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.
Larry Carlton
Fire Wire
MORGAN CHILDS QUINTET
Time
ALON NECHUSHTAN
Words Beyond
DENNIS ROLLINS VELOCITY TRIO
The 11th Gate
The Hot Club of San Francisco
John Paul George & Django
NOAH BAERMAN, WAYNE ESCOFFERY, AMANDA MONACO, VINNIE SPERRAZZA, HENRY LUGO
Playdate
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