TONY BENNETT is the last man standing. Very, very few jazz and pop singers of his generation and stature are still active, much less at such a high level.
At 84, he's still on the road, still turning the pages of the Great American Songbook, dropping references to everyone from Louis Armstrong to Lady Gaga along the way. Folks still rave about his set at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell. Bennett is also an accomplished painter; his portrait of buddy Louis Prima graced the 2010 Jazz Fest poster. He ll be swinging and singing with his combo at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Thursday.
Also, Woodenhead guitarist JIMMY ROBINSON'S weekly Musicworks series at Carrollton Station features songwriter JIM MCCORMICK. McCormick, a New Orleans native who years ago fronted a band called the Bingemen, spends much of his time in Nashville. Artists who have recorded his songs recently include Trace Adkins ( A Little Bit of Missing You ), Jamey Johnson ( Good Times Ain t What They Used to Be ), Cory Morrow ( Love Like This ), Tina Dico ( Watching Him Go ) and David Osmond.
Zydeco singer ROSIE LEDET is at Rock n Bowl. South Africa's NKANYEZI CELE AND TSHINA visit Snug Harbor. CEDRIC BURNSIDE AND LIGHTNIN MALCOLM return to d.b.a. FINGER ELEVEN headlines the House of Blues. The SOUL REBELS BRASS BAND is at Le Bon Temps Roule. CHRISTIAN SERPAS & GHOST TOWN play an early, acoustic show at the Rivershack Tavern.
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