Paul McCartney Awarded Third Gershwin Prize Nov 17, 2009
In previous years the Librarian has consulted with advisors from a diverse cross section of popular culture including Lorne Michaels, Allen Toussaint and Phil Ramone. Given the Library s long association with the Gershwin family and the profound effect the brothers had in the evolution of American music, it is fitting that the Library memorialize this relationship in the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. (AbsoluteArts.com)
U2 Trumps Mariah, Kanye At Grammy Awards Nov 1, 2009
A tribute to victims of Hurricane Katrina closed the telecast and featured performances by Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and Dr. John. Up for Discussion. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
It's a High-5 Night for U2 Nov 1, 2009
FOR THE RECORD: New Orleans tribute In some editions of Thursday's Times, the caption on a front-page photograph of musicians performing a tribute to New Orleans at the Grammy Awards misidentified the singer on the far left as Allen Toussaint. Toussaint did perform in the finale, but the musician shown was Sam Moore. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Voodoo Experience: An interview with Lenny Kravitz Oct 29, 2009
his fastidious studio habits (playing everything from kick drum to clavinet) and his latest musical endeavor (featuring Allen Toussaint on piano and no longer titled "Funk") ... Tell me about recording parts of Funk with Allen Toussaint. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Hingham musician says job is recession-proof Oct 27, 2009
With the Fat City Band, Micarelli opened for Ray Charles, B.B. King and James Brown among many others, and appeared on studio albums produced by famed New Orleans pianist and songwriter Allen Toussaint, and Steely Dan guitarist Elliot Randall (of Reelin In the Years fame). Additionally, his original song, Mad Money, was played for a national audience by Fat City on comedian David Brenner s cable-network talk show. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Bono, Boss Join Costello On Sundance Channel's Spectacle Oct 14, 2009
In addition to U2's singer and guitarist and Bruce Springsteen, Spectacle's seven-installment second season will feature such guests as Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Jesse Winchester, Ray LaMontagne, Nick Lowe, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson and Allen Toussaint. The show, which last season included Costello entertaining the likes of John, Tony Bennett, Lou Reed, Smokey Robinson, The Police, James Taylor, John Mellencamp, Norah Jones and former President Bill... (Multichannel News)
S.F. festival is hardly bluegrass anymore Sep 30, 2009
Mindful that the annual San Francisco Blues Festival did not take place this year, she added a touch of gospel and R Mavis Staples of the Staples Singers and New Orleans keyboard maestro Allen Toussaint. The sound of the Mission District will be represented by Malo, San Francisco's other Latin rock band featuring a guest appearance by the band's original lead guitarist, Jorge Santana, brother of Carlos. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
U2 Trumps Mariah, Kanye At Grammy Awards Sep 24, 2009
A tribute to victims of Hurricane Katrina closed the telecast and featured performances by Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and Dr. John. Up for Discussion. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
POP, ROCK, AND FOLK Aug 21, 2009
The soulful jazz and R&B singer performs alongside New Orleans jazz legend Allen Toussaint tomorrow at 7 p.m. as part of Lincoln Center Our of Doors. Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center; 212-721-6500. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Music: the week ahead Aug 20, 2009
JAZZ, BLUES & CABARET ALLEN TOUSSAINT The great New Orleans R&B producer, pianist, songwriter, and singer has lately turned his attention to jazz. In a solo performance, he celebrates The Bright Mississippi, his new album featuring the seminal compositions of Crescent City forebears Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, and Joe King Oliver, among others. (Boston Globe)
Founder of punks Mink DeVille dies at 58 Aug 8, 2009
DeVille also spent time in New Orleans and recorded his Victory Mixture album with Dr. John, Eddie Bo, Allen Toussaint and others. His other albums include the soulful Coupe de Grace and Where Angels Fear to Tread. (MSNBC -- News)
Obama's sister, family moving to D.C. Aug 3, 2009
