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.
Bob James & Nathan East
The New Cool
ELISABETH KONTOMANOU
Back to My Groove
SHAWN LEE'S PING PONG ORCHESTRA
Reel To Reel
JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE
ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (“Two-SAHN-t”)
The River in Reverse
Little Charlie And Organ Grinder Swing
Skronky Tonk
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