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Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra to play Bonnaroo

Local rude boys, the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, will be performing at the Boonaroo Music Festival (see Sat Feb 21 post for festival details).

TSPO are a FUN band and those living in Tokyo are ideally placed to see them, so check out TSPO'S schedule at http://www.skapara.net/170/index.html

TSPO Profile:
Formed in 1985 by Asa-Chang (who withdrew in 1993) and some of his high school friends, the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra emerged in the late 80s, gigging regularly in the streets and clubs of Tokyo and winning a hard-core following of rude boys and-girls. In 1989,TSOP released a 12' yellow vinyl record, "TOKYO SKA
PARADISE ORCHESTRA" as an indie. As the band gained attention, it cut its major debut with the single, 'MONSTER ROCK' and "SKA PARA TOU-JOU" album the following year. Since then, the boys have cut 10 albums, the latest, "High Numbers," in March last year. (It's about here I wait for a correction by a rabid rude boy).

TSPO Lineup:

   NARGO ： trumpet 

   MASAHIKO KITAHARA ： trombone

   TATSUYUKI HIYAMUTA ： a.sax/agitate-man 

   GAMO ： tenor sax 

   ATSUSHI YANAKA ： baritone sax 

   YUICHI OKI ： keyboards 

   TAKASHI KATO ： guitars 

   TSUYOSHI KAWAKAMI ： bass 

   HAJIME OHMORI ： percussions 

   KIN-ICHI MOTEGI ： drums 

Official site:
http://www.skapara.net/

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Mississippi Senate passes Blues Commission bill

Back on Jan 21, I posted an article on how Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, was proposing a bill to create a blues commission to help the Magnolia Statecash in on the "blues mine" it was sitting on. The Mississippi Senate approved the bill last week and it is now in the House, where it is expected to pass.

Here's an update on the story from the Associated Press:

GREENWOOD (AP) -- Hans Lebuser traveled from Frankfurt, Germany, to a small church cemetery just outside Greenwood to gaze at the headstone of blues legend Robert Johnson.

That same week he stopped in Clarksdale, Avalon, and Rosedale as part of his trip to the Mississippi hometowns of early blues musicians.

"This is a dream come true. This is one of the creators of the blues," Lebuser said of Johnson.

Sen. David Jordan, a black Democrat from Greenwood, believes generating tourism dollars from blues enthusiasts like Lebuser could help lift the Mississippi Delta from its perpetual poverty.

Jordan has drafted a bill to create a blues commission to study the best ways to market and foster an appreciation of the blues in Mississippi. The bill also says the commission will establish a "Blues Trail" with significant musical sites.

The Senate approved the bill last week. It is now in the House, where it is expected to pass.

Jordan said the bill brings under one umbrella the various organizations, associations or tourists attractions in the Delta -- from the Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival in Greenville to the numerous blues-themed museums.

Steve LaVere, owner of the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum and Gallery, said museum draws about 100 visitors a month. He said in the past, the region's blues museums didn't support each other's tourism efforts.

"As people tour us, we should recommend the other museums," LaVere said. "There's not enough people living the Delta to be in conflict with one another."

In 2003, non-gaming tourism pumped $173 million in to the Delta's economy, according to the Mississippi Development Authority.

MDA executive director Leland Speed, a supporter of Jordan's bill, has been working with members of the commission, which was formed last year by an executive order from then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove.

Jordan wants the commission to be a legislative mandate so it could access state and federal funds.

The president of Viking Range Corp., Fred Carl Jr., who was the original commission's chairman, has injected the blues in his business ventures.

Viking Range opened a cooking school in 2003 at the corporate training center in downtown Greenwood. One of the features is a "cooking to the blues" class, said Carol Puckett Daily, director of special projects for Viking.

"The blues musician interacts with the cook. When the cook is talking about catfish. The musician sings about catfish," Daily said. "We really tie in the point that in the Delta, wherever there's great food, there's always great music."

Travelers to Greenwood can spend a night at The Alluvian, a luxury hotel Viking bought and renovated. Room costs range from $175 to $295 a night.

Daily said the guests also can opt for a late-night visit to Johnson's grave, where a blues musician sings and tells Johnson's life story.

On the other side of the railroad tracks, about a mile from the hotel, is a less attractive reality of the Delta. Baptist Town is a section of the city that looks much like it did when Robert Johnson lived there six decades ago.

Young blacks stand on the corners in front of dilapidated homes and shotgun shacks. The main businesses there, a small grocery and laundromat, are operated by Sylvester Hoover, who acts as an unofficial tour guide.

"A lot of people come by here and get me to show them a lot of different blues sites," said Hoover, who expressed some doubts about whether the commission could help his community.

Hoover said he's never received a payment for his tours.

Hoover led Lebuser to Baptist Town. The German man said he was struck by the poverty of the people in the Delta.

"It's really strange coming here as a European. America is one of the wealthiest country's in the world. And this is Third World," Lebuser said. "It's a shame."

Lebuser noted that out of the poverty came the blues music played by Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters and Elmo James.

