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20.5.2023
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Leroy
Jones
releases new brass band album:
New Orleans Brass Band Music Vol. 2 (with Wendell
Brunious)
Here are fresh arrangements to some old classics, interspersed by an original piece dedicated to the emerging cohort and lovers of New Orleans brass band
music!
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5.8.2022
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Leroy
Jones
Celebrates Joys of
Childhood in Creative New Release "March of
the Toddlers"
From swing sets
to toys, pet dogs to math and the alphabet, Leroy Jones celebrates the
joys of children and childhood — and unlocks a new level of fun and
creativity — in "March of the Toddlers," his latest release.
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10.6.2016
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Leroy
Jones' new album: I’m Talkin’ Bout New Orleans has its
own page!
"The first and title cut of trumpeter Leroy Jones’ latest CD, I’m Talkin’ Bout New Orleans, immediately lifts one’s spirits with its irresistibly happy melody and rhythm. [...] I’m Talkin’ Bout New Orleans offers pure musicality and pure pleasure."
Geraldine Wyckoff, OffBeat
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23.11.2015
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You
can now follow Spirit Of New Orleans Productions on Twitter!
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28.7.2015
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All
That Jazz! - Katja
Toivola's Photo Exhibit now online!
ktNOLA
Photgraphy on ETSY.com - New
Orleans photography by Katja Toivola
ktNOLA
Photgraphy on Facebook - New
Orleans photography by Katja Toivola
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16.6.2015
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Leroy
Jones' UK Tour w/ Joe
Stilgoe, Ian Shaw & Quintet
announced!
London, St. Albans, Harrogate, Kingston, Malvern, Eastleigh, Tunbridge Wells, Poole, Bury Saint Edmunds, Liverpool, Manchester
Go to www.leroyjonesuktour.com
for more info, tour dates, and tickets.
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13.4.2015
Summer gigs
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2.7.2015
Storyville Terrace, Spirit
Of New Orleans featuring Leroy Jones
Leroy Jones, Katja Toivola, Jarkko Palokas, Teemu Keränen, Mikko
Hassinen
4.7.2015
Baltic Jazz, Spirit
Of New Orleans featuring Leroy Jones and Tricia Boutté
Leroy Jones, Katja Toivola, Risto Salmi, Jarkko Palokas, Teemu Keränen,
Mikko Hassinen
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16.6.2013
Summer gigs
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29.6.2013 Savitaipale
Soi, Spirit
Of New Orleans featuring Leroy Jones
Leroy Jones, Katja Toivola, Risto Salmi, Jarkko Palokas, Teemu Keränen, Mikko Hassinen
2.-3.7.2013 Imatra
Big Band Festival, Spirit
Of New Orleans featuring
Leroy Jones and Tricia Boutté
Tricia Boutté, Leroy Jones, Katja Toivola, Risto Salmi, Jarkko Palokas, Teemu Keränen, Mikko Hassinen
5.-7.7.2013
Baltic Jazz, Spirit
Of New Orleans featuring Leroy Jones and Tricia Boutté
Tricia Boutté, Leroy Jones, Katja Toivola, Jarkko Palokas, Teemu Keränen, Tommi Vainikainen
14.7.2013
LinnaJazz, Spirit
Of New Orleans Brass Band & Leroy Jones
Leroy Jones, Risto Salmi, Matti Iiramo, Miika Jämsä, Mikko Hassinen, Katja Toivola
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16.4.2013
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"The Sea
Horse" and "Paradise On Earth" released as digital downloads!
"--
the players communicate like longtime friends throughout. Their Connection
is strong." Keith Spera
Get yours here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katjatoivolaneworleanshe2
or here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-sea-horse-single/id636650671
"Clever
lyrics, along with a catchy melody comfortably place this song amongst the
great jazz standards." Joseph Daniel
Get yours here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katjatoivolaneworleanshe
or here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/paradise-on-earth-single/id636648968
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16.4.2013
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"
-- This,
my friends, is why we come to French Quarter Festival -- "
Great
review of Leroy Jones' Original Hurricane Brass Band's French Quarter Fest
appearance on NOLA.com!
"Leroy Jones tapped New Orleans brass band roots in a soaring show at French Quarter Festival 2013"
(http://www.nola.com/fqfest/index.ssf/2013/04/leroy_jones_tapped_new_orleans.html)
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3.10.2012
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"Paradise
On Earth" reviews are out!
