Christmas came early to New Orleans
Tin and I and a friend went to go see the Music for All Ages brass band at Perserverance Hall in Louis Armstrong Park this morning and while I must admit it is always a treat to hear Sunpie Barnes sing or the many different brass bands play, this morning was like striking gold! The Africa Brass band was playing and Tin and his friend Lukas, and other kids got to sit in and listen to masters playing something more than music, it was like they were channeling from another world. Wow is all I have to say, a big whopping wow and thank you universe that I found myself there this morning to witness it. We walked over to hear more good music at the Jazz & Heritage Treme Fest with Shannon Powell whipping it up on stage and I had gumbo that I was unfortunately forced to eat with a fork – it was a gumbo cook off right, but forks? Needless to say, no matter, the price of admission at Perserverance was come ready to listen and be moved.
Disclaimer – you are watching the warm up – I could not get the 15 minute jam session of Fire on the Bayou segueing into the Big Chief Drinks Fire Water to upload that had Fritz (black and white shirt) picking up his trumpet, and Charles Joseph (red shirt, baseball cap) picking up his trombone, and Tim Green (white shirt) pick up his sax and Matt Perrine with his sousaphone (thought it was a tuba) and jam jam jam proving yet again that New Orleans roots are firmly in African rhythms. Beautiful music.