Mix Haitian voodoo drum ceremonies with avant-garde jazz and you have King Tears Bat Trip. This Seattle-based band rocks four full drum kits, a saxophone, a guitar with all six strings tuned to G, and ...

A music festival named the Voodoo Experience. Staged in New Orleans, the home of Mardi Gras. On Halloween weekend. Might folks costume? Oh, yes. Friday’s attendees included Frank, the giant scary ...

When one examines the role rhythm plays in jazz, it's a complicated affair. The early introduction of European instruments, which essentially make up the modern jazz drummer's kit, brought with it the ...

NEW YORK - Frisner Augustin, a Haitian Voodoo master drummer whose deep knowledge of traditional rhythms and leadership of the Brooklyn-based Troupe Makandal made him a major force in preserving and ...

Voodoo Fest 2017 will send high-octane music acts, interactive art installations and costumed revelers to City Park from Oct. 27 through Oct. 29. Here's your guide to all the nitty-gritty details, ...

Despite the deluge that swamped City Park on Monday, the Voodoo Music Experience opened Friday morning with the grounds in relatively good shape. Relatively. Under a brilliant blue sky, the WWOZ/Soca ...