New notes for old New Orleans sounds Music

International Herald Tribune;  February 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......and blues. Like many top New Orleans musicians, he was back in town for...amazing shared culture.'' New Orleans musicians have long been able deliver...Ain't That a Shame.''When New Orleans musicians play the old songs, what...

New Orleans Musicians Get Ironic Boost

AP Online;  May 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Writer AP Online 05-05-2006 Dateline: NEW ORLEANS It's not as if New Orleans' Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas, was searching...A gig in Austin, Texas kept her out of New Orleans when the disaster occurred. But after...After the Rain." Thomas isn't the only New Orleans star ...

After pain of Katrina, an ironic boost for New Orleans musicians

AP Worldstream;  May 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Writer AP Worldstream 05-05-2006 Dateline: NEW ORLEANS It is not as if New Orleans' Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas, was searching...A gig in Austin, Texas kept her out of New Orleans when the disaster occurred. But after...After the Rain." Thomas is not the only New Orleans ...

Benefit concert to help New Orleans musicians' clinic; Many left homeless,...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 8, 2007 ;     461 words ......set foot in New Orleans - post-Hurricane...music dies, New Orleans dies," said...musicians in New Orleans. Since the storm...particular, the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic, has...Church in New Orleans have been offering...will feature New ...

New Orleans' musical soul hasn't returned after Katrina

Winnipeg Free Press;  September 23, 2006 ;     602 words ......showing us what New Orleans looks like a...of Katrina on New Orleans' legendary music...large number of New Orleans' musicians to relocate...prepares to leave New Orleans for good. "This...stayed in New Orleans or returned to...if you live in ...

New Orleans musicians find a new home in Austin.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  March 13, 2006 ;     693 words ......a performance by A-list New Orleans musicians would be just another showcase...Wednesday. If you're from New Orleans, however, nothing has been...Ivan Neville, a member of New Orleans' most hallowed musical family...always been a sister city to New Orleans, to ...

New Orleans aftermath

New York Amsterdam News;  September 14, 2005 ;     586 words ......city jazz musicians is the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC). Many of these...We want to relocate our New Orleans musicians into the Lafayette/Acadiana...will also be assisting New Orleans musicians and accepting donations...

Listener Letters: New Orleans music

Talk of the Nation (NPR);  September 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ......questions and concerns about New Orleans' musicians. To answer some of those...ph), and he writes, `The New Orleans musicians need health care and a living...FREEDMAN: Yes, there is. The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic has been very effective...

New Orleans musicians sing sadder holiday tune.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  December 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Reich and Greg Kot Although anyone from New Orleans will be facing a tough Christmas this...Katrina and Rita swept away so much of New Orleans' famously robust nightlife. It's hard...trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, who's living in a New Orleans hotel while his damaged house is ...

New Orleans spirit plays on in Austin: Over a din of pain, musicians are...

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  March 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ......a performance by A-list New Orleans musicians would be just another showcase...Wednesday. If you're from New Orleans, however, nothing has been...Ivan Neville, a member of New Orleans' most hallowed musical family...always been a sister city to New Orleans, to ...

New Orleans band inspired by memory of murdered drummer

University Wire;  January 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Tragedy struck a New Orleans favorite when Hot...Shavers was murdered in New Orleans Dec. 28. According to New Orleans police reports, Shavers...Dumaine Street in New Orleans. The loss of Shavers...to Hot 8 and the New Orleans music scene. ...

Preserving the musical spirit of New Orleans In the aftermath of Katrina,...

The Boston Globe;  October 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Yet compared to many other New Orleans musicians, the members of the Preservation...will raise funds for the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund. Preservation...from books." For now, many New Orleans musicians are getting by with assistance...

Profile: New Orleans musicians fearful of city's future

NPR All Things Considered;  October 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......28-2005 Profile: New Orleans musicians fearful of city's...number of artists from New Orleans. Members of The Dirty...emotion of what kind of New Orleans could they potentially...be, you know--is New Orleans going to turn into...album to benefit New ...

New Orleans comes home to Chicago: Crescent City's wandering jazz artists...

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  September 25, 2006 ;     547 words ...Byline: Howard Reich Sep. 25--The city of New Orleans may never return to its full cultural...Chicago Symphony Orchestra into a gilded New Orleans roadhouse. Exuberant parade music and...to the enduring power of the music of New Orleans, even as that city languishes. In making...keeps ...

SOLD OUT IN NEW ORLEANS.(News)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  December 19, 2005 ;     348 words ......Nelson gave a sold-out New Orleans crowd something they'...just moved back to New Orleans in July, about a...resumed its City of New Orleans service to the city...hit, The City of New Orleans, recounts life on...Guthrie arrived in New Orleans on Thursday ...