Over music and gumbo served in a historic New Orleans nightclub, pianist and hit songwriter Allen Toussaint will join the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Today's celebration was planned in a perfect spot for Toussaint and his fellow inductee, the late rhythm and blues singer Ernie K-Doe. (Honolulu Advertiser)
New Orleans greats Allen Toussaint, Ernie K-Doe to join Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Aug 2, 2009
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San Jose Jazz and Capitol Corridor to Bring Bay Area Music Fans to AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival Jul 22, 2009
The lineup includes greats like Dee Dee Bridgwater, Allen Toussaint, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Pete Escovedo, Buster Williams, LeRoy Bell, Winard Harper, Bettye Lavette, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, and many more for only $15 a day. For more information about the show, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cosimo Matassa recalls engineering the sound of New Orleans Jul 17, 2009
"The kids like , Allen Toussaint and myself, we had great role models," he says. "I was playing guitar for all the great piano players, so when I started on keyboards, I had a lot to draw from. Cosimo let me audition talent in the studio. My life shifted so many gears because of him.". (USA Today -- Life)
It's a High-5 Night for U2 Jul 5, 2009
FOR THE RECORD: New Orleans tribute In some editions of Thursday's Times, the caption on a front-page photograph of musicians performing a tribute to New Orleans at the Grammy Awards misidentified the singer on the far left as Allen Toussaint. Toussaint did perform in the finale, but the musician shown was Sam Moore. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Some Friday afternoon travelin’ music, in tune with the holiday Jul 4, 2009
Glen Campbell had a big hit with this song back in the 70 s. I m as big a fan of Glen as there is but I love this version of the song by the writer, Allen Toussaint. wet wiccan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Allen Toussaint: Jackson was "pure genius" Jun 26, 2009
That s how fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy award-winner Allen Toussaint describes Michael Jackson, who died suddenly in Los Angeles Thursday. AP Photo. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Springsteen lifts spirits at Bonnaroo festival Jun 16, 2009
Other acts Saturday included the Decemberists, Nine Inch Nails, the Mars Volta, Of Montreal, Raphael Saadiq, Booker T, Bon Iver, Robyn Hitchcock and Allen Toussaint. One stage - dubbed "Tennessee Shines" - hosted bluegrass all day with acts such as the David Grisman Quintet and the Del McCoury Band. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Springsteen hard times set wows Bonnaroo Jun 16, 2009
"Lewis was joined on stage for one number ("Carpetbaggers") by Elvis Costello, who also performed solo Saturday.Other acts Saturday included the Decemberists, Nine Inch Nails, the Mars Volta, Of Montreal, Raphael Saadiq, Booker T, Bon Iver, Robyn Hitchcock and Allen Toussaint. One stage dubbed "Tennessee Shines" hosted bluegrass all day with acts such as the David Grisman Quintet and the Del McCoury Band.After torrential lightning storms Thursday and humidity Friday, Saturday was the... (MSNBC -- Music)
SFJazz Gets To The Roots Jun 2, 2009
The Roots played the landmark show during the SFJazz Spring Season as if they were the house band, turning the home of Michael Tilson Thomas into a standing-room-only party - while proving to any skeptics in the audience that their eclectic style of music belongs on a program with Goran Bregovic and the Allen Toussaint Quartet. For those who haven't followed rap music history (or watched "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," where the Roots really do serve as the house band), the collective features... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Allen Toussaint, 'The Bright Mississippi' May 11, 2009
Allen Toussaint, 'The Bright Mississippi ... JazzAllen Toussaint The Bright MississippiNonesuch ESSENTIAL "Dear Old Southland" ... Allen Toussaint's new album couldn't sound more like New Orleans. (Boston Globe)
New Orleans Jazz Fest 40th year riffs on old, new May 7, 2009
Neil Young, 63, was on stage for two hours, while Allen Toussaint, 71, preceded him, and the Neville Brothers, who range from 61 to 72, followed him. "They're like the festival: not getting old, just better," said Jennifer Martin, 37, of Boston. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Heritage is also a draw at Jazz Fest May 6, 2009