"
-- Sweetness
and light abound on the latest release from New Orleans Helsinki
Connection. [--] Helsinki Connection is a living jazz embassy and "Paradise
on Earth" continues to build on this oddly suitable bond
between two cities. -- "
Brian Boyles,
OffBeat 10/2012
"
-- You hear the warmth and the affection for the music and the experience
of playing it with good friends. [--] the band is a joyful experience --
" Alex
Rawls, MySpiltMilk 7/2012
"
-- The album
as a whole is a great cross-section
of the early days of
jazz and a fine example of the New Orleans style of playing it. In
the old days and now. Not
too clinical and technically
polished, but as
real and genuine. This recording also
helps to clarify the
misconception many listeners still have of New Orleans
Jazz being just plain "riverboat-dixie".
-- "
Osku
Rajala, Jazzrytmit 6/2012
Read
Brian Boyles' review in OffBeat
Click
here for more information on the
record.
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10.7.2012
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"Montego
Bounce" released as a digital download!
"Toivola's
"Montego Bounce" rocks steady with a Jamaican flair that is
reminiscent of material favored by the legendary Skatalites." Geraldine
Wyckoff, OffBeat
Get yours here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katjatoivolaspiritofnewo
or
here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/montego-bounce-single/id543692014
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30.6.2012
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Jazz
returns to Bourbon Street
July schedule of "Jazz Night at the Funky Pirate" featuring the
Leroy Jones Quintet: Monday July 2, 2012, 8 pm to 1 am | Monday July 9,
2012, 8 pm to 1 am | Monday July 16, 2012, 8 pm to 1 am | Monday July 23,
2012, 8 pm to 1 am | Monday July 30, 2012, 8 pm to 1 am
Read
Digital Journal article for more information: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/327723
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9.5.2012
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New
Orleans Helsinki Connection releases new album "Paradise On
Earth"
"
-- Another collaboration from this diverse ensemble once again ferrying
jazz lovers to a better understanding of musical intimacy. -- "
Click
here for more information!
Read
Brian Boyles' review in OffBeat!
Lisätietoa täällä!
Lue Jazzrytmien arvostely täällä!
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9.2.2012
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"Go To The
Mardi Gras" -- new single by Leroy Jones Quintet is out!
Click
here to get it at Louisiana Music Factory (http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/showoneprod.asp?ProductID=7536),
on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/go-to-the-mardi-gras-single/id500306004)
or Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Go-to-the-Mardi-Gras/dp/B0075HNL84/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1328716677&sr=1-1).
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24.1.2012
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To
the Neworleaniaphiles out there! New single "I'm Talkin' Bout New
Orleans" from Leroy Jones is out!
Click
here to get it on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-talkin-bout-new-orleans/id497018201)
or Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Im-Talkin-Bout-New-Orleans/dp/B00705L14C/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330471259&sr=301-1).
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10.12.2010
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"Wonderful Christmas
- A Brass Salute To The King Of Kings" now available @ iTunes
and CD
Baby!!
"This
is sentimental music in the best sense, warm with feelings of the finale
of a year, songs brimming with joy for the celebrations at hand."
Jason
Berry, New Orleans Magazine
Read
whole review here: http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/December-2004/Holiday-Brass/
And
of course, those of you who want the whole package, covers 'n' all, can
get it @ Louisiana
Music Factory!!
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16.8.2010
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New
Orleans Helsinki Connection awarded a grant by the Threadhead Records
Foundation. Read
article for more information: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/296130
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7.7.2010
Book a band!
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Click
here for more information on how to book one of our stellar bands: Book
a band
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12.1.2010
SONOP now on
Facebook!
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Click
below to go to our new Facebook page and become a fan!!
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16.12.2009
Levyarvostelu
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Lue
Jazzrytmien Mahogany Hall Stomp -arvostelu.
"Ostakaa
tämä levy, mikäli haluatte päästä samaan upeaan New Orleans -nirvanaan
kuin allekirjoittanut!" Osku Rajala, Jazzrytmit 4.12.2009
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11.11.2009
Gospel-konsertin
päivämäärä varmistunut!
