Willie Puckett Jr., the pioneering New Orleans bounce music dancer turned Take Fo’ Records recording artist, died May 3 of respiratory failure brought on by cancer. He was 50.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new sound is taking shape in New Orleans, one that blends the soul of jazz with the energy of bounce. It’s called “Jazz Bounce,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Willie Puckett Jr., New Orleans bounce dancer and rapper, has died at 50. The scene is remembering his records and moves.

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 ...

Big Freedia will return to Paper Tiger on Sunday, January 19. And since it’s Sunday, y’all know she’s gonna take us to church. The New Orleans artist has been making waves since the 2000s, helping ...

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NEW ORLEANS — A new sound is taking shape in New Orleans, one that blends the soul of jazz with the energy of bounce. It’s called “Jazz Bounce,” and the movement behind it is growing quickly, from ...