Shameless self-promotion – Holiday Edition! Both of my books are still available for sale. If you want them personalized for your family or friends, contact me directly. They are also available on my site.
Here’s what people are saying about Up Front and Center: New Orleans Music at the End of the 2oth Century:
“With this intimate history of clubs, musicians and festivals, Jay Mazza places you on the bar stool, the street corner and the dance floor—the best vantage points for understanding the changes on the music scene of the 1980s and 1990s. An invaluable key to understanding life in New Orleans at the end of the 20th century.”
—Brian Boyles, Director of Public Relations and Programs, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
“Anyone interested in what’s been happening on the New Orleans music scene over the last thirty years should take a jump down this rabbit hole. Told from the perspective of someone who was actually front and center, Jay Mazza has compiled his mountain of published articles, notes, recollections and musings into an intriguing overview of a period of New Orleans music that has, for the most part, been neglected.”
—Reggie Scanlan, bassist for Professor Longhair, James Booker, the Radiators, and the New Orleans Suspects
Here’s what people are saying about I Got the Fish In the Head: A Radiators Retrospective:
“The story of the Radiators is one of the most interesting chapters in the epic saga of New Orleans music. Jay Mazza has tracked this tale of Crescent City eccentricity and native genius in great detail over the course of the band’s 33 1/3-year spin. His account of the life and times of the Rads is destined to take a special place in New Orleans music history.”
—John Swenson, Author of New Atlantis
“I have always been drawn to certain music, but not being a musician or scholar I have no idea why certain music turns me on. You have given me insight and the words to explain why the Rads have been such a powerful influence on my musical tastes.”
—Ruth Zarren, Tulane University alumna, class of 1988, former President of the Tulane Alumni Club of St Louis
Don’t hesitate–get your copies now! Your friends and family will thank you.
