Around The Jazz Internet: April 29, 2011

NPR | By Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published April 29, 2011 at 8:44 PM EDT

Where today, and every day, the late Duke of Ellington > the new Duke of Cambridge.

New Orleans Jazz Fest is here. The Times-Picayune's online coverage is a good place to start. WWOZ is broadcasting it. We'll have updates here at ABS coming soon. The Times-Pic's Treme coverage is pretty boss, too, and not just because they interviewed me. Finally, a T-P article about Congo Square.

Talk about your royal familes: The O'Farrills are profiled. Via Larry Rohter/The New York Times.

Dr. Lewis Porter's posts at the WBGO blog are really good at telling you why what you think you know about jazz is wrong. This week: "Jazz is the only truly American art form," and more.

In Philadelphia, bassist Warren Oree has written a jazz opera based on a 1951 slave riot. By Shaun Brady/Philadelphia Inquirer.

Jazz at Lincoln Center announces a partnership that will see the JALC Orchestra supporting a work of musical theater. By Will Friedwald/The Wall Street Journal.

On recent jazz meets country music connections, also by Will Friedwald/The Wall Street Journal.

Neil Tesser previews a Moutin Brothers gig, and tells the story of the great French musicians.

John Fordham looks back at Wynton Marsalis in 1986, for his 50 great moments in jazz series in The Guardian.

The Thread, the Duke Performances blog, has an interview with Guillermo Klein.

RVAJazz is changing editors, and the story behind its growth and founding therein is important for anyone concerned with DIY in jazz these days.

Darius Jones, who is from Richmond, talks about the South. Via Steve Dollar/Wall Street Journal.

The Smithsonian American History Museum blog looks at the great educator David Baker and his time at the Lenox School of Jazz. (If you don't know, now you know.)

The history of jazz: now for iPad.

All About Jazz has interviews and features with percussionist Trilok Gurtu and guitarist Bill Frisell.

Destination: Out has some Don Cherry in the '80s.

JazzWax has a variety of features up.

The Jazz Session speaks with drummer Adam Cruz and saxophonist Jon Gordon.

The Checkout features The Bad Plus' take on The Rite of Spring, with commentary.

Elsewhere at NPR Music:

New http://npr.org/villagevanguard shows announced! Roy Hargrove quintet, Mark Turner quartet (with Paul Motian), the Heath Brothers quartet, Jenny Scheinman's Mischief and Mayhem ...

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz this week features Bela Fleck.

JazzSet this week airs excerpts from the Gretchen Parlato and Conrad Herwig sets at Newport 2010.

Talking about zydeco pioneer Amede Ardoin, on weekend All Things Considered.