New Orleans Magazine April 2005

The Ponderosa Stomp calls forth musicians who are still rocking By BILLY THINNES A story about one event that spans two evenings should be a pretty straightforward affair – discussing the concept, the entertainment, the expectations and the opinions of organizers and previous patrons. However, the event in question here, the Ponderosa Stomp, is a […]

Our annual Jazz All-Star by GERALDINE WYCKOFF Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson “Music was my baby sitter,” says Wess Anderson, explaining that his father, who played drums, would take him to all his gigs. Anderson began on piano, taking private classical lessons, and soon added clarinet. After hearing Charlie Parker at age 14, he took up the […]

A Cajun dish that’s disapearing By DALE CURRY If someone were to ask what the most difficult dish I ever cooked was, I would say without hesitation, �crawfish bisque.� Notably, I have prepared this dish only twice in my lifetime, yet I can recall with equal clarity that it was the most delicious thing I […]