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
Laurence Hobgood Trio
Honor Thy Fathers
JOHN CLAYTON
PARLOR SERIES
The Motet
Music for Life
JEFF HEALEY & THE JAZZ WIZARDS
Its Tight Like That
Fourplay
Silver
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