papafrog
10-03-2007, 09:13 PM
Jazz Awareness Month
At the French Market for the Entire Month of October
October 5-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2007
Each weekend in October, 2007, the French Market will present Jazz music
throughout the French/Flea Market to pay tribute to the music which is
completely spontaneous and genuine and so deeply associated with New Orleans.
?JAZZ AWARENESS began statewide in 1980, but in recent years this event has
not had the attention it deserves,? says Kenneth Ferdinand, Executive
Director
of the French Market. ?Jazz is an original American art form and has played
an important role in New Orleans? history and culture,? Ferdinand added.
?Now three decades old, JAZZ AWARENESS MONTH in October was the first annual
celebration of this original American art form. Created in the state of its
birth by the Louisiana Jazz Federation, JAM brings together fans and players
of all jazz forms to perpetuate the most creative music in the world,? added
Jason Patterson, Program Director, New Orleans Jazz Centennial Celebration.
Performances for Jazz Awareness Month are as follows:
Fri. Oct. 5 Greg Stafford
5-7 pm
Washington Artillery Park
(across from Jackson Square)
Sat. Oct. 6 Paulin Brothers Brass Band
1-3 pm
Flea Market
Sat. Oct. 6 Jazzman Brass Band
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Street
Sun. Oct. 7 Pin Stripe Brass Band
1-3 pm
Flea Market
Sat. Oct. 13 Kirk Joseph Tuba Choir Tuba Tuba Tuba
10:30 ? 11am
Washington Artillery Park
(across from Jackson Square)
Sat. Oct. 13 Royal Players
11 am-1 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sat. Oct. 13 New Wave Brass Band
1-3 pm
Flea Market
Sun., Oct. 14 Doreen Ketchum
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sat., Oct. 20 Tim Laughlin
in a Tribute to Pete Fountain
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sun. Oct. 21 Lars Edegran
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sat., Oct. 27 Dr. Michael White
in a Tribute to George Lewis
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sun., Oct. 28 Detroit Brooks & the Percolators
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Tuba Tuba Tuba
October 13, 2007
10:30 am
Washington Artillery Park
(Across from Jackson Square)
The French Market will present Tuba Tuba Tuba in Washington Artillery Park
across from Jackson Square at 10:30 am. 14
Tuba players coordinated by Kirk Joseph will form a Tuba Choir
performing and paying tribute to the late beloved Tuba Fats. At 11
am the Tuba Choir will second line to Dumaine and Decatur where the
musical celebration will be continued with The Royal Players.
?Tuba Fats was a living legend and now I am passing that style to the next
generation. His legend will live on,? Kirk Joseph stated.
Anthony ?Tuba Fats? Lacen was New Orleans? most famous tuba player with a
career that spanned more than 40 years. He played traditional jazz and
blues, with virtually all of New Orleans? Brass Bands: Gibson, Doc Pauline,
Olympian, Tuxedo and he was a founding member of the Dirty Dozen.
His nickname came in 1970, he said courtesy of Jerome Smith of the
Tambourine & Fan organization and Fats always maintained, ?New
Orleans? musicians have a certain feeling in their music that peoples
like. It?s that beat; we?ve got that beat.? Tuba Fats traveled
extensively on numerous occasions in Europe, the Far East, Australia,
South America and Russia, but when in town The Chosen Few Brass Band
was known for performing almost every day in Jackson Square in the
French Quarter. Lacen is credited with helping jazz banjoist Danny
Barker rekindle interest in Brass Band jazz.
Sat. Oct. 13 Kirk Joseph Tuba Choir Tuba Tuba Tuba
10:30 ? 11am
Washington Artillery Park
(across from Jackson Square)
* Tuba Players
1. Kirk Joseph
2. Al Carson
3. Edgar Smith
4. Walter Payton
5. Ben Jeffe
6. Mark Smith
7. Philip Fraser
8. Matt Perine
9. Woody Penovich
10. Jeffrey Hill
11. Rob Speno
12. Craig Klein
13. Jerry Dalmien
14. Demetrius Smith
15. Bennie Pete
16. Tim
17. Lucien Barbarin
Drummers
1. Lionel Batiste
2. Benny Jones
Sat. Oct. 13 Royal Players
11 am-1 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
A Tribute to Pete Fountain
October 20, 2007
2:00 pm
Dumaine and Decatur Streets
Continuing the month long celebration, on Saturday, October 20 at 2:00 pm,
the French Market will present Tim Laughlin in a tribute to Pete Fountain.
Peter Dewey Fountain, Jr. says, ?Jazz has a sound that would never be
written in stone, which would always be brand new because it is pure
personal.?
