Reflections on New Orleans after Katrina

by Steve Masakowski

A lot has happened to New Orleans and its music scene in the almost two years since Katrina hit the city. It was truly a monumental event and a life altering experience for everyone affected, including the musicians that called the area home. Some talked about comparing the devastation of Katrina to 9/11. But considering the fact that Katrina wiped out most of the Gulf Coast from Mississippi to Louisiana, there is no comparison. And with respect to New Orleans, most everyone felt a sense of relief after the storm had first passed. We got through the "Big One" with probably only wind damage, only to watch the city slowly fill with water from the levee breaches the day after. Most people in New Orleans call this a "manmade" disaster due to poor maintenance of the levee systems...more

Flatpicking

The Making of Mystique

by Steve Kaufman

This recording project began in November of 2006 and was wrapped up by early January 2007. Normally during this time period I would be touring the country conducting workshops and giving concerts but the previous year...more

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City Scene

Pascagoula, Mississippi

by Dr. Ellen Carter

While August 29, 2005 will remain alive in the minds and hearts of everyone who lived here, Hurricane Katrina didn't stop the music in Jackson County, MS. Katrina was the storm we weren't prepared for. We didn't warn our...more

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John Jackson grew up in rural Virginia, listening to the older musicians around him and the blues stars whose records he heard on his family's wind-up phonograph. For a while in his youth, he played at country dances, but mostly he just picked the guitar and banjo for his own amusement, and his..

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MBGU: Best Blues Solos

review by Richard Turner

Best Blues Solos is a collection of 33 fingerstyle blues arrangements presented as part of the Mel Bay Guitar University [MBGU] series. The stated purpose of this new series is "to provide intermediate to advanced fingerstyle ...more

Learn to Play Stevie Ray Vaughn Guitar Techniques, Vol. 1

taught by Jamie Humphries

Learn five Stevie Ray Vaughan tracks note for note with Jamie Humphries. This superb 2-DVD set teaches that made Stevie the greatest blues guitarist...

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