Irvin Mayfield

A Hit and a Miss for Ellis Marsalis

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Irvin Mayfield and Ellis MarsalisLove Songs, Ballads and StandardsBasin Street Records Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield has often been an artist who wears his heart on his sleeve. This sentimental exuberance has helped put the panache in Los Hombres Calientes, made his breakup concept CD, How Passion Falls, especially vivid, and has fueled his tireless efforts (as … Read more

A True Cultural Ambassador

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I’ve spent the last year or so lauding the Dakota at every chance I get, but I have to admit that, until this week, I had never just gone there on faith, without first checking to see who was playing. The beauty of the Dakota, though, is its consistency. Go there any night, for any … Read more