NEW ORLEANS – Jan. 15, 2021 – PRLog — Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises San Francisco~Dallas Community Spotlight NEW YEAR NEW VISION DAMON BATISTE & NOSACONN INC. TAKE ON CALL TO ACTION FOR NATION’S HEALING Catch “Damon with Batiste Fathers and Sons in Nola.com’s ‘Mardi Gras for All Y’All’the Virtual Installment of Mardi Gras Digital […]

NEW ORLEANS – Feb. 10, 2021 – PRLog — Posted Courtesy of Wright EnterprisesSan Francisco~Dallas Community Spotlight~~ NOLA’s Royal Family of Music the Batiste Fathers and Sons of the New Millennium have joined the COVID-19 denying fun of “Mardi Gras for All Ya’ll” that is slated for Friday February 12 through Sunday, February 14th, Valentine’s […]

NEW ORLEANS – Dec. 5, 2020 – PRLog — Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises San Francisco -Dallas Community Spotlight~~~ MEDIA CONTACT:Marco Acosta, 504.231.5457or Jackie Wright, 415.525.0410 The time has come for “Change Is Coming” and “Martial Law,” theme songs of “Operacion Asentamiento Humanos,” as Black Emergency Managers Association International (BEMA) has teamed up with Mambo […]

WASHINGTON – Dec. 3, 2020 – PRLog — Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises   San Francisco-Dallas Community Spotlight~~~ MAMBO MUNDONEW ORLEANS SOUTH AFRICA CONNECTIONBLACK EMERGENCY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL MEDIA RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020 Mobilize. Humanitarian Aid and Relief for the People of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Jamaica!!! Extensive loss of life, destruction of livestock […]

Louisiana native Jonathan Batiste is a Grammy-nominated musician, TV personality, and bandleader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Though just 33 years old,he has released 11 albums and Eps (including his just-released  “Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard”)  and has recorded and performed with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie […]

Jazz CityBy Jay MazzaMiriam Makeba at Harrah’s On a recent trip out of town, I had the luxury to purchase a number of compact discs by jazz artists from South Africa.  While New Orleans shares many things with the southernmost country on the African continent including the recently formed New […]

Jazz City 511By Jay Mazza New Orleans- South Africa Connection Last Saturday, while attending the weekly in-store performance at the Louisiana Music Factory, I had the opportunity to chat with an older gentleman who was visiting New Orleans from South Africa.  He was an obvious jazz buff and was enthusiastically […]

Damon J. Batiste: New Orleans-South Africa Music AmbassadorA Confluence for Two Nations By Robyn Loda Somehow the stars have aligned to create a great cultural ambassador and economic genius among us in 36-year-old Damon J. Batiste, a member of the well-known musical family.  His brainchild, the New Orleans-South Africa Connection […]

Jazz CityBy Jay Mazza A month or so ago, I was visiting the Maple Leaf Bar in uptown New Orleans gathering information on future activities at the club.  Fans of live New Orleans music love the venue; it is one of the places that contains the heart and soul of […]