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A New Orleans music icon gets her own Mardi Gras float and throw at 2025 Freret parade
You saw Soul Queen Irma Thomas sing with Mick Jagger at Jazz Fest last spring. Now, you’ll see a statue of the Crescent City ...
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Kansas City and New Orleans: A jazz connection that runs deep
Walk down almost any street, and you're bound to hear the unmistakable sounds of brass bands, saxophones, and syncopated beats filling the air. As Greg Lambousy, Director of the New Orleans Jazz ...
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Louis Armstrong show at New Orleans Jazz Museum is 'the beginning of all that jazz became'
As local high school marching bands fill the streets with rolling thunder over the next couple of weeks, consider the battered cornet on view at the New Orleans Jazz Museum exhibition “It All ...
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American Routes Shortcuts: Evan Christopher
Evan Christopher began playing clarinet in junior high school in Long Beach, CA. His first introduction to New Orleans music ...
Pregame Show, National Anthem Honor New Orleans Music Scene
The Super Bowl’s pregame performers are all Louisiana natives, in a nod to the host city’s rich musical legacy. Jon Batiste, ...
Super Bowl 2025 national anthem: Jon Batiste's jazzy riff soared
Super Bowl 2025 pregame songs were a soulful celebration, from Jon Batiste's national anthem to "America the Beautiful" and the Black national anthem.