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Article: Jazz currents swirl through the music of New Orleans and Havana.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2005
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Byline: David Cazares
HAVANA _ The troubling images of New Orleans left in chaos and pain by Katrina astounded people around the world, but it broke hearts here. Centuries of commerce, migration, history and music bind these two cities, and musicians at this year's international jazz festival gave props to the Crescent City in their common language.
Two of Cuba's most prolific composers and internationally acclaimed bandleaders composed musical tributes to New Orleans and its people. Flautist Jose Luis Cortes of NG La Banda and jazz pianist Chucho Valdes want musicians and residents of New Orleans to know Cubans are with them as they rebuild.
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