Early on her new album “Second Line,” Dawn Richard softly asks, “What does it mean to second line?” “To give the good footwork with the good work,” she replies over the light, bouncy synthesizer ...

...we can see the reanimated spirit of those early proto-jazz musicians in New Orleans echoing through the culture, hundreds of millions of people entirely unaware that they were dancing and listening ...

The music has evolved into all kinds of styles, but people everywhere recognize and respond to the traditional sound. And when they hear it, they can’t help but be moved by the second line, whether or ...