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Honoring Fallen Musicians: Tributes to Buckwheat Zydeco at Festival International and Jazz Fest

April 24, 2017 by: Dan Willging

A TRIBUTE TO BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO: SATURDAY, MAY 6—BLUES TENT, 2:35 P.M.

 

“Buckwheat is special to the whole world,” says Corey “Lil Pop” Ledet, zydeco accordionist and participant in the upcoming Festival International and Jazz Fest tributes to zydeco’s global ambassador. “In my opinion, he was a gift to Planet Earth.”

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Buckwheat ZydecoC.J. ChenierCorey LedetFestival International de LousianeJazz FestNathan WilliamsNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

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