Recently a show, curated by Trombone Shorty, a jazz musician from New Orleans, hit the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The two night run of the concert, which was primarily a jazz show, featured such acclaimed artists as Marc Broussard, Ivan Neville, Kermit Ruffins, and brass bands, the Dirty Dozen and Rebirth. The stage was decorated in a Mardi Gras style and a constant video of New Orleans scenery was running on a backdrop throughout the show. The friday night concert which was three hours and change was meant to raise money for AIDS research for NO/AIDS Task Force. A New Orleans based charity. The show also proves that even after a disaster as devastating as Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans music scene soldiers on and is even getting stronger.
Here is a link to Hurricane Season by Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Nice post. Here is another tune with a similar political “theme” by the Neville Brothers. The Neville Brothers don’t have as sophisticated use of harmony or improvisation as the Trombone shorty, but the groove is deep, very deep.