Fountain rekindles magic of Blue Room Aug 3, 2009
It s sort of like calling the man who helped reopen it this weekend, Pete Fountain, a clarinet player ... Tim Laughlin and Pete Fountain perform at the Blue Room in the Roosevelt Hotel Saturday night. (WWLTV.com, LA)
New Orleans hotel reopens 4 years after Katrina Jul 30, 2009
It reopens July 31 with clarinetists Pete Fountain, and Tim Laughlin & Pete Fountain ... The Blue Room, which reopens in late July with a concert by jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain, and the Sazerac Bar, have been Roosevelt landmarks for decades. (MSNBC -- Travel)
New Orleans' Bourbon Street chanteuse dances on Jul 24, 2009
"She's the last of the real entertainers, the entertainer with an act," explained clarinetist Pete Fountain, who had clubs on Bourbon Street from 1959 until 1977 when the night club scene began to fade. "That's what clubs used to be like. People would dress up and come in, have a few drinks and watch the show.". (Nola.com -- Sports)
This day in history Jul 3, 2009
Jazz musician Pete Fountain is 79. Playwright Tom Stoppard is 72. (Boston Globe)
Mat-Su community datebook (6/24/09) Jun 25, 2009
New Orleans style swing featuring the music of Louis Armstrong and Pete Fountain. No Cover. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bullock honored by school for Katrina charity May 16, 2009
School graduates include jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain, also in the hall of fame. "It's not just reading, writing and arithmetic," she said. (Nola.com -- Sports)
The Big Easy is still alive and kicking May 1, 2009
Web search powered by YAHOO. By James Werrell - jwerrell@heraldonline. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Dukes of Dixieland May 1, 2009
The six-member ensemble has played throughout the world, appearing with headliners like Stan Kenton, Pete Fountain, Woody Herman, Dr. John, Al Hirt and Sarah Vaughan. They have appeared as guest artists with numerous symphony orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony and New York Pops. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
MORE: Jazz Fest flaunts its Louisiana roots Apr 28, 2009
"The blood and guts, the skeleton, the heart and soul, the vision and artistic palette are exactly the same," says producer/director Quint Davis, on board since 1970's launch, when Pete Fountain, the Zion Harmonizers, Ellis Marsalis, The Meters, Germaine Bazzle, James Rivers, Henry Butler, Little Freddie King, Lars Edegran and Lionel Ferbos were on the bill. They're all back. (USA Today -- Life)
Badu, brass bands get Jazz Fest thousands on feet Apr 28, 2009
Besides Badu, Saturday included performances by singer-songwriter James Taylor, the rock group Wilco, jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain and trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, who performed with The Jazz at Lincoln Center, the New York-based orchestra he directs. Marsalis also performed with the orchestra on Friday, the festival's opening day. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Toussaint, 'Trombone Shorty' grace Jazz Fest posters Mar 25, 2009
While many of the early festival posters were abstracts, most for more than a decade have been portrait-like renderings of such performers as Professor Longhair, Jerry Lee Lewis, Harry Connick, Jr., Pete Fountain and Wynton Marsalis. Soul singer Irma Thomas graced last year's Jazz Fest poster by artist Douglas Bourgeois. (WWLTV.com, LA)
7 People, Including Baby, Shot Near Parade Feb 25, 2009
Music legend Pete Fountain returned to Mardi Gras, leading his "Half-Fast Walking Club" on its annual march. In addition to the more traditional parades, four truck parades were also scheduled to roll: two in New Orleans, two in Metairie. (KIRO TV, WA)
