tomorrow is the first day of the great new orleans music festival, jazzfest. it covers this coming weekend & the next one. the always elegant mr allan toussaint graces this years poster. his just released album, the bright mississippi, is an interesting new orleans' treatment of jazz standards.
the line-ups for both weekends looks strong. tomorrow's(april 24th) lineup has national acts(drive by truckers & spoon), louisiana regional acts(tab benoit, rockin' dopsie)& specific new orleans acts(henry butler, trombone shorty)i'd love to see. & that's not including the gospel tent. this kind of diversity is the signature of the fest. well, that & the food. it just gets better as the festival goes on.
it's also quite nice to see the nevilles taking their rightful place again as closers for the whole fest on sunday, may 3rd. they returned last year for the first time since katrina. their absence during the interim said it all.
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