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Building Lessons
In the months after Hurricane Katrina, experts pointed to the Netherlands as an example for how to stave off potential flooding. Late last fall, six American and Dutch architects were […]
The Bands Played On
Not even a hurricane can stop music in New Orleans, though it took some work to bring it back. Music is the food of life in New Orleans, as ubiquitous […]
One Year Later
Wynton Marsalis and chef Emeril Lagasse will team up as part of a three-day New Orleans Cultural Tribute observing Katrina’s one-year anniversary. Events include the Ambassador of Swing Talent Search […]
Citizen Marsalis
Photos courtesy of Paula Burch/Tulane University I always see progress; I’m not a doomsayer,” says Wynton Marsalis. He’s reflecting on the difference in the condition of his beloved hometown […]
Katrina Blues
It is more than a little strange to be back in New Orleans on the first cool-ish night of autumn after the summer that would never end. That mustard gas […]
Music Is the Key
Subscribers Jules and Saskia Hartogs. As I write this, I’m freshly returned from a two-week vacation in Amsterdam and Paris. We planned our trip to Amsterdam as an entry way […]
Jay Weigel, The River May Cry (Independent)
The oratorio “The River May Cry” was commissioned for the opening of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in August 2003. Although referred to in the liner notes as both […]
Abrams Lets the Audience Decide
Abrams Lets The Audience Decide “I never talk about the music before people hear it,” declared pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams in answer to a request for a phone interview. Abrams, […]
Hot Fun at SummerFest
They said it was impossible. No one would come. A festival in the heat of a New Orleans August? No way! But Satchmo SummerFest is working, and getting bigger and […]
John Boudreaux
Talkin’ ’bout New Orleans: John Boudreaux
