearly, dearly love."Read More

Benoit, a Cajun musician, founded the all-star band to help send the message that coastal land loss is as big a national problem as it is a state problem. Read More

Nicole Toms practically gushed as she emerged into the sunlight from a massive tent where a gospel choir had brought the crowd to its feet. Read More

Jazz in the Rocky Mountains is a long-running tradition, reaching back to the legendary Dick Gibson "Jazz Parties" of the '60s, when swing giants would engage in sonic battles at altitude. Read More

New Orleans was pianist Jon Cleary's education. Read More

Pianist Jon Cleary has lived in this city all of his life: Even when he didn't. Read More

If you are a New Orleans-based rock musician and want to record some non-original material, the music of Allen Toussaint is a good place to start. Read More

Put up a chair; there's piping hot newness in store from the likes of Dar Williams, Duke Robillard, Hank Williams III, Jon Cleary and Lurrie Bell , as well as sizzling reissues and concert souvenirs from Blue Oyster Cult, Cowboy Junkies, Donovan, the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin — not to mention the Tom Moulton remixes of favorite cuts from Philadelphia International. Read More