Invisible Piano (Release Date: 05.08.26) is a bold, behind-the-scenes journey into the creative mind of GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley. Commissioned by the SWR Big Band, ...

The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band has had numerous members in the name’s 101-year history, but only four leaders. It was founded by Oscar “Papa” Celestin, and for years, drummer Bob French has led the ...

Drummer Bob French was such a forceful personality that his reputation as a controversial WWOZ disc jockey actually overshadows his most important accomplishment, leading the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band ...

In December 2011, drummer, WWOZ-FM disc jockey and great New Orleans character Bob French passed the reins of the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band to his nephew, Gerald French. It was the start of a new era ...

New Orleans — Bob French, a third-generation New Orleans musician who led the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band for more than 30 years and was well-known as a disc jockey on WWOZ, died Monday from ...

If the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band can bring as much unvarnished energy to its playing as leader Bob French does to a telephone interview, it will be a bracing performance. French seems to remember ...