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Ma 7.12.2009, kello
19.00
Gospel-konsertti - Perinteistä New Orleans -jazzia
Spirit Of New Orleans solisteinaan Eeppi Ursin ja Leroy Jones (New
Orleans, LA)
Mikael Agricolan kirkko, Tehtaankatu 23, 00150 Helsinki
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13.10.2009
MAHOGANY
HALL
STOMP
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SONO uusi Mahogany
Hall Stomp -levy julkaistaan joulukuussa.
Lue lisää: http://spiritofneworleans.com/SOmusiikki.htm
Ennakkomyynti: Louisiana
Music Factory.
Kuuntele MySpacessa.
SONO's
new CD Now available at Louisiana
Music Factory!!
Read more: http://spiritofneworleans.com/SOmusic.htm.
Listen @ MySpace.
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15.7.2009
SONO Tanskassa
SONO in Denmark
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SONOn Tanskanreissu
suurmenestys! Lue Jazzrytmit-lehden artikkeli:
http://jazzrytmit.com/wp/s14-ulkomaat/c64-ulkomailla/katja-ja-eeppi-hurmasivat-silkeborgissa/
Read the article
about SONO's trip to Denmark: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272484
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30.3.2009
FAIRVIEW
BRASS BAND
@
JAZZFEST
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Leroy Jones
reassembles the Fairview Brass Band for a special concert at the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2009
Read more here: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/270217
Or here: http://www.spiritofneworleans.com/Fairview.htm
Or here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=32954
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29.3.2009
NOHC
@
N.O.
JAZZFEST
2009
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New
Orleans Helsinki Connection Performs at the 40th New Orleans Jazz &
Heritage Festival May 2, 2009
Leroy Jones | Tricia Boutté | Katja Toivola | Todd Duke | Paul Longstreth
| Nobu Ozaki | Doug Belote
Read
more here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=32417
And
@ Donna's Bar & Grill April 29, 2009 -- More info here.
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New
Orleans Helsinki Connection esiintyy New Orleans Jazz & Heritage -festivaalilla,
2.5.2009
Leroy Jones | Tricia Boutté | Katja Toivola | Todd Duke | Paul Longstreth
| Nobu Ozaki | Doug Belote
Lue
lisää täältä
(Jazzrytmit).
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20.1.2009
THE
ULTIMATE
BALLAD
ALBUM
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SWEETER
THAN A SUMMER BREEZE
Leroy Jones’ Lush New Album Features Romantic Ballads
Perfect
for the Times
"Sweeter
Than A Summer Breeze" will be released on Valentine's Day, February
14th, 2009 and can be found at the Louisiana Music Factory (210
Decatur Street, N.O.LA 70130) and online on iTunes, CDBaby and Digstation.
The
release party, featuring Leroy Jones Quintet, will be held at Donna's Bar
& Grill (800 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA 70116) on February 14th,
2009, 9:30 pm.
More
information here.
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25.8.2008
NOHC
TO
BRAZIL!!
NOHC
BRASILIAAN!!
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"New
Orleans Helsinki Connection" a.k.a. Leroy Jones Quintet featuring
Tricia Boutté to Brazil
Leroy
Jones, Katja Toivola, Tricia Boutté, Paul Longstreth, Mitchell Player and
Thomas Rönnholm will be performing in Brazil September 4-12, 2008. The Jazz
Festival Brasil tour
includes the following cities: São
Paulo, Brasília,
Belo
Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Aracaju,
and Recife.
More
info: www.jazzfestivalbrasil.com.br
"New
Orleans Helsinki Connection" a.k.a. Leroy Jones Quintet featuring
Tricia Boutté Brasiliaan
Leroy Jones, Katja Toivola, Tricia Boutté, Paul Longstreth, Mitchell
Player ja Thomas Rönnholm esiintyvät Brasiliassa syyskuun 4.-12.2008. Jazz
Festival Brasil -kiertueeseen kuuluvat seuraavat kaupungit: São
Paulo, Brasília,
Belo
Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Aracaju
ja Recife.
Lisätietoa:
www.jazzfestivalbrasil.com.br
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30.7.2008
NOHC
live
on
OZ!!
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New
Orleans Helsinki Connectionin Satchmo SummerFest keikka radioidaan
WWOZ-kanavalla!
