Ponderosa Stomp @ Lincoln Center: The Reviews Are In
Before the event got underway, the New York Post weighed in with a lengthy preview. David Fricke, in Rolling Stone: “The third night of the inaugural Lincoln Center edition of the Ponderosa Stomp —...
View ArticleClarence “Frogman” Henry leaps out of retirement (again) to headline a very...
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,” says mafia don Michael Corleone in “The Godfather III.” The same could be said of an equally respected godfather of New Orleans R&B, Clarence...
View ArticleRIP, “The Creole Beethoven”: Wardell Quezergue dead at 81
The legendary New Orleans arranger and bandleader Wardell Quezergue died at age 81 today at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, La. Below is his biography from the Ponderosa Stomp, which he...
View ArticleThe Godfather of Rampart and Dumaine: Studio legend Cosimo Matassa to be...
Get ready for the Ponderosa Stomp’s righteous tribute to one of the architects of the New Orleans sound, J&M recording studio owner Cosimo Matassa. Friday night’s tribute features tips of the hat...
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