Topix — The 13th annual Satchmo Summerfest boasts three full days of free music on two stages outside the Old U.S. Mint. more info

USA Today Music — Allen Toussaint leads a parade of artists at 44th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival more info

Rollo & Grady — Rollo & Grady :: Origami Vinyl Record Store Day Setlist Morphine – Dawna Morphine – Buena The Strange Boys – Should Have Shot Paul Rolling Stones – Some Girls Parquet Courts – Stoned and Starving Paul Cary – Yes Machine Thee Oh Sees – M... more info

Mercury News, California — Allen Toussaint, the master of an array of musical genres, comes to Oakland and Santa Cruz. more info

Guardian Music — (Rounder)Preservation Hall was set up 50 years ago to give New Orleans musicians somewhere to play. It survived floods, tourism and the absence of a drink licence and is now internationally renowned. The first and second generations have passed on bu... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Clint Maedgen New Orleans based Preservation Hall Jazz Band will release the live album St. Peter and 57th on Septmebr 25th. Feturtueres guest spots by George Wein, Del McCoury Band, Allen Toussaint, Ed Helms, GIVERS, Steve Earle, Tao Seege... more info

USA Today Music — Lucky New Orleans Jazz Fest attendees soaked up the sun on Saturday and acts including Allen Toussaint and the Eagles. more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Jerry Moran NOLA funk quintet Papa Grows Funk have been playing their jazz tinged songs all over the globe. Their latest album Needle in the Groove has all the trappings of classic funk and then some. The rhythm section goes deep and dirty, w... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Jazzy lounge band Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra will do an encore presentation of the band's new music theater piece, No Place to Go in their hometown New York. (..) an evening of story and song about the demise of an American workplace. This piece... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Real Estate on a boat in 2010 (more by Marielle Sloan) today in NYC * Mary J. Blige @ Terminal 5 * Allen Toussaint @ Joe's Pub * Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes * LUSHES, Bachelorette @ Zebulon * ChamelonsVox @... more info