2016 OffBeat "Best of the Beat" Award Nominations: Best Contemporary Jazz Artist Best Contemporary Jazz Album with "Dogs" Album of the Year with "Dogs" Best Other Instrument (Mike Dillon, Vibes) Best Drummer (Johnny Vidacovich) Best Bass Player (James Singleton) OffBeat's 2016 Lifetime Achievement in Music winner:  Johnny Vidacovich Everybody knows about New Orleans’ rich musical tradition – but an even more deeply rooted tradition in the Crescent City is one of perpetual reinvention. It’s a city that’s been reborn countless times over the course of its multi-cultural history, a legacy vibrantly reflected in its music. With the release of their debut album, Dogs, in 2016, the Nolatet – vibraphonist Mike Dillon, pianist Brian Haas, bassist James Singleton and drummer Johnny Vidacovich – added their own new twist to the New Orleans tradition. Now the quartet returns with their much-anticipated follow-up, ‘No Revenge Necessary,’ which takes the music through as many winding turns and colorful pathways as a Second Line parade route.