Archive for May 2nd, 2008
Jazzfest day two: and the rains came
By Tom Teicholz at 2 May, 2008, 5:15 pm
Day two of Jazzfest was cloudy –which made the temperature just perfect. That is, until the rain came which did in intermittent showers that never really stopped or deterred anyone from making or listening to music.
Among that artists we saw were:Art Neville from the famous Neville family.
John Hammond, the famous folk, blues performer
and Mr. Steveland [...]
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By Tom Teicholz at 2 May, 2008, 8:28 am
Day one at Jazzfest:Thursday was a hot one, with the occasional clouds and wind giving a break. But there was a healthy crowd there for a Thursday and some fine music as well.
Although I walked around and dabbled here and there I ended up spending most of the day at the Gentilly tent. It was [...]
New Orleans rising what the folks are saying
By Tom Teicholz at 2 May, 2008, 8:09 am
In my travels around the city, I’ve been having conversations about how it’s all going post Katrina. One cabdriver, who grew up in Los Angeles, told me he moved to New Orleans post-Katrina, working construction and clean up, which he said was good pay until a lot of other people got the same idea and [...]
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