New Orleans - The Big Easy One Year After The Big One

It's been a year since Katrina took it's toll on New Orleans, and it's all over the news. But this is a music blog, so I wanted to highlight some of the activity surrounding this one year anniversary...

Ivan Neville and Stevie Wonder join Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John and Yolanda Adams in a live concert billed as "New Orleans: Rebuilding the Soul of America...One Year Later." Proceeds benefiting the Rebuild The Soul Of America (RSOA) Charitable Trust. This is an amazing three day group of events.

Sources: Billboard & Official Website www.celebratejazz.org

On September 20th, 2005, Madison Square Garden hosted a concert for the Gulf Coast to support the long-term relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. The DVD 'From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans' is available on Rhino Entertainment, and features New Orleans musical legends Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, the Neville Brothers, and the Meters onstage with many of music's biggest names like Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Buffett, John Fogerty, and Lenny Kravitz.

Video of "Amazing Grace" by The Neville Brothers and The Meters!

Tipitina's Foundation delivers a half million dollars of new instruments to New Orleans schools. This website satchmo.com has a wealth of music information about Louisiana and New Orleans.
Source: www.satchmo.com

But the most genuine, heartfelt news is from New Orleans herself, The Times-Picayune.

And of course, no music blog post would be complete without a link to the official site for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place April 27 thru May 6 in 2007.



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Posted By: Mike