The New Mexico Jazz Festival continues this month with an ongoing and stellar lineup. This week, we spotlight two such musical luminaries. “We’re doing a very stripped-down, pretty intimate little ...

It is hard to overstate the exuberance and awe expressed by other musicians when talking about Sullivan Fortner. At under 40 years old, he is one of a small handful of pianists who have moved the ...

Pam Fortner, the co-founder of Tropical Isle who helped create one of Bourbon Street’s most recognizable drinks, died on Tuesday, her nephew, Jason Fortner, confirmed. She was 80. Pam Fortner and her ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Pam Fortner passed away Wednesday (Sept. 9) at age 80, according to the official Tropical Isle Facebook account. Her memorial service details will be released at a later date, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It was announced Thursday, Sept. 10, the death of Pam Fortner, part founder of the famous “Hand Grenade” drink. Fortner became a staple in the City of New Orleans after a trip to ...

Hurricane Marie likely won't make it to California, but there could be some impacts far from the storm, including high surf, coastal flooding and perhaps some thundershowers in the Los Angeles Basin ...

Also outstanding tuneage from guitarists Sheryl Bailey and Ed Cherry, saxophonist Jonathon Suazo, and a delightful Susan Alcorn cut featuring Mary Halvorson.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Matt White “The ...

Sullivan Fortner has never been an artist short on ideas. But Leave That In There feels different. It is the sound of a musician who has distilled everything he has absorbed from his deep well of Gulf ...

Today's Music—Right Now! Fantastic music by Donald Vega, Skinny Hightower, Zaccai Curtis, Kay Kostopoulos, Sullivan Fortner, Jun Iida, Andrew Kim, Jim Rotondi & Dena DeRose, Brothers—Nevala—Aucoin, ...

Lisa Marie Simmons has a story to tell, and she tells it through melody, harmony, spoken word, lively woodwinds, jazz-inflected instrumentation, and a cast of special guests in NoteSpeak (In a Word).

New Orleans-born, GRAMMY Award-winning pianist, composer and bandleader Sullivan Fortner will release his sixth album, Leave That In There, August 28 on Artwork Records. Co-produced by Derrick Hodge ...

This standards-leaning pianist has made fans of jazz’s heavyweights. On “Leave That in There,” out Aug. 28, his playful originals reveal another level of virtuosity. Credit... Supported by By Hank ...