A way of life.Kid Merv: I miss playing in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded ; there's not a day that I don't think about it. I miss the Second Line on Sundays after church and a spot in the Sixth Ward called Joe's. Every day, musicians go to Joe's to pick up gigs or have drinks or take a break between gigs. All the musicians, we were a family there. Now, some of them are back in New Orleans, some are in Houston commuting to New Orleans and the rest are scattered across the country. We are proving that New Orleans jazz New Orleans Jazz can refer to:
Scott Chernis is a San-Francisco-based photographer whose work has covered the music and culture of New Orleans The people and culture of New Orleans have made New Orleans, Louisiana unique among and distinct from other cities in the United States, including other Southern U.S. cities. New Orleans in modern times has been described as being not a Southern city but a Caribbean city. and San Francisco's North Beach Jazz Festival. www.scottchernis.com. |
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