“Jazz bounce is a fusion of jazz music and bounce music,” said Brent Craige, founder of Newtral Groundz.

A new genre called ‘Jazz Bounce’ is emerging in New Orleans, blending jazz’s melodic improvisation with bounce music’s rhythmic energy. Founded by Brent Craige of Newtral Groundz, the movement seeks ...

If you need a little Bounce in your life, you might want to attend the New Orleans Bounce Awards. It takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. at Rosenwald Gym in Central City.The event is the first of its kind ...

Do jazz and bounce belong together? A New Orleans digital media company is trying to build a brand for a hybrid of two of the city’s signature sounds. That digital media company, Newtral Groundz, has ...

A Big Freedia show is typically a twerk-a-thon of booty-bouncing dancers. But throughout the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, fans have seen a different side of the Queen of Bounce. This ...

Big Freedia may be best known as the queen of bounce music, a New Orleans icon, and the standout feature on Beyonce's "Break My Soul." For now, anyway. With her new album, Pressing Onward, she just ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you think about music in New Orleans — you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Big Freedia, ...

For eight days, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival brings hundreds of legendary musicians to the city. When the official ...