The New Orleans Jazz Museum and Jazz Foundation of America presents a live performance by DPRAM (Don Paul and Rivers Answer Moons) on Wednesday, September 3rd at 2:00 PM CDT inside the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The band features Don Paul, Roger Lewis, Kirk Joseph, Don Vappie, Herman LeBeaux and Alexey Marti. They’ll perform from their album LOUISIANA STORIES (#1 Crossover Jazz album in North America the past nine Weeks) and will conclude with a Tribute to the great musicians and teachers Kidd Jordan and Hamiet Bluiett.
This program takes place inside our third floor Performance Center, listening room. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first serve.
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2025 and DPRAM
2025 is so far very kind to Don Paul and Rivers Answer Moons (DPRAM). Their 2-CD Album LOUISIANA STORIES came out in January. It's since spent 21 straight Weeks in Charts across North America. This past Week, ending June 28, it was again #2 among all Jazz Albums in Roots Music Reports' Chart from Plays over 225 Radio-Stations. It also repeated as #1 among Crossover Jazz Albums. It was #8 among all Albums in Louisiana after reaching #6 the prior Week.
for more listening check out
"The DREAMERS and the BELIEVERS" Trakc that All About Jazz made a Song of the Day--
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/track-the-dreamers-and-the-believers-by-don-paul
DON V on the Banjo at our Launch-Party last December--
https://donpaul.substack.com/p/don-vappie-the-banjo-cuts-right-through
KIRK JOSEPH on his role with the Sousaphone--
https://donpaul.substack.com/p/a-threading-1-through-louisiana-stories
ROGER LEWIS on the music being "so spiritual"
https://donpaul.substack.com/p/this-music-is-spiritual-roger-lewis
HERMAN LEBEAUX on the "Roux" that formed LOUISIANA STORIES.
https://donpaul.substack.com/p/hermans-roue-louisiana-stories-launch
The Track "Something You Got" is a nice preview, too. ALEXEY is prominent in its groove.
https://donpaul.substack.com/p/1-and-3-worldwide-something-you-got