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Larry McKinley (8 December 1927 – 13 December 2013) was a New Orleans–based American music promoter, record label co-owner, radio personality and festival icon. He was most well known as the "Voice of Jazzfest", co-founder of Minit Records, [1] and the host of several shows on the New Orleans radio stations WNNR-AM and WMRY-FM (now known as WYLD (AM)).
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc., as it is officially named, was established in 1970 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (NPO). The Foundation is the original organizer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell Oil Company, a corporate financial sponsor. The Foundation was established primarily ...
In 1994, he recorded the album The Ultimate Session with Toussaint, Earl Palmer, Mac Rebennack, and other New Orleans musicians. [2] Tyler died at age 72 in New Orleans. After his death, the New Orleans Jazz Festival organised a concert in his honor, featuring many leading New Orleans musicians. [2]
1950 San Francisco Jazz, Vol. 1 (Good Time Jazz) 1950 In Hollywood; 1951 San Francisco Jazz, Vol. 2 (Good Time Jazz) 1952 Turk Murphy with Claire Austin (Good Time Jazz) 1953 Barrelhouse Jazz ; 1954 When the Saints Go Marching In (Columbia) 1954 Music of Jelly Roll Morton (Columbia) 1955 Dancing Jazz (Columbia) 1956 New Orleans Jazz Festival ...
Thomas Alexander Sancton (a.k.a. Tom, Tommy) is an American writer, jazz clarinetist and educator.From 1992 to 2001 he was Paris bureau chief for TIME Magazine, where he worked for 22 years, [1] and he has contributed to numerous publications including Vanity Fair, Fortune, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. [2]
His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album Gris-Gris (1968) and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music (1970).
Quint Davis (born November 5, 1947) is an American festival producer and director based in New Orleans. He is best known as the producer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Jazz Fest) founded by George Wein. Davis has been involved in the production of the event from its start in 1970. He is the CEO of Festival Productions, Inc.
Nelson appeared at every New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival until his death. He joined the Legends of Jazz. In 1981, Nelson received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts where he developed a program in which he played for New Orleans public school students and discussed New Orleans jazz history.