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Cajun Zydeco Festival to feature Grammy-winning artist
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “It’s like my birthday party every day,” says Chubby Carrier of his shows since winning a Grammy award. The zydeco
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The Links Inc. honors community leaders during civic luncheon in N.O.
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports Several Baton Rouge and New Orleans community leaders were honored on May 27 at a civic luncheon, one of several
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By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer In 1919, legendary composer Irving Berlin wrote these words: “A pretty girl is like a melody that haunts you night and day.” The reverse ... A Sunday revival: The return of jazz in the evening
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer New Orleans boasts a history of early Sunday evening jazz gigs. Some might still fondly remember when drummer Smokey Johnson would hold court at Gerry’s club off ... It’s Jazz Fest Time
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer Jazz Fest. That’s what we call the annual musical extravaganza that this year falls later in the spring than usual: April 29-May 1 ... Jazz Fest- First weekend picks
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer There are now high tech methods of sorting out what acts one plans to see at Jazz Fest. You can go to the ... City issues reminders in advance of 2011 Jazz Fest
With the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival set to open at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Friday, April 29, city officials issued a reminder last week regarding the ... A hodgepodge of musical notes
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer A Love Letter to New Orleans If it seems as if Irvin Mayfield is omnipresent, that's because he just is. The trumpeter ...
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