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Rhymefest: El Che Review

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Published June 10, 2010 at 4:00 a.m.

A handful of hits from Chi-CityOn Che Smith’s second Rhymefest full-length, he showcases the lyrical precision and rhythmic diversity that won him a Grammy for co-writing “Jesus Walks” with fellow Chicago native Kanye West. “City is Fallen” is all molasses brass and smooth jazz, while the drum-and-808 throbs of “Give It To Me” could rattle a root cellar; meanwhile, his verses slide between snide (“Shoulda hollered at him when he was young and hot / You’ll never have what

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Hank Jones: A Legendary Work Ethic

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Published May 18, 2010 at 12:21 p.m.
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To the 91-year-old jazz legend, the pursuit of perfection was never-ending ...

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Elvis Perkins

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Published April 26, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

Elvis Perkins4:20 p.m. Friday, April 30New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fais Do-Do Stage; www.nojazzfest.comElvis Perkins with MyNameIsJohnMichael9 p.m. Saturday, May 1One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 569-8361; www.oneyedjacks.netTickets $12As showbiz names go, ...

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Jazz Fest Week II

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Published April 26, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ... April 29-May 2 ... Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Blvd.; www.nojazzfest.com ... Tickets $45 in advance, $60 at the gate, $5 children A parade of national headliners, traditional jazz musicians, gospel choirs, brass bands, Mard ... By Count Basin ...

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Pearl Jam

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Published April 26, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

Emerging from the Seattle grunge scene, Pearl Jam, on the heels of its 2009 effort Backspacer, is clearly the wild card of this year's Jazz Fest headliners. While hip-hop newcomer Drake has his peers among festival performers at a primarily blues, funk, country, Cajun, zydeco, West African ...

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Dirty Coast Fashion Show

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Published March 31, 2010 at 2:28 p.m.
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Spring has sprung, festivals are under way and it's almost time for the annual Dirty Coast Fashion Show ... Dirty Coast Fashion Show 2009 from The Canary Collective on Vimeo ... Last Year's show featured S ophie Nuke 'Em , Ibeatya Amber, and Wit Vicious ... Ibeatya throws a deadly look to the crowd ... Ibeatya and Sophie scrap it out for the beauty queen title ... Sophie and Wit race around the stage ... This year's show promises to be bigger and better , featuring a wonderful sample of

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Preservation Hall w/Tom Waits, Jim James, Buddy Miller & More

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 11:08 a.m.

Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Ani DiFranco, Richie Havens, Andrew Bird, Steve Earle and others sound even better when backed by on the nation's finest jazz ensembles ...

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The Princess and the Frog

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Published Dec. 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.

The Walt Disney Company has made its first African-American princess — and plunked her down in the middle of Jim Crow-era Louisiana! For most of The Princess and the Frog 's running time, that "princess," Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), is actually a waitress pulling double shifts in Jazz Ag ...

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Will Thompson and WATIV | Baghdad Music Journal is the result of Will Thompson's twin callings: jazz musician and former soldier

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

Will Thompson with Layne Garrett and James Singleton10 p.m. Sun., Dec. 13Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., 945-4446WATIV10 p.m. Mon., Dec. 14Dragon's Den, 435 Esplanade Ave.Listening to Will Thompson's Baghdad Music Journal (HighMayhem/Kindred Rhythm) is like viewing snapsh ... By Noah Bonaparte Pais ...

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Caught in the Net - Norah chases a hip audience

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Published Dec. 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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The music of Norah Jones is often maligned by more discerning (or is that discriminating?) music critics: milquetoast pop jazz for the masses, they cry ...

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