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Celebrating Puerto Rico: Jazz Fest features everything Puerto Rican from music to food

April 24, 2023 by: Steve Hochman

After Puerto Rico was devastated by both Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, plans were made for the island’s rich heritage to be showcased as the Cultural Exchange for the 2020 Jazz Fest. Valerie Guillet, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s Cultural Exchange Pavilion coordinator, quickly turned to Puerto Rican musician and educator

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