Author Archives: The Independent Ear

New Orleans Diary V

Posted on March 8, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Recent articles and reports in the daily New Orleans Times Picayune newspaper have detailed ongoing home demolition efforts in various still-devastated parts of the city.  Yes, now 29 months after the calamity of Hurricane Katrina, the subsequent collapse of the federal … Continue reading →

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Black Empowerment: Dune Records Pt.2

Posted on March 8, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Continuing our conversation with Janine Irons on the development of the UK jazz label Dune Music.   Willard Jenkins: What’s the relative significance of Dune Music being a black-led operation?   Janine Irons: As a funded arts organization, it’s very … Continue reading →

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Black Empowerment: Dune Records

Posted on February 25, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Dune Records: Janine Irons pt. 1 A few years back my friend and colleague John Murph turned me on to a then-burgeoning record company started by black musicians in the UK, Dune Records.  The label has released potent music by … Continue reading →

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Latest Crescent City Trumpet Flash

Posted on February 25, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Shamarr Allen "Meet Me on Frenchman Street"   At 26 trumpeter Shamarr Allen has amassed a storehouse of experience and is on the cusp of being the latest New Orleans-produced trumpet flash.  A proud product of the Katrina-devastated Lower Ninth … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Diary IV

Posted on February 25, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Based purely on that fratboy nonsense one sees every year as the mass media depiction of Mardi Gras I must say I was less than impressed and never truly compelled to visit New Orleans during that annual carnival.  Being here … Continue reading →

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