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| editorials >>12/1/05 thinking inside & outside the box: a plan to rebuild new orleans >>11/10/05 dear cyril: “fiyo on the prairie?” >>11/3/05 reinventing mardi gras, or, get off your high horses. >>10/15/05 the city that forgot to care? founding artists (click browse artists above for bios and links to images) >> hack bartholomew trumpet lyrics vocals. ministers the word of god to a captivated audience. >> jamie chiarello painter/writer/conveyor of make-shift books. sold original works on royal st. near pirates alley. >> maria gatti painter native of munich. has lived in new orleans since '98. The spirit and vitality of the city has greatly inspired her work. >> jeanne de la houssaye. [in memorium] graphic artist, illustrator. >> ze' da luz wearable art. jazzy knits. zé's love affair with yarns includes making her own on a traditional spinning wheel. >> owen murphy photographer he has been featured in numerous group and one-man shows and been active in the new orleans arts community for over 20 years. >> louis sahuc photographic illustrator a working photographer living in the french quarter has assembled an ongoing collection of his images of a city and people he loves and a world he'd like to see. >> jon schooler self-taught artist. I was born in brooklyn, moved to mexico in ‘69 and to New Orleans in ‘03. solo exhibitions in mexico, the u.s. and collectors worldwide >> the tomatoes rock and roll band quickly established themselves in the new orleans music scene. >> tom varisco graphic design is a nationally recognized and award-winning graphic designer. |
>> news and opinion: the times-picayune's excellent online coverage >> the music community: the best spot for new orleans music online and more is wwoz, the magazine of new orleans music is offbeat >> the arts community: the contemporary arts center, the arts council of new orleans and the new orleans museum of art >> foodies and gourmets: news for friends of new orleans food and restaurants (tom fitzmorris) nomenu.com >> official visitors sites: new orleans , the french quarter
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BANDS AND MUSICIANS >> louis armstrong discography >> the louis armstrong house & archives >> astral project new orleans own (down beat: "...one of the most distinctive and cohesive groups in jazz.") >> danny barker (a classic) >> hack bartholomew trumpet lyrics vocals [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> better than ezra >> james booker the piano prince of new orleans, recalled by ricki lee jones; harry connick jr (the d.a.’s kid, booker’s student) >> the dirty dozen brass band world famous music machine, genrebending romps, high-octane performances >> fats domino; funkymeters considered by many to be the founding fathers of funk >> iguanas the lizards of border radio >> clarence johnson III, sax prodigy--—2000 offbeat magazine's best of the beat award for best saxophone player in new orleans >> professor longhair "the bach of rock!"—allen toussaint >> mardi gras indians >> branford marsalis >> wynton marsalis has brought jazz back to centre stage in the U.S.A. >> aaron neville >> neville brothers >> the radiators deliver their special louisiana mojo all over the globe >> subdudes born on a march night at tipitina’s >> allen toussaint one of america’s greatest musical treasures. NEW BANDS >> fatter than albert >> samurai deli >> the tomatoes [FOUNDING ARTIST] VENUES >> dba >> house of blues >> louisiana music factory new orleans music live during various festivals >> jazz fest >> preservation hall >> rock 'n' bowl >> snug harbor jazz bistro the most intimate jazz venue in new orleans >> tipitina’s began as a place for professor longhair to perform RECORD LABELS >> nynorecords a new york new orleans collaboration with toussaint a partner >> marsalis music branford’s record company, a response to pressures that forced major labels to reduce their jazz rosters. CDs AND RECORDS >> louisiana music factory nawlins music, zydeco, cajun, jazz: all this regional music and much more. MEDIA >> radio wwoz online >> public radio nick spitzer/american routes >> film make it funky! from a concert staged in nola spring of 2004 20 performances were chosen for the film. >> print offbeat RESOURCES >> the hogan jazz archive within tulane university’s division, a renowned resource for nola jazz research >> new orleans jazz historical park created by congress to foster preservation, education, and interpretation of jazz as it evolved in new orleans
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ARTISTS jamie chiarello [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> george dureau the mapplethorpe of new orleans >> maria gatti [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> rolland golden a match for andrew wyeth, his works are in countless private, museum and corporate collections. >> robert gordy master of color and design and whimsey >> clementine hunter new orleans visionary artist >> michalopoulos melting shotguns >> blue dog/george rodrigue >> jon schooler [FOUNDING ARTIST] GALLERIES >> le mieux >> carol robinson gallery >> arthur roger gallery >> barristers gallery renegade art dealer MUSEUMS >> contemporary arts center of new orleans following katrina, it became obvious that we needed to focus on our own artist community. >> new orleans museum of art (noma) “it is truly exciting to offer the public a priceless wealth of art and culture” >> the ogden museum of southern art, home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of southern art in the world. the official city of new orleans museums site >> artist john preble’s ucm museum “the most intriguing and provocative museum in louisiana" —MORE TO COME. [EDIT THIS SECTION]
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>> james lee burke awarded two edgars for best crime novel, nominated for a pulitzer. >> andrei codrescu >> faulkner society in a small room in pirate's alley, faulkner immersed himself in the vibrant culture of the quarter as he embarked upon life as a writer. >> lillian hellman >> anne rice left nola and lestat went to l.a. and found jesus >> a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole quickly became a cult classic and won a pulitzer prize. >> tennessee williams festival annual five-day to honor the special bond between nola and williams —MORE TO COME. [EDIT THIS SECTION]
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AT THE HEART OF IT >> the new orleans photo alliance is comprised of a diverse group of photographers who joined forces in 2006 to create unity. since its inception the photo alliance has sponsored numerous photographic exhibitions,workshops and educational programs, and coordinates photoNOLA, the annual photography festival in new orleans. >> photoNOLA is an annual celebration of photography in new orleans, coordinated by the new orleans photo alliance in partnership with galleries, museums and alternative venues citywide. PHOTOGRAPHERS >> stanley beck >> ernest j. bellocq photographed the women of new orleans' notorious storyville district >> johnny donnels >> tina freeman, photographer of architecture, portraits, and interiors >> jackson hill >> clarence john laughlin or website >> herman leonard, master of jazz photography >> owen murphy [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> joséphine sacabo uses poetry as the genesis of her work and poets as her most important influence >> louis sahuc [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> mike smith for nearly 40 years photographing the music, culture and folklife of new orleans and louisiana. GALLERIES >> master's prints: a gallery for fine photography, photoworks new orleans PRINTING & FRAMING >> the new orleans darkroom: master printing and framing for visual artists and collectors. Exhibition space, many photo competitions. RELATED SITES >> 360° panoramic virtual tour —MORE TO COME. [EDIT THIS SECTION]
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>> mignon faget a highly acclaimed designer, extraordinary jewelry designs >> dominique giordano >> thomas mann jewelry active in the contemporary american craft movement as an artist, gallery owner and lecturer >> ze' da luz wearable art [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> mardi gras world blaine kern, the world's largest and most respected floatbuilder >> rhino crafts showcasing louisiana's top craft artists
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>> aiga new orleans the professional association for design.>> jeanne de la houssaye. [in memorium] >> tchopshop >> tom varisco graphic design [FOUNDING ARTIST] >> FASHION [TO COME] >> FURNITURE [TO COME] >>
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| katrina relief >> bring new orleans back the city’s plan >> displaced designer a resource for those in the creative industry recently displaced by the disaster. >> habitat for humanity >> louisiana rebirth: restoring the soul of america: lt. governor mitch landrieu’s project. >> musicians village >> a studio in the woods eight four-week residencies for displaced new orleans artists, musicians, writers and performers >> designing the future of new orleans an international competition for new housing in new orleans wikipedia on new orleans >> danny barker >> a confederacy of dunces >> fats domino >> jim garrison >> lillian hellman >> iko iko >> clarence john laughlin >> huey long >> mardi gras indians >> new orleans, louisiana resources / official sites >> guide to fq >> the historic new orleans collection private collection of Louisiana materials available to the public through research facilities and exhibitions. >> the hogan jazz archive within tulane’s special collections, a renowned resource for jazz research. >> louisiana film commission assistance to individuals and entities engaged in film and television production in the state. >> maps of orleans parish (with links to districts for neighborhood data) >> new orleans website for visitors >> the preservation resource center founded to promote the preservation of new orleans’ historic architecture real nawlins >> mr. bingle a true southern christmas tradition >> the 1984 louisiana world exposition has the distinction of being the only exposition that has declared bankruptcy during its run >> ruthie the duck lady >> yatspeak a lexicon of new orleans terminology and speech |