"Ma Tit' Fille" was recorded for Buckwheat Zydeco's Island Records début on the day before the second weekend of Jazz Fest, 1987. The version in the video below was filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1989, with Lee Allen Zeno on bass; Dennis Taylor, sax; Melvin Veazie,... Read more

A Friday treat for blues lovers: the late great Koko Taylor doing 6+ minutes of "Can't Let Go" live at the Woodlands in 1993. Per Lyle Lovett, who introduces the video, she's backed by the Alligator All-Stars.   Read more

Leonard Cohen performs "Suzanne" live on the Isle of Wight in 1970, during Cohen's first year of touring. The show became an album, Live at the Isle of Wight 1970. One of Cohen's best known songs, "Suzanne" had appeared on his first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen in 1967; ev... Read more

The artist named "Beans on Toast" is described on his YouTube Channel as an "English drunk folk singer." "New Orleans Honeymoon" is a track from from his new (6th) album, The Grand Scheme of Things. The video, which contains a lot of great French Quarter visuals, was create... Read more

In this video clip from a recent episode of Jazz Night in America, trumpeter/composer/arranger Steven Bernstein and New Orleans pianist Henry Butler, co-leaders of a band they call the Hot 9, break down just how they built an ensemble around one man's signature style. Berns... Read more

Memphis singer-songwriter Valerie June was one of the highlights of last October's Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival. In this NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, a three-song set including two from her most recent album Pushin' Against a Stone, she shows off her singular blend of... Read more

If you're kicking back and recovering from Mardi Gras, check out this four-song set by Grammy-nominated Cajun band Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, a 2011 Tiny Desk Concert from the NPR Music office. Set List: "Lyons Point" "Valse de Chagrin/Waltz of Sorrow" "Grand Isle" ... Read more

Back in July 2011, Dr. John played the Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut and gave this performance of "Big Bass Drum (On A Mardi Gras Day). Happy Carnival, y'all!   Read more

Endymion rolls tomorrow night; to get in the mood, ride shotgun with New Orleans funk-rockers Flow Tribe as they roll through New Orleans with the Krewe of Endymion last Mardi Gras.   Read more

Henry Butler with "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" from the Bourbon Street Music Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 19, 2012. This performance features blues guitarist Vasti Jackson as well as bassist Barry Stephenson and drummer Jamison Ross.     Read more