Every Friday, I send a short email called the Friday Five—a quick hit of ideas worth your time. Each issue includes a curated mix of insights from books, business, habits, music, and more.
Music of the Week Trombone Shorty, aka Troy Andrews, is a trombone player and producer from New Orleans. Andrews also plays drums, organ, and tuba. Andrews has toured with his band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, since 2009. Whenever I’m in the mood for upbeat jazz, Andrew’s music comes to the rescue. Some of my…
Music of the Week The Soul Rebels are an eight-piece brass band out of New Orleans fusing soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock, and pop. The band consists of Lumar LeBlanc and Derrick Moss (percussionists), Julian Gosin and Marcus Hubbard (trumpet), Corey Peyton and Paul Robertson (trombonist), Erion Williams (saxophonist), and Manuel Perkins Jr. (sousaphonist). My…
Music of the Week Preservation Hall Jazz Band is a jazz band founded in New Orleans by tuba player Allan Jaffe in the early 1960s. The band derives its name from Preservation Hall (such a cool venue) in the French Quarter. Band members include Charlie Gabriel, Walter Harris, Ben Jaffe, Ronell Johnson, Branden Lewis, Clint…
Music of the Week The Rebirth Brass Band (Rebirth) out of New Orleans was founded in 1983 by Phillip “Tuba Phil” Frazier, Keith Frazier, and Kermit Ruffins (no longer with the band). Rebirth is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music with funk, jazz, soul, and hip-hop. Do Whatcha Wanna, I Feel Like…
Music of the Week Phish is an American rock band formed in the 1980s out of Vermont. The band is made up of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell. All band members perform vocals creating a fantastic melodic sound. Anastasio is the lead singer. Phish blends the music…