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.
JEFF HEALEY & THE JAZZ WIZARDS
Its Tight Like That
Bill Frisell
Unspeakable
Abram Wilson
Ride! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta
HIROMI’S SONICBOOM
Time Control
James Taylor Quartet
New World
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Our New Orleans
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