Emmylou Harris, Allen Toussaint, members of Los Lobos and Chuck Brown, "The godfather of Go-Go," were interviewed and took questions from the audience. "We try to make it a cross section of the music on the stages," Sandmel said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Jazz Fest closes on an upbeat note May 4, 2009
By Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS Fans who managed to drag themselves out to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by noon Sunday for a seventh day of musical immersion were greeted either with a heavenly falsettoed Lord's Prayer by the Electrifying Crownseekers, a history-celebrating song by elder statesman Allen Toussaint, swampy blues licks from Kenny Neal or a Cajun fiddle serenade by the Red Stick Ramblers. If they were nimble, they could have been blessed by it all. (USA Today)
Bon Jovi Makes New Orleans Jazz Fest Debut May 4, 2009
Neil Young, The Radiators, Allen Toussaint and The Neville Brothers will close the festival Sunday. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
African dancers perform at New Orleans Jazz Fest May 2, 2009
She counted pianist Allen Toussaint, the subject of this year's official Jazz Fest poster, among her biggest inspirations. New Orleans and its musicians have "made me everything I am," she said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Picks: Why we chose 'em May 1, 2009
New Orleans All-Star R&B Revue hosted by Deacon John featuring Wanda Rouzan, Robert Parker, Al Carnival Time Johnson and Allen Toussaint 3:30 p.m., Blues TentBradley: Do I need to say anything. For the second day in a row, an amazing compilation of talent. (WWLTV.com, LA)
NEW ALBUMS: Let the music of this year's Jazz Fest come to you Apr 28, 2009
Allen Toussaint Bright Mississippi. The musical saint of New Orleans, acclaimed for The River in Reverse with Elvis Costello, submits his first solo album in more than a decade. (USA Today -- Life)
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival turns 40 Apr 19, 2009
The 40th anniversary lineup includes comparable New Orleans heroes: the Neville and Marsalis families, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, the Meters. In recent years, the festival has widened its circle with performers previously considered outside its scope. (Boston Globe)
Tommy Talton returns for live album's release Apr 4, 2009
The 12-song album, which was recorded last June at the Melting Point, features a host of Talton originals (a few of which appeared on his 2008 studio album "Tommy Talton in Europe"), a deep cut from the last album recorded by Cowboy, a song penned by Crescent City genius Allen Toussaint, and Stephen Stills' "For What it's Worth," which features Athens resident Caroline Aiken, a legendary figure herself, on guest vocals. Although Talton's accompanists - bassist Brandon Peeples, keyboard player... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Toussaint, 'Trombone Shorty' grace Jazz Fest posters Mar 25, 2009
NEW ORLEANS -- Singer-pianist Allen Toussaint and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews have picked up one of the highest honors of this music-minded city, chosen as the subjects for two official posters representing the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Toussaint and Andrews led a jazz band that opened and ended a news conference with a burst of music Tuesday as the posters were unveiled. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Terence Blanchard records new album Mar 15, 2009
"I was so proud to represent the city like that," he said of the Grammy segment, which included performances by R&B singer Robin Thicke, New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne and New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint. For his part, Blanchard led the Dirty Dozen Brass Band onto the Grammy stage in a second-line, a celebratory march common in New Orleans that is led by musicians. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Neil Young added to Jazz Fest, but Aretha cancels Feb 12, 2009
Others slated to perform are The O'Jays, Cowboy Mouth, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Cocker, Wilco, Henry Butler, Erykah Badu, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Trombone Shorty and Imagination Movers. Like last year, the Neville Brothers will be the festival's closing act on May 3. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Grammys show Plant, Krauss a whole lotta love Feb 11, 2009
