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Long-form pieces on the Stellarterm Sessions and the New Orleans musical traditions they document.

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Inside the Stellarterm Sessions: Five Years of Live Recording in the French Quarter

Since 2020 we have recorded one live session per month at our St Peter Street rooms — sixty evenings of New Orleans brass, piano, and vocal tradition, under the name the Stellarterm Sessions. A retrospective look at what the programme has become.

Elliott Bienvenu·March 12, 2026·11 min

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The Second Line: Brass Band Tradition on the Streets of New Orleans

The second-line parade is the living public form of New Orleans brass music — neither a concert nor a procession in the European sense, but a specific local genre with more than a century of continuous practice. A guide to its history, its music, and where to encounter it today.

Marcelle Duvernay·January 28, 2026·13 min