The term "creole" is one of those protean things whose meaning hinges on the context in which it is used. At the very least, it tends to suggest some degree of acculturation or multiple ethnic ...

This week, let's get acquainted via video with trumpeter Etienne Charles, who will make his St. Louis debut as a bandleader with a performance next Saturday, March 11 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Born ...

When John Piskor opened his Cajun-style restaurant, Gombo Nola Kitchen & Oyster Bar, in Northampton last year, he said he eventually wanted it to turn it into something akin to a New Orleans cafe, ...

On Saturday, December 6 at 8 pm, the Buffalo State University Performing Arts Center and A Big Easy in Buffalo will present the touring New Orleans jazz legends, Preservation Hall Jazz Band. For ...

The Secret Six Jazz Band is at it again. Barely ten months after the release of their fourth album, Chicken You Can Roost Behind the Moon, clearly the most prolific neo-trad band in New Orleans is ...

ROSEAU, Dominica —Throughout the year, Dominica’s lush and nature-rich island is an excellent place to experience the rich heritage of Creole music and culture. The island is, however, transformed ...

A new film 'Maroon: On the Trail of Creoles in North America' by Quebec filmmaker Andre Gladu will have its New Orleans premiere on May 31st at 7 PM, in the historic St. Augustine Church (at 1210 Gov.

Following an extended stay in Europe - including performances at the Dixie Days Festival in Le Havre, France, and nine days with the Irvin Mayfield Jazz Playhouse Revue at Switzerland’s Ascona Jazz ...

A new record by Nouveau Electric Records scheduled for release on June 19 captures an early 20th-century style of music from house dances in rural Acadiana by one of its last practitioners. Creole ...