New Orleans

Autori

• Samuel B. Charters

Parametri

• 227 pagine
• 8 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Musica

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This book is a deeply personal portrait of the people and music of today’s New Orleans—a city that has been hard hit by Katrina, but is managing to keep its great jazz tradition, brass band scene, incomparable food, and unique lifestyle vital and intact.Among the musicians appearing in this book the Rebirth Brass Band, Hot 8, the Soul Rebels, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Johnny Vidacovich, Barry Martyn, Lars Edegran, Chuck Badie, Pete Fountain, Michael White, the Hot Club of New Orleans, Coco Robicheaux, record company owner George Buck, and gospel musician Billy Edwards.The book also presents portraits of everyday New Orleans people confronting a challenging situation.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2006

(In brossura)