It’s fitting, in a way, that Freddie Long is closing this year’s Alive @ 5 season, because there might be no other musician to speak as highly of Frederick as Freddie Long. “Ever since I started music ...

The first time I saw the Freddie Long Band play was at the Hurricane Katrina benefit, held at the Holiday Inn on Sept. 11, 2005. I have yet to see this group since. As I learned from a recent meeting ...