WWOZ disk jockey David Kunian, who teaches jazz history at Tulane University, pointed out that one of the features that made Allen Toussaint's songs so endearing and enduring was wit. Though Toussaint ...

The New Orleans songwriter and pianist Allen Toussaint, who died Monday after a performance in Spain, was a key figure in the history of New Orleans music and, by extension, American culture. Though ...

Like tens of thousands of others driven from their New Orleans homes a decade ago, musician Allen Toussaint had to abandon his beloved hometown in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Rather than expressing ...

“Java,” Tousan (1958): A teenage Toussaint was already a major player on the New Orleans session scene in the ’50s, and this piano-driven instrumental appeared on the album “The Wild Sounds of New ...

Tipitina’s tribute to Allen Toussaint’s songbook on November 23 is named after the Toussaint song “With You In Mind.” The watershed event will be produced by Sonny Schneidau, with musical directrion ...

Allen Toussaint (1938-2015), a composer / producer who made his mark in the broad spheres of R&B, rock and roll, funk, country and pop music, may seem at first glance an unusual choice for a big-band ...

On April 30, 2013, an all-star cast of singers and musicians came together to pay tribute to one of the stars and masters of New Orleans music. Staged at Harrah’s New Orleans, the occasion was a ...

Deacon John, left, and Allen Toussaint, perform 'T'ain't It The Truth' during a benefit concert/tribute to Allen Toussaint at Harrah's New Orleans Theatre on April 30, 2013. 'A Tribute to Toussaint' ...

After a harrowing experience of administrative scandal, followed by near extinction, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of drummer Adonis Rose, rises phoenix-like from the ashes to ...