Louis Armstrong Archives • Ink 19

An interview with Fiona Ross
- Interviews
- October 29, 2019
Stacey Zering sits down with UK jazz performer Fiona Ross.
Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- Music Reviews
- May 10, 2019
Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Smithsonian/Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield
- Music Reviews
- December 5, 2017
A Beautiful World (Basin Street). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Roots of Popular Music: The Ralph J. Peer Story
- Music Reviews
- October 16, 2017
The Roots of Popular Music: The Ralph J. Peer Story (Sony Music). Review by James Mann.
Blair Crimmins & the Hookers
- Music Reviews
- February 20, 2017
You Gotta Sell Something! (New Rag Records). Review by James Mann.
Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
- Music Reviews
- February 18, 2016
#imsoneworleans (Basin Street Records). Review by James Mann.
Hawaii!
- Features
- January 15, 2016
Sick and tired of winter? A nice shot of Hawaiian music will warm you right up, says James Mann. Aloha!

Wine Me Up Jazz Jam
- Event Reviews
- October 1, 2013
Lest Melbourne lag behind the trendsetters, Open Mike’s hosts a variety of swell weekly open-mic events. Rose Petralia sat in on a Jazz Jam, but she had beer, not wine.
Wine Me Up Jazz Jam
- Event Reviews
- October 1, 2013
Lest Melbourne lag behind the trendsetters, Open Mike’s hosts a variety of swell weekly open-mic events. Rose Petralia sat it on a Jazz Jam, but she had beer, not wine.
Jitterbug Vipers
- Music Reviews
- September 25, 2013
Phoebe’s Dream ( Flying High Records). Review by James Mann.
Alberta Hunter
- Music Reviews
- October 18, 2011
Downhearted Blues: Live at the Cookery (Rockbeat ). Review by James Mann.
The Secret Life of Glenn Gould
- Print Reviews
- July 9, 2010
It wasn’t all Bach and hypochondria in the life of mercurial pianist Glenn Gould. Shelton Hull finds this new biography awash in details of the great musician’s love life and other psychological insights.
Tom Casino
- Interviews
- July 1, 2010
After spending decades as a session musician, Bay Area blues artist Tom Casino carves his own identity in the aging genre by adding drunken wit and Ramones pop-punk to the mix.
Zach Lupetin & the Dustbowl Revival
- Music Reviews
- June 29, 2010
You Can’t Go Back to the Garden of Eden. Review by Tim Wardyn.

Gary Giddins
- Interviews
- October 29, 2009
After thirty years, music critic Gary Giddins is still listening, still watching, and still… writing a multi-volume biography of your grandma’s favorite crooner, Bing Crosby? Ink 19 sat down with Giddins to talk about the shape of jazz to come.
Ministry and Co-Conspirators
- Music Reviews
- September 12, 2008
Cover Up (Megaforce/13th Planet). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Blues Anatomy with Jef Lee Johnson
- Music Reviews
- April 2, 2008
Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson (Range). Review by Jen Cray.
A Fly On The Wall To The Sticky Oatmeal Of Consumer Misery
- Outsight
- October 28, 2004
Some DVD notes, a book about The White Stripes and if you think there aren’t CD reviews here, you’ve got another thing coming.
Arturo Sandoval
- Music Reviews
- September 17, 2003
Trumpet Evolution (Crescent Moon / Columbia). Review by Stein Haukland.
Tony Bennett’s Wonderful World Live in San Francisco
- Screen Reviews
- February 24, 2003
Tony Bennett — crooner, icon and last man standing. Ben Varkentine (and this DVD) explain why this true American idol is still relevant.

Episode 111: Carnaval
- The Lacking Organization
- July 3, 2020
It took Cheo a couple of years to get back into his usual Latin-flavored slinky tinkles after leaving his previous band, but we’re all glad to hear he’s back.
Bad Cop / Bad Cop
- Music Reviews
- July 3, 2020
The Ride (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Christopher Long.
Gaytheist
- Music Reviews
- July 2, 2020
How Long Have I Been On Fire (Hex Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
The Jerry Cans
- Music Reviews
- July 2, 2020
Echoes (Aakuluk Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
A Musical Manifesto for the Pandemic
- Wax On
- July 1, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Globe of Frogs helps Jeffrey Schweers endure the pandemic in another burst of Wax On!
Laion Roberto
- Music Reviews
- July 1, 2020
A Taste for Mojo. Review by Stacey Zering.
Episode 110: Walk Don’t Run
- The Lacking Organization
- June 30, 2020
If you’re wondering if Acid Tongue is about having a particularly caustic wit, or about some sort of psychedelic dosage, the answer is yes.
Hinds
- Music Reviews
- June 30, 2020
The Prettiest Curse (Mom + Pop Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Coriky
- Music Reviews
- June 29, 2020
Coriky (Dischord). Review by Scott Adams.
Episode 109: Digger
- The Lacking Organization
- June 26, 2020
Go ahead and call your band Great Grandpa. You better have something pretty weird up your sleeve.