http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/23/still-stirring-up-the-pot/ New Orleans and Louisiana Music, Food, and Art News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:05:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-beta2-17056 http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/23/still-stirring-up-the-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Gary Edwards Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:51:42 +0000 http://www.offbeat.com/?p=62575#comment-375 If anything good came from Katrina, it seems to be a greater degree of cooperation/coordination among musicians, writers, etc. Perhaps that increased partnering of various artists have helped the industry survive in spite of the enormous obstacles created by the various City agencies, etc. I just spent the week at Umbria Jazz in Italy, and spoke with many world famous musicians who LOVE New Orleans and it's music. I had a long conversation with Monty Alexander who told me things about the New Orleans/Jamaican connection that were most enlightening. Monty reminded me that Troy Davis had been in his band for some years. So much of the music of the modern world has been influenced by New Orleans music in many areas. Is there any other City in the USA that has such a wonderful reputation in ANY of the arts? What can possibly be the reason that the City government turns not only a "blind eye" to the musical culture but a downright "evil eye" to one area that is unquestionably recognized in the world as a "success story" that every other city can only wish for! It just can not be that difficult to see the connection with the success of the City and the success of the music industry, can it? If anything good came from Katrina, it seems to be a greater degree of cooperation/coordination among musicians, writers, etc. Perhaps that increased partnering of various artists have helped the industry survive in spite of the enormous obstacles created by the various City agencies, etc. I just spent the week at Umbria Jazz in Italy, and spoke with many world famous musicians who LOVE New Orleans and it's music. I had a long conversation with Monty Alexander who told me things about the New Orleans/Jamaican connection that were most enlightening. Monty reminded me that Troy Davis had been in his band for some years. So much of the music of the modern world has been influenced by New Orleans music in many areas. Is there any other City in the USA that has such a wonderful reputation in ANY of the arts? What can possibly be the reason that the City government turns not only a “blind eye” to the musical culture but a downright “evil eye” to one area that is unquestionably recognized in the world as a “success story” that every other city can only wish for! It just can not be that difficult to see the connection with the success of the City and the success of the music industry, can it?

]]> http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/23/still-stirring-up-the-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-339 fripp Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:25:32 +0000 http://www.offbeat.com/?p=62575#comment-339 davis rogan, that's credible. unh hun davis rogan, that's credible. unh hun

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