Over the years, Pete has kept New Orleans Jazz alive in his own club in New
Orleans and later on the Gulf Coast. Pete Fountain has always been
considered an ambassador of New Orleans Jazz as he performs his music
on guest
appearances on network television and specials. Some of the
highlights have been such classics as the Ed Sullivan, Bing Crosby,
Bob Hope and Andy Williams
specials. More recently his credits include A Close Up of Pete
Fountain, Super Bowl Saturday Night and National Memorial Day
Concerts. He also performed 59 times on Johnny Carson?s ?The Tonight
Show.?
Pete Fountain plans to attend the tribute but will not be playing. Kenny
Ferdinand says, ?The French Market is pleased to honor this man who has truly
for decades been an ambassador of New Orleans Jazz.?
With the beginning of the twenty-first century comes a core of musicians
with fresh and imaginative ideas for this timeless American art form
known as ?
jazz?. This is especially true in New Orleans and clarinetist Tim
Laughlin is
indeed one of these musicians. Tim Laughlin was born and raised in New
Orleans, a city constantly re-inventing itself. His style and sound
are uniquely his own, contrasting the classic style he grew up
listening to and the contemporary influences of many and in particular
Pete Fountain.
A Tribute to George Lewis
October 27, 2007
2:00 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Saturday, October 27, 2007, Dr. Michael G. White and his band will perform a
tribute to George Lewis. Dr. White says, ?George was responsible for the
Europeans to come to New Orleans to hear Jazz during the 1950?s. He recorded
200 records.? George Lewis was a jazz clarinetist who was born in the French
Quarter. During his career, he played with Chris Kelly, Buddie Petit and
Kid Ory. George played regularly at Preservation Hall until shortly
before his death in 1969.
Dr. Michael White began his musical career in his late teens blowing with
veteran trumpeter Doc Paulin?s Brass Band. He admits, ?I just kind of cut
loose. I?ve always listened to and always liked the best of all kinds
of jazz.? A New Orleans native, Dr. White has primarily led an urban
life as a jazz musician and professor at Xavier University where he
teaches
African-American Music. He began playing clarinet in classical
settings and moved on to perform with brass bands.
?The French Market will present an exciting line up of music each weekend in
October honoring Jazz Awareness Month and bring live music back to the
French/Flea Market,? Kenny Ferdinand said.
Co-sponsoring the Jazz Awareness Month with the French Market Corporation is
the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation.
At the French Market for the Entire Month of October
October 5-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2007
Each weekend in October, 2007, the French Market will present Jazz music
throughout the French/Flea Market to pay tribute to the music which is
completely spontaneous and genuine and so deeply associated with New Orleans.
?JAZZ AWARENESS began statewide in 1980, but in recent years this event has
not had the attention it deserves,? says Kenneth Ferdinand, Executive
Director
of the French Market. ?Jazz is an original American art form and has played
an important role in New Orleans? history and culture,? Ferdinand added.
?Now three decades old, JAZZ AWARENESS MONTH in October was the first annual
celebration of this original American art form. Created in the state of its
birth by the Louisiana Jazz Federation, JAM brings together fans and players
of all jazz forms to perpetuate the most creative music in the world,? added
Jason Patterson, Program Director, New Orleans Jazz Centennial Celebration.
Performances for Jazz Awareness Month are as follows:
Fri. Oct. 5 Greg Stafford
5-7 pm
Washington Artillery Park
(across from Jackson Square)
Sat. Oct. 6 Paulin Brothers Brass Band
1-3 pm
Flea Market
Sat. Oct. 6 Jazzman Brass Band
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Street
Sun. Oct. 7 Pin Stripe Brass Band
1-3 pm
Flea Market
Sat. Oct. 13 Kirk Joseph Tuba Choir Tuba Tuba Tuba
10:30 ? 11am
Washington Artillery Park
(across from Jackson Square)
Sat. Oct. 13 Royal Players
11 am-1 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sat. Oct. 13 New Wave Brass Band
1-3 pm
Flea Market
Sun., Oct. 14 Doreen Ketchum
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sat., Oct. 20 Tim Laughlin
in a Tribute to Pete Fountain
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sun. Oct. 21 Lars Edegran
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sat., Oct. 27 Dr. Michael White
in a Tribute to George Lewis
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Sun., Oct. 28 Detroit Brooks & the Percolators
2-4 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Tuba Tuba Tuba
October 13, 2007
10:30 am
Washington Artillery Park
(Across from Jackson Square)
The French Market will present Tuba Tuba Tuba in Washington Artillery Park
across from Jackson Square at 10:30 am. 14
Tuba players coordinated by Kirk Joseph will form a Tuba Choir
performing and paying tribute to the late beloved Tuba Fats. At 11
am the Tuba Choir will second line to Dumaine and Decatur where the
musical celebration will be continued with The Royal Players.
