2004-05-24
Clarinetist Dr. Michael White is a professor of Spanish and Afro-American music at Xavier University, a former musical director at Lincoln Center and a mainstay on the New Orleans jazz scene. Beyond these achievements he’s also continued a 20 year recording career, including work with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and as a solo artist on now his 6th album.On the new disc, he’s joined by a number of prominent figures from the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, including trumpeter and Warner Brothers recording artist Nicholas Payton.
INARA GEORGE WITH VAN DYKE PARKS
An Invitation
LUCIANA SOUZA
The New Bossa Nova
VINCENT HERRING
The Uptown Shuffle
Stanton Moore Trio
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ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (“Two-SAHN-t”)
The River in Reverse
GIA NOTTE
Shades
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