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IN MEMORIAM
The Katrina death toll in Louisiana has topped 1000.
Will things ever be the same? In a word, no...
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New Orleans Artist
Relief Effort
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Hurricane Katrina Victims
Louisiana Musicians Say “We Ain't Gonna Lose No More”
The
“Louisiana Sunshine” CD is a powerful venture by the
Voice of the Wetlands and the cream of the New Orleans's
musical crop.
 Voice of the Wetlands
" Celebrate the bayou while helping to save it! Acclaimed
blues guitarist
Tab Benoit is joined by Louisiana All-Stars including Dr. John, Cyril
Neville, The Meters rhythm section and others on this hot and spicy
New Orleans blues party!
A portion of proceeds from the sale of this CD go to
Voice Of The Wetlands
a non-profit organization battling cultural and coastal erosion."
From "The Cajun Blues Master" - Guitar Player Magazine
Things are looking up!
Preservation
Hall recently opened its doors for the first
time since Katrina for a book signing by Tom Piazza.
Keith I. Marszalek, courtesy
NOLA
For the REAL
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eyes and make your mouth water for a bowl of gumbo, be sure to tune in to
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GOOD NEWS!
WWOZ
the "heart and soul of New Orleans music"
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Habitat for Harmony
Musicians village to help nurture jazz traditions
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans LA
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
By Leslie Williams, Staff writer
"Elected officials
and others often give speeches about how much they treasure New Orleans'
musicians. On Tuesday they unveiled a post-
Katrina plan to match the words with deeds.
At least 100 instrument-toting folks from the hurricane-ravaged Crescent
City will be offered an opportunity to become homeowners in a 'musicians
village,' according to the plan. New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity
will build the houses with donations placed in a special local account.
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, a former 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno' bandleader;
his father, noted pianist Ellis Marsalis; Mayor Ray Nagin; and
Jim Pate, director of the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, announced the
plan Tuesday, which comes with a price tag that could range from
$7.5 million to more than $15 million, depending on donations.
If total contributions reach $15 million, Habitat could build about 200
homes in the village, said Pate, who has not yet picked a site for the
project.
At least $1 million for the village will be funneled from part of the
proceeds collected at the 'From the Big Apple to the Big Easy' benefit concerts
at New York's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music
Hall on Sept. 20. And more revenue is expected from those concerts,
said New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival organizer Quint Davis,
who also co-produced the New York events, which featured Elton
John, Simon and Garfunkel, the Dave Matthews Band and others.
Bob Wright, vice chairman of General Electric Co. and chief executive
officer of NBC Universal, has pledged another $80,000, a personal
donation to finance the construction of one house in the village. In a letter
Wright said he, his wife and children 'are grateful for the inspired vision of
Branford Marsalis and our good friend Harry Connick Jr.,' both of whom
have helped lead fund-raising efforts for the project.
'Through their efforts and leadership,' Wright said, 'musicians of modest means
will have a place to live, raise their families and continue to cul-
tivate the musical richness that defines New Orleans.'
Aid promised by the French government for musicians also could be
linked to this effort, Nagin said.
The village will incorporate a music center named after Ellis Marsalis,
a jazz musician and educator. The center will provide rehearsal space,
a computer room and classrooms for private lessons for youths.
'The musicians who are living in the village will donate their time there
to young students who are interested in learning New Orleans music in
the New Orleans way,' Branford Marsalis said.
Habitat will stray from its typical format of only single, detached homes
and add some duplexes in the village 'that are elder friendly' Pate said.
The village's location is among many details still being worked out, Pate
said. The selection process 'will be based on need foremost,' Branford Marsalis
said.
Pate agreed, adding that other factors in the selection process will include
a willingness to become a Habitat partner by providing 'sweat equity'
and the ability to pay for a home.
Habitat, Pate reminded, is not a giveaway program. Each homeowner
is responsible for paying a mortgage. Volunteer support and donations
allow the housing to be sold at an affordable price, he said.
If a location is chosen soon and other issues are resolved, the ground-
breaking for the musicians village could be in mid-January, Pate said.
Ellis Marsalis, whose sons Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason also play
music professionally, called the proposed center carrying his name 'a
great honor.' He said he hopes to help craft the vision for it and looks
forward to 'being able to interact with kids once again.'
The 'real beauty of it,' Pate said, 'is all of these components coming
together will provide the mentors and teachers for the next generation
of New Orleans jazz and blues musicians. . . . The next generation will
be living side by side by the old legends and the older masters who will
teach them at the Ellis Marsalis Performance Center.' "
. . . . . . .
©2005
NOLA.com. All Rights Reserved.
Leslie Williams can be reached at lwilliams@timespicayune.com or at (504)
826-3358.
New Orleans Habitat
is an affiliate of
Habitat for Humanity International and
welcomes volunteers from all faiths to help
with ongoing recovery and rebuilding of
New Orleans.
Harry Connick, Jr., Branford and Ellis Marsalis
Partner with Habitat to Build a
Musicians' Village
in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward
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