?Tuba Fats was a living legend and now I am passing that style to the next
generation. His legend will live on,? Kirk Joseph stated.
Anthony ?Tuba Fats? Lacen was New Orleans? most famous tuba player with a
career that spanned more than 40 years. He played traditional jazz and
blues, with virtually all of New Orleans? Brass Bands: Gibson, Doc Pauline,
Olympian, Tuxedo and he was a founding member of the Dirty Dozen.
His nickname came in 1970, he said courtesy of Jerome Smith of the
Tambourine & Fan organization and Fats always maintained, ?New
Orleans? musicians have a certain feeling in their music that peoples
like. It?s that beat; we?ve got that beat.? Tuba Fats traveled
extensively on numerous occasions in Europe, the Far East, Australia,
South America and Russia, but when in town The Chosen Few Brass Band
was known for performing almost every day in Jackson Square in the
French Quarter. Lacen is credited with helping jazz banjoist Danny
Barker rekindle interest in Brass Band jazz.
Sat. Oct. 13 Kirk Joseph Tuba Choir Tuba Tuba Tuba
10:30 ? 11am
Washington Artillery Park
(across from Jackson Square)
* Tuba Players
1. Kirk Joseph
2. Al Carson
3. Edgar Smith
4. Walter Payton
5. Ben Jeffe
6. Mark Smith
7. Philip Fraser
8. Matt Perine
9. Woody Penovich
10. Jeffrey Hill
11. Rob Speno
12. Craig Klein
13. Jerry Dalmien
14. Demetrius Smith
15. Bennie Pete
16. Tim
17. Lucien Barbarin
Drummers
1. Lionel Batiste
2. Benny Jones
Sat. Oct. 13 Royal Players
11 am-1 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
A Tribute to Pete Fountain
October 20, 2007
2:00 pm
Dumaine and Decatur Streets
Continuing the month long celebration, on Saturday, October 20 at 2:00 pm,
the French Market will present Tim Laughlin in a tribute to Pete Fountain.
Peter Dewey Fountain, Jr. says, ?Jazz has a sound that would never be
written in stone, which would always be brand new because it is pure
personal.?
Over the years, Pete has kept New Orleans Jazz alive in his own club in New
Orleans and later on the Gulf Coast. Pete Fountain has always been
considered an ambassador of New Orleans Jazz as he performs his music
on guest
appearances on network television and specials. Some of the
highlights have been such classics as the Ed Sullivan, Bing Crosby,
Bob Hope and Andy Williams
specials. More recently his credits include A Close Up of Pete
Fountain, Super Bowl Saturday Night and National Memorial Day
Concerts. He also performed 59 times on Johnny Carson?s ?The Tonight
Show.?
Pete Fountain plans to attend the tribute but will not be playing. Kenny
Ferdinand says, ?The French Market is pleased to honor this man who has truly
for decades been an ambassador of New Orleans Jazz.?
With the beginning of the twenty-first century comes a core of musicians
with fresh and imaginative ideas for this timeless American art form
known as ?
jazz?. This is especially true in New Orleans and clarinetist Tim
Laughlin is
indeed one of these musicians. Tim Laughlin was born and raised in New
Orleans, a city constantly re-inventing itself. His style and sound
are uniquely his own, contrasting the classic style he grew up
listening to and the contemporary influences of many and in particular
Pete Fountain.
A Tribute to George Lewis
October 27, 2007
2:00 pm
Dumaine & Decatur Streets
Saturday, October 27, 2007, Dr. Michael G. White and his band will perform a
tribute to George Lewis. Dr. White says, ?George was responsible for the
Europeans to come to New Orleans to hear Jazz during the 1950?s. He recorded
200 records.? George Lewis was a jazz clarinetist who was born in the French
Quarter. During his career, he played with Chris Kelly, Buddie Petit and
Kid Ory. George played regularly at Preservation Hall until shortly
before his death in 1969.
Dr. Michael White began his musical career in his late teens blowing with
veteran trumpeter Doc Paulin?s Brass Band. He admits, ?I just kind of cut
loose. I?ve always listened to and always liked the best of all kinds
of jazz.? A New Orleans native, Dr. White has primarily led an urban
life as a jazz musician and professor at Xavier University where he
teaches
African-American Music. He began playing clarinet in classical
settings and moved on to perform with brass bands.
?The French Market will present an exciting line up of music each weekend in
October honoring Jazz Awareness Month and bring live music back to the
French/Flea Market,? Kenny Ferdinand said.
Co-sponsoring the Jazz Awareness Month with the French Market Corporation is
the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation.