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.
Various Artists
European Jazz Stage (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)
THE GODFATHERS OF GROOVE FEATURING REUBEN WILSON, BERNARD “PRETTY” PURDIE, AND GRANT GREEN JR.
The Godfathers of Groove
Steppin’ In It with Rachael Davis
Shout Sister Shout
Various Artists
Upstairs at Larry's: Lawrence Welk Uncorked
Michelle Coltrane
Awakening
Ted Nash & Still Evolved
– In The Loop
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