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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Organizers of the French Quarter Festival have unveiled the full music lineup and list of food vendors for this year’s event. The ...

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there. By David A. Andelman Reporting from Paris Martial ...

We celebrate the cultural minglings in New Orleans with a visit to the 2019 French Quarter Festival. This week, we’ll hear ...

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Martial Solal, a French Algerian jazz pianist who honed his fleet-fingered style alongside American musicians in postwar Paris and became a master of mood-rich improvisations that included the pulsing ...

Michel Portal, a French pioneer of European modern jazz and a prolific writer of film music, has died aged 90, his agent said Sunday. A multi-instrumentalist at home with the clarinet, saxophone and ...