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.
JOHN PATTON
Soul Connection
Bob Merrill and Roswell Rudd
Cheerin' Up The Universe
EMP PROJECT
Wherever We Go
Joshua Redman Elastic Band
Momentum
ELIANE ELIAS
LIGHT MY FIRE
CATHERINE RUSSELL
STRICTLY ROMANCIN'
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