Among them: U2 kicking things off with their new single "Get on Your Boots"; Lil Wayne and Allen Toussaint paying tribute to New Orleans; Neil Diamond singing "Sweet Caroline"; Radiohead performing with the University of Southern California marching band; Jay-Z joining Coldplay; a tribute to the Four Tops; and Jennifer Hudson singing a rousing, touching version of "You Pulled Me Through" that left her teary-eyed. Following the Super Bowl, it was Hudson's second major performance since her... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Complete Grammy Award coverage Feb 10, 2009
Among them: U2 kicking things off with their new single Get on Your Boots ; Lil Wayne and Allen Toussaint paying tribute to New Orleans; Neil Diamond singing Sweet Caroline ; Radiohead performing with the University of Southern California marching band; Jay-Z joining Coldplay; a tribute to the Four Tops; and Jennifer Hudson singing a rousing, touching version of You Pulled Me Through that left her teary-eyed. Following the Super Bowl, it was Hudson s second major performance since her mother,... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Full-tilt performances and defiant bravado Feb 10, 2009
Lil Wayne, the New Orleans rapper whose multimillion-selling "Tha Carter III" won best rap album, performed "Tie My Hands," his song about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, then danced to some older New Orleans all-stars: Allen Toussaint, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Terence Blanchard. Paul McCartney's band got a latter-day hard-rock rhythm transplant with Dave Grohl, the drummer for Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, bashing away behind "I Saw Her Standing There." The Jonas Brothers, the... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Grammy Winners: Lil Wayne And Coldplay Have A Big Night Feb 9, 2009
" Lil Wayne, joined by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint on boogie-woogie piano and Robin Thicke lending his sugary vocals, with the somber "Tie My Hands," as images of Hurricane Katrina unspooled on the screens above the stage. The raucous performance ended with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and trumpet player Terence Blanchard playing a horn-blasted musical tribute to the Crescent City's jazz heritage, as Wayne scatted "feet don't fail me now, feet don't fail me now. " Waiting in the wings... (VHI.com -- Music News)
ANALYSIS: Lil Wayne's big night was missing one thing Feb 9, 2009
He bounded to the stage to get the rap album trophy right after performing his Katrina-inspired Tie My Hands with Robin Thicke and fellow New Orleans native Allen Toussaint. He seems set to take advantage of the broad exposure and an expanded fan base with his next project, Rebirth, a rock album, out April 7. (USA Today -- Life)
Jennifer Hudson wins at marathon Grammys show Feb 8, 2009
Justin Timberlake, Boyz II Men and Keith Urban only distracted from the great Al Green, and the same was true of the Jonas Brothers jamming with Stevie Wonder and Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke joining Allen Toussaint. Country star Taylor Swift joined pop goddess Miley Cyrus for a stint as an acoustic folk duo, a genre that suited neither. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Grammy Awards' best and worst moments Feb 8, 2009
A TRIBUTE TO NEW ORLEANS: Robin Thicke, Lil Wayne and Allen Toussaint did the city justice with their rousing, soulful collaboration, supported by a brass band that had the audience on its feet. Showing: lect. (Fresno Bee)
Lil Wayne Pays Tribute To New Orleans With Grammy Performance Feb 8, 2009
Weezy introduced legendary producer and songwriter Allen Toussaint, who took the set more upbeat. Speeding up the tempo, horn players came out for "Big Chief." Wayne seemed excited as the Mardi Gras-style music consumed the Staples Center. (MTV.com)
Grammys play pass the mike for myriad performances Feb 8, 2009
And Lil Wayne will be joined by Robin Thicke, Allen Toussaint and Terence Blanchard on the defiant, Katrina-themed Tie My Hands, which segues into a second-line coda with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. "Wayne's the biggest-selling artist of the year, but we decided against the obvious hits like Lollipop or A Milli," Ehrlich says. (USA Today -- Life)
Bon Jovi returns to New Orleans for 2009 Jazz Fest Feb 8, 2009
Performing the second weekend are Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Sugarland, Tony Bennett, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Like last year, the Neville Brothers will be the festival's closing act on May 3. (USA Today -- Life)
