It was crazy, I tell ya. People were everywhere in the beautifully controlled chaos. Opening day: Jazz Fest 2016. Be still my beating heart as it keeps time with the rat-a-tat-tat of my rickety keyboard as I type away this report from the frontline. John Mooney and Bluesiana kicked off my musical intake on the […]
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JAZZ FEST 2013, Day 2: Frank reviews Willie Nelson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, John Mooney
The sky was cryin’ as me and my baby (now married six years) made our way to the festival site Saturday. First up: Dr. Lonnie Smith at Kilbourn Hall. Smith and his band — guitar and drums — came out to initially build a groove from next to nothing. It was if they were making […]
