Good Morning Music Lovers! It’s the most wonderful time of the year; no
Andy Williams, not Christmas, Day 1 of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival, the unchallenged greatest music and culture event on the planet!
My hot picks –
If you are feeling Latin, start off with Rumba
Buena; If you want to go Cajun, dance by Jimmy Breaux & Friends. Next you can compare the traditional French-Louisiana sounds of Geno Delafose with
the Zydecajun style of Wayne Toups. I think Seeing Wayne at my very first JFest
in 1994 changed my life. Stay in the
Acadiana grove with Steve Riley or check out 3 distinctly different sounds at
about the same time: Laura Mvula, Brass-a-Holics, and Honey Island Swamp Band. Take a break with the cool sophisticated
stylings of Sasha Masakowski at Lagniappe (that’s the stage with seating!)
before checking out not your typical rock star, Shamarr Allen. Check out the interview of Carlos Santana
3:15-4 in the Grandstand. It’s Eric
Lindell next and my “Under-the Radar” pick, The Infamous Stringdusters. Close out with Aurora Nealand and 2 classic
sides of American music – Public Enemy or Santana!
Remember to practice the “Walk By”, stroll by the
many different stages to see bands that you have never heard of for a song or
two. I promise that you will discover
something fabulous you never even know existed.
Whatever adventures lie before you, remember to Go Hear Some Live Local Music!
