64 Parishes

Interview with a Vampire Scholar

John Lomax

John Avery Lomax was a folklorist and musicologist who, with his son Alan Lomax, made the first recording of the Louisiana blues guitarist Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Junker’s Blues

A French Quarter rock-n-roll tragedy

Listening to 300 Years of New Orleans Music

Editor's letter and table of contents

Listening to 300 Years of New Orleans Music: Playlist

Songs that inspired our tricentennial music issue

Louis Prima

Louis Prima was an Italian-American composer, singer, trumpet player and bandleader from New Orleans.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Founded in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, known as Jazz Fest, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors a year to experience the music, cuisine, and cultural heritage of Louisiana.