Contents: Jazz Fest: the first 50 years / by Keith Spera -- Heritage, craft, and culture / by Rachel Lyons -- Quint Davis and Jazz Fest / by Karen Celestan -- Food fête / by Rachel Lyons -- The music and musicians of the New Orleans Jazz Festival / by Robert H. Cataliotti -- Off the stage, around the grounds / by Rachel Lyons.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ JAZTrombone Shorty
Summary: Trombone Shorty's latest album captures the spirit and essence of the Big Easy while redefining its sound. It blazes through a mix of '70s funk, rock, hip-hop, and R&B.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ TROSummary: New Orleans developed a unique funk sound. Many slaves were brought from Haiti and brought with them the religion of Voodoo and its drums and music. Jazz funeral marching bands were solemn brass bands accompanying a coffin and would, on burial, be joined by a second line of drummers and dancers which would turn the event into a celebration of the spirit cutting free from earth. The backline...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2013