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Is Mark Myers coming to organissimo for ideas? http://www.jazzwax.com/2018/05/spotlight-on-jacy-parker.html

Leroy Jones and Katja Toivola (Sounds of New Orleans)

And George Adams is sublime.

Bombino, Deran (Partisan Records)

His duo set with Wayne Shorter at the NOJHF a couple of years ago was great. I would surely love a recording of that set.

Dollar Brand, Anthem for the New Nations (Denon) Marlowe Morris Quintet, Play the Thing (Columbia)

Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective, Live (Blue Note)

Fatoumata Diawara, Fenfo (Shanachie)

Debashish Bhattacharya on slide guitar and Nilan Chaudhuri on tabla at the Allen Public Library Auditorium. That was rather profound. An amazing concert dedicated by Debadish Bhattacharya to his guru, recently deceased slide guitar master Brij Bhushan Kabra.

Trumpet Mafia, Live at the 2018 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Munck)

Pat Rebillot, Free Fall (Atlantic)

She is fabulous. Beautiful voice and highly creative music.

Jupiter & Okwess, Man Don't Cry

Maurice Brown, The Mood (Ropeadope)

Grant Green, Jr., Soul Science (Ropeadope)

Tuba Skinny, Nigel's Dream

August 10-11, 2018 at Cezanne in Houston. Arnett Cobb Birthday Celebration!! Arnett Cleophus Cobb (August 10, 1918 – March 24, 1989) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, sometimes known as the "Wild Man of the Tenor Sax" because of his uninhibited stomping style (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnett_Cobb). Arnett is one of the pillars of Houston's music legacy. We celebrate all weekend with musicians deeply connected to Mr. Cobb including Carl Lott (drums), Shelley Carrol (tenor sax), Clayton Dyess (guitar) as well as special guest pianist, Sorin Zlat (from Romania) and more. Please join us for this festive weekend of music!

Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses, Comeback Children

Yes, I'm watching WestWorld 2. An excellent show.

Duke Ellington, Ellington Showcase (Capitol)

Charlie Parker, Bird and Diz (Clef ten inch) Lester Young Collates (Mercury ten inch)

Marion Brown, Three for Shepp/Vista (Impulse)

Stan Getz, Focus (Verve) Don Byas, Jazz...Free and Easy (Regent)

Sean Jones, Live from Jazz at the Bistro (Mack Avenue)

Jazz Fest is a great experience, even though it should probably be called the New Orleans Multi-Genre Music and Heritage Festival, or something like that. You can make the kind of festival out of of it that you wish; for me it is a jazz/blues/world music festival. Each year I learn more about the New Orleans jazz scene, which is vibrant and full of talent. Just focusing on trumpeters I heard this year, these included: Maurice Brown, Terence Blanchard, Russell Gunn, Sean Jones, Leroy Jones, Jamil Sharif, Christian Scott, Nicholas Payton, Ashlin Parker, Shaye Cohn, Marlon Jordan, Gregory Davis... And I'm leaving out 15 or so members of the Trumpet Mafia. I've already booked my hotel for next year.