While the implementation of the U.S. interstate highway system may have been designed to segment historic Black neighborhoods as a means of bypassing urban development, the symbolism of I-10 as a means of survival in the wake of Hurricane Katrina for thousands of American citizens, flooded from their homes, became a call for help that could no longer be ignored.
Read MoreBeginning with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the music of second line parades shifted away from the traditional gospel hymns and toward the party sounds of New Orleans r&b and modern funk that were more popular in the city streets.
Read MoreWhile other hip hop albums of the era got tied up in litigation, Us3’s 1993 Hand on the Torch was perhaps the first fully-authorized hip hop remix album and became the first platinum release for the Blue Note record label.
Read MoreThe 1972 Apollo Theater performances were recorded, however the plans for an album were shelved likely due to Mr. Brown’s endorsements during that year’s presidential election, stinting the album sales of his re-packaged material.
Read MoreThe early recording echoes as a reflection of Deckard’s longing nostalgia as he faces the challenges ahead, to sleuth out the artificial intelligence that walks among the bustling city sidewalks of a derelict society.
Read MoreTrombonist Art Baron is one of the only two musicians who perform on the album Music of My Mind who is not Stevie Wonder.
Read MoreIn Los Angeles, Fishbone had combined ska and progressive rock with the frantic energy of Cold War hysteria, as celebrated in the 1985 single “Party at Ground Zero” featuring trombonist Chris Dowd, that would influence other California musicians like Frank Zappa and The Aquabats.
Read MoreThe rise of San Diego post-hardcore music in the early 1990s cultivated a serious demeanor throughout Southern California punk rock until a group of jokers from Orange County decided to openly mock the underground scene by forming a band of superheroes called The Aquabats.
Read MoreMembers of Antibalas were onstage performers for the Broadway jukebox musical Fela!, including trombonist Aaron Johnson who also took on the role of musical director for the show.
Read MoreWhile never an official band member, Los Angeles musician Gabrial McNair has been No Doubt’s trombonist since 1993, first appearing on the band’s second album The Beacon Street Collection.
Read MoreWhen Funkadelic wanted to enhance its 1971 recording of “Fuzzy” Haskin’s song “Back In Our Minds,” the obvious choice was Detroit trombonist McKinely Jackson.
Read MoreSo why has this Rico Rodriguez-style trombone solo gone unacknowledged - who knows? But a name that frequently appears is Annie Whitehead, described by Beat International Magazine as “the Sly and Robbie of British brass, the woman everyone turns to when they want a class trombone player.”
Read MoreJon Batiste’s “BOY HOOD” features two other New Orleans globetrotters: Trombone Shorty - a NOCCA classmate whose band, Orleans Avenue, included Batiste on its 2005 album, Orleans & Claiborne - and Grammy award-winning gospel pianist PJ Morton.
Read MoreDespite its underwhelming reception, Mutations provided Beck with the opportunity to develop his songwriting by exploring the depth of his influences with the help of his band of L.A. session musicians, like trombonist David Ralicke.
Read MoreJump With Joey band members - guitarist Smokey Hormel, trombonist David Ralicke, and trumpeter Elliot Caine - were recruited by Beck to perform the genre-blending style responsible for the songwriter’s crossover appeal in mainstream music.
Read MoreFollowing the lineage of Caribbean music with sociopolitical commentary, “Nite Klub” confronts the opulence and disparity of British nightlife during economic turmoil.
Read MoreReggae producer Dandy Livingstone knew a hit song when he heard it - especially when he had written it.
Read MoreWhen “Ghost Town” became a 1981 number-one single in the U.K., the future of The Specials was uncertain. Reflecting on the recession-fueled violence throughout England, the recording also captured the band’s own inner turmoil in attempting to re-create a Sly & Robbie production.
Read MoreSongwriter Leslie Bricusse suggested that “Pure Imagination” was written in a single day, however its enduring legacy can be attributed to the song’s adoption by the city of New Orleans - where “anything you want to, do it” is the way of life.
Read MoreIn 1944, New Orleans trombonist Jim Robinson recorded a version of “Ice Cream” with clarinetist George Lewis, featuring the trombone as the lead melodic voice and a rhythmic performance that established the song as his signature tune.
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