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.
Brian O'Neil
Daisy
DIZZY GILLESPIE ALL STAR BIG BAND
I'm BeBoppin' Too
CLAYTON CAMERON AND THE JAZZ EXPLOSION
Here's To The Messengers: A Tribute to Art Blakey
JACK DEJONETTE AND BILL FRISELL
The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers
Terence Blanchard
The Comedian
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA
SONGS FROM LONELY AVENUE
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