Kermit Ruffins has performed on some of the world's biggest stages. With his trumpet in hand, the 59-year-old has taken jazz to the next note ever since his childhood days. "My uncle Percy Williams, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins was thrilled to welcome his first baby with girlfriend Harmonese Pleasant when she was shot outside ...

No one represents New Orleans culture quite like Kermit Ruffins. For decades, the trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader has kept the sound of the city moving forward, becoming one of the most ...

Comfortably nestled in the Mid-City District of New Orleans, the historic Tremé neighborhood is one of America’s loudest. Jazz music thrives in this 0.69-square-mile patch of NOLA land, especially at ...

Earlier this week Kermit Ruffins took to Instagram, as he often does, to address the way in which the city has attacked his establishment, The Mother-in-Law Lounge, while still allowing Bourbon Street ...

Ruffins is serving as a consultant on the show and is also one of its main characters, basically playing himself. Ruffins is playing a bandleader named Kermit who is dealing with the disastrous ...

New Orleans, like most of the rest of the country, enjoys Santa Claus as a favorite icon of the Christmas season. However, the Crescent City, being its usual quirky self, also favors its own Yuletide ...

Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins has performed around the world, but he's sharing how a personal tragedy involving gun violence has impacted his family and music. Oil prices remain volatile due to Iran war ...

Thursday night signaled a shift in the gestalt of New Orleans nightlife. Bucking 20 years of tradition, Kermit Ruffins kicked off, and concluded, his weekly gig at Vaughan’s before 11 p.m. – normally ...

Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins has retired from his longtime Thursday night residency at Vaughan's. He concluded his 20-plus years at Vaughan's, one of the best-known gigs in all of New Orleans music, with ...

Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins sprays a steady stream of lighter fluid on a small flame in his rolling barbecue pit, parked in front of Sydney’s Saloon on St. Bernard Avenue in New Orleans. He’s out of his ...

Five days later, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, Ruffins took the microphone at his club, packed with musicians, artists, second-line paraders, venue owners, lawyers and music fans. "I got real pissed and ...