Sunnuntai
3.8.2008, 23:30-00:30 Suomen aikaa
Kuuntele
netissä -- klikkaa tästä ja valitse soitin: http://www.wwoz.org/programs/streams
New
Orleans Helsinki Connection's gig @ Satchmo SummerFest will be brodcasted
live on WWOZ!
Sunday
August 3, 2008, 3:30-4:30 pm New Orleans' time (US Central time)
Listen
online -- click here and choose your player: http://www.wwoz.org/programs/streams
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30.7.2008
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NEW
PICTURES FROM SONO'S GIG @ PORI JAZZ!
UUSIA
KUVIA SONON PORI JAZZ -KEIKALTA!
(And
if you havent' seen these yet... NOHC's gigs: DONNA'S,
COLUMNS
AND JAZZ PARK)
(Ja
jos et ole vielä nähnyt näitä... NOHC'n keikat: DONNA'S, COLUMNS
ja JAZZ PARK)
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21.9.2007
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New Orleans Helsinki
Connection: At Last now available @ CD
Baby!
New Orleans Helsinki
Connection: At Last nyt tilattavissa CD
Babysta!
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14.9.2007 |
NEW STORE PAGE - BUY
YOUR FAVORITE CDs HERE!!
UUSI KAUPPA-SIVU
- HANKI SUOSIKKILEVYSI TÄÄLTÄ!!
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12.7.2007 |
UUSIA MySpace -SIVUJA
Spirit Of New Orleans
Katja
Toivola
NEW MySpace
SITES:
Spirit Of New Orleans
Katja
Toivola
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11.5.2007 |
Spirit Of New Orleans
solistinaan Eeppi Ursin esiintyy Kalottjazz & Blues Festivalilla
Torniossa ja Haaparannalla 30.6.-1.7.2007.
Lisätietoa
täältä.
Spirit Of New Orleans featuring Eeppi Ursin is performing @ Kalottjazz
& Blues Festival in Tornio and Haparanda June 30 - July 1, 2007.
More information here.
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9.5.2007 |
Spirit Of New Orleans is performing with Yolanda Windsay @ Sildajazz
in August.
More information here.
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2.5.2007 |
NEW
RELEASE!!!
Leroy
Jones' new CD Soft Shoe now available!
More
info here.
BUY
SOFT SHOE @ LOUISIANA
MUSIC FACTORY
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...
OR DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM @
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30.3.2007 |
New
Orleans Helsinki Connection is performing
at French Quarter Festival and at Donna's Bar & Grill. More
information here.
New
Orleans Helsinki Connection esiintyy French Quarter Festivalilla ja
Donna's Bar & Grillissä New Orleansissa. Lisätietoa
täältä.
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8.1.2007 |
A lot of new links
on the links page... click here.
Linkkisivulla paljon uusia linkkejä...
klikkaa tästä.
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8.1.2007 |
Review
of Some Of These Days (OffBeat Magazine, 1/2007)
Some
Of These Days
-levyn arvostelu (OffBeat Magazine, 1/2007)
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27.12.2006 |
Leroy
& Katja in Bangkok (All About Jazz review)
Leroy
& Katja Bangkokissa (All About Jazz -arvostelu)
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27.4.2006 |
UUSI
LEVY TULOSSA!!!!
Spirit Of New Orleans: Some Of These Days julkaistaan 20.
toukokuuta!
Levyllä
solisteina Eeppi Ursin ja Leroy
Jones.
Lisätietoa
täältä...
NEW
RECORD COMING OUT!!!!
Spirit Of New Orleans: Some Of These Days will be released May 20
in Helsinki!
Featured soloists on the CD are Eeppi Ursin and Leroy Jones.
More information here...
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29.9.2005 |
Picture
galleries have been updated (SONO & NOHC).
Please check them out!
N.O. French
Quarter Fest, Wycliffe Gordon Ensemble sitting in with SONO at Storyville,
Baltic Jazz, JazzEspa.
Kuvakansioita
on päivitetty (SONO &
NOHC). Käykää kurkistamassa!
N.O. French
Quarter Fest, Wycliffe Gordon Ensemble jammaamassa SONOn kanssa
Storyvillessä, Baltic Jazz, JazzEspa.
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Hurricane related
information has been moved here.
New Orleansin tulvaan liityvät
kuvat ja tekstit on siirretty tänne.
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