Allen Toussaint News

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary with a career retrospective at Carnegie Hall on Friday, March 14.

BMG recording artist/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Croce will release his new forthcoming 11-track album, 'Heart of the Eternal,' to be released on March 7. Learn more.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis is ringing in the new year with his eagerly anticipated third studio album, Return To Zero. The album is heralded by the premiere of the gorgeously sprawling power pop anthem, “What’s Left Of Me,” available everywhere now.

Janiva Magness has returned with her 17th album, Back for Me, produced by her longtime friend, producer, and collaborator Dave Darling. Ahead of its release, Magness has shared “Hittin’ on Nothin’' which also features Jesse Dayton.

Guitarist Jeff Parker has released The Way Out of Easy, the new album with his long-running ETA IVtet featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Jay Bellerose. Listen to it now.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis returns with his dance-ready new single, “Back It Up,” available now. This is Francis’ first new music in almost two years. Listen to the song now!

Davell Crawford and his quartet will return to the TD James Moody Jazz Festival to perform “Davell Crawford: a Musical Journey from New Orleans to Newark at Newark Symphony Hall.

Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, has announced the artist selections for the 2024-2025 Joe’s Pub Working Group (JPWG). 

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but how often do writers play in the orchestra for their own musicals on Broadway?

Celebrate 25 years of Joe's Pub at their annual gala. The event also raises funds for artist development programs, supporting the future of Broadway.

Join the New Orleans Ballet Association as they conclude their 2023-24 season with the Parsons Dance and The Allen Toussaint Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Speak To Me was produced by Joe Henry and offers a series of dispatches from Lage's ongoing search for narrative beyond words. Intimate in tone and intention, the music travels a wide range of American music and delights in the deliberate crossing of wires between gospel hymn and rural blues, California singer-songwriter sunshine, and skronky jazz.

Observations In Time appeared in January 1969, containing a number of Ohio Players originals including “Here Today And Gone Tomorrow,” which David Bowie would make part of his Diamond Dogs tour and release it on 1974's David Live. Covers include Allen Toussaint's “Mother-In-Law,” the band's take on “Over The Rainbow.'

The New Orleans Ballet Association will continue its 2023-24 Main Stage Season of dance on March 2, 2024, with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in LAC (Swan Lake) at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Lea DeLaria will bring her cabaret show 'I Can See Your House from Here - A Very Lea Easter' to Joe's Pub next month. Learn more here!

The album will feature a collection of live performances from various artists captured during Mountain Stage tapings over the past four decades, including Rhiannon Giddens, Margo Price, John Prine, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers, and Birds of Chicago featuring Allison Russell among many others.

Speak To Me showcases the guitarist in a variety of settings, including solo acoustic, duo, his accustomed trio with bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King, and a larger ensemble with keyboards (from Kris Davis and Patrick Warren) and woodwinds (Levon Henry). It's Lage's fourth effort for Blue Note, and it's part of a torrent of activity.

The album will feature a collection of live performances from various artists captured during Mountain Stage tapings over the years, including Rhiannon Giddens, Margo Price, John Prine, Jason Isbell, The Indigo Girls, Tyler Childers, and Birds of Chicago featuring Allison Russell among many others.

Get ready for a spectacular night of performances as Taylor Iman Jones, Hennessy Winkler, Savy Jackson, and more take the stage in QUEERING THE GALA concert. Don't miss this star-studded event that celebrates diversity and talent.

On Friday, December 1, 2023, Jefferson Performing Arts Society will present the iconic Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group, bringing their Christmas concert to the New Orleans area for the first time.