Raphaël Bas

Thomas Cole contributing writer of Offbeat interviews Raphael Bas.

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(photo by Dinah Rogers, Mid-City Messenger) 

Live music was provided by Raphael Bas and Harmonouche at the 14th annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party. 

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Raphael performed live from home for the New Orleans Jazz Museum virtual concerts. This program hosts virtual concerts with an exciting mix of talented Jazz musicians, all performing from their homes.

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A great article that includes an interview with Nina Compton recently published in American Way that gives a shout out to Raphael Bas' lunch time shows at Bacchanal. Thanks Nina!

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The vibrant spirit of New Orleans was alive in RiNo this weekend as Bacchanal x Denver took over the parking lot of The Source Market Hall + Hotel. 

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Interview with WWLTV at the Meridien Hotel where Harmonouche was playing to support summer activities in New Orleans.

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Randy Clement grew up in uptown New Orleans, right along Constance Street. The avocado tree he planted as a kid still stands tall. 

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There’s a lot going on in Harmonouche’s music—for one thing, they’re about the only non-blues band I can think of that’s led by a harmonica player, and they have four diverse soloists in the lineup. But what grabs me most…

Everything old is new again in the capable hands of Raphael Bas and Harmonouche. His band—the name combines harmonious, harmonica, and “manouche,” the French term for Gypsy jazz—tosses Gypsy swing and other trad jazz together with the diatonic harmonica (usually…

Jazz guitarist Raphael Bas says French Quarter Festival is as close as it gets in the U.S. to the music festival he grew up attending with his family in Bourges, France.

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