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It is generally agreed that jazz
was born in New Orleans, shaped in the early twentieth
century by the twin talents of Louis Armstrong
and Joe "King" Oliver from a diverse
heritage of African and Caribbean slave music,
Civil War brass bands, plantation spirituals,
black church music and work songs. It suits the
city well: hard to define, improvisational, and
ranging from melancholic to jubilant, upmarket
to downright seedy.
Local, world-class musicians , including
the multitalented Marsalis family and trumpeters
Terence Blanchard, Irvin Mayfield and Nicholas
Payton all perform regularly. Of the pianists,
don't miss Henry Butler - whose superb, superfast
modern jazz is matched by his mean R&B and
blues repertoire. Two of the city's best-loved
performers, trumpeters Kermit Ruffins and younger
pup James Andrews, can always be counted on for
a good show. Both cut their teeth in local brass
bands , the ragtag groups who blast out New Orleans'
homegrown party music, born from the city's long
tradition of street parades. Regulars on the circuit
include the ReBirth (Ruffins' old crew); the Lil
Rascals, New Birth and Hot 8 brass bands, whose
ear-splitting spin on traditional tunes is as
big a hit in the parades as in the jazz clubs;
Soul Rebels and Coolbone, who mix a cacophony
of horns with hard funk, hip-hop and reggae, have
a fresh "street" sound.
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New
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April 22 - May 1, 2005
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