"This is the one asset this area has to raise the standard of living of the people," Lebuser said. "You can create jobs through tourism."

Through its cooking school, Viking has been able to generate business for some of the local musicians and restaurant owners, Daily said.

"It's not going in and fixing up Baptist Town, but it's building people's lives by allowing them more access to the system and allowing them to have more access to the tourism effort," Daily said.

Jordan said he wanted to ensure that blacks would reap benefits from the blues legacy.

"Baptist Town, where Robert Johnson played and died, will not be left out of the equation," Jordan said. "Even if I have to build something myself and put it up there."

I will be in Greenwood later this week, and will be able to report first hand on the Blues Commission Bill and how local blues-related businesses and organizations feel it will benefit them.

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RSS blues

I've just learned—after investigating RSS feed problems—that BlogMatrix has gone TU.
The alternative RSS feed is: http://the-blues-blog.blogspot.com/atom.xml

:: Les Coles Saturday, February 21, 2004 [+] ::

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Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment have announced the initial lineup for the 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival.

The third annual three-day camping and music festival will be held on June 11-13, 2004, on the same 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville.

The advent of the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2002 marked a significant step in the establishment of the contemporary American grassroots rock movement. In mid February, the event was awarded Festival of the Year at the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. Other nominated festivals included major pre-established events like Coachella Music Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Bonnaroo 2002 was heralded by patrons and press for its impeccable organization and tranquil atmosphere, as well its adventurous programming. Rolling Stone called it "the most ambitious festival of the summer." Bonnaroo 2002 succeeded purely by grassroots marketing techniques, selling out its 70,000 tickets in 19 days with no traditional advertising, a feat unheard of in the concert industry.
A full list of confirmed acts follows, with more to be announced in the coming weeks to round out the festival's 60-plus acts.

Tickets for the 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival will go on sale Saturday, February 21st at 10:00 AM Eastern Time through www.bonnaroo.com.

2004 Bonnaroo Confirmed Artists:

The Dead
Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Dylan
Trey Anastasio
Willie Nelson
David Byrne
Primus
Wilco
Burning Spear
String Cheese Incident
Ani DiFranco
moe.
Gov't Mule
Los Lobos
Galactic
Yo La Tengo
Femi Kuti
Medeski Martin & Wood
Gomez
Yonder Mountain String Band
Damien Rice
North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Review
Beth Orton
My Morning Jacket
Gillian Welch
The Del McCoury Band
Taj Mahal
Sam Bush Band
Vida Blue feat. the Spam Allstars
Los Lonely Boys
Grandaddy
Kings of Leon
Bill Laswell's Material
Soulive
Neko Case
Calexico
Leftover Salmon
Cut Chemist
Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud
Umphrey's McGee
Maroon5
The Black Keys
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
The Bad Plus
Marc Broussard
Donovan Frankenreiter
Blue Merle

Specific performance days and times for each artist will be announced in the coming months.

Complete festival information is available at www.bonnaroo.com which will be continually updated in the coming weeks and months.

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Basin Street Records to Produce Movie Soundtrack

From the upcoming original TV movie, Infidelity, Basin Street Records (BSR) will be releasing the movie's original soundtrack.

Shot in New Orleans and premiering on April 19 on the Lifetime TV network, Infidelity stars Emmy award winner Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue, Philly, CSI Miami) and Kyle Sucor (Homicide) and features performances by BSR artists Los Hombres Calientes, Henry Butler, Kermit Ruffins and Theresa Andersson.

The soundtrack features songs by these artists performed in the movie as well as other songs inspired by the theme from BSR favorites including Jon Cleary and Dr. Michael White.

Infidelity is produced by Lions Gate Entertainment in association with Cairo/Simpson Entertainment for Lifetime Television.
Harry Winer (Lucky 7, Damaged Care) directs from a teleplay by Toni Kalem.
Executive Producers are Judy Polone and Judy Cairo.

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U.S. Songwriting Competition

USA Songwriting Competition—the world's leading international songwriting event honors songwriters, composers, bands, recording artists everywhere. Winners will be selected by a Blue Ribbon committee of music industry judges including record label publishers, producers from SONY Music, Warner/Reprise Records.

This is a chance to be discovered by the biggest names in the music business. A shot at the big time for songwriters and original solo artists and bands everywhere around the world. A contest that might just open the right doors, make the right connections and get your songs heard. Also, winning songs will receive radio airplay (the first for any songwriting competition!). This is a songwriting competition that gives you the clout it takes to make it!

Winning songs of the 2004 USA Songwriting Competition will receive airplay on a nationally syndicated radio program Win a Grand Prize of US$50,000 in cash, merchandise and more! Judges include record labels such as Warner, Universal, BMG, EMI and SONY Music.

Entry Form

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Night Train To Nashville

While Nashville's contributions to country music are well-known and documented, the city's equally magnificent blues, rhythm & blues, and soul legacy, to say nothing of jazz and gospel, is less well-known.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is addressing this with a new exhibition, accompanying publications and recordings, and a schedule of live performances and other public events.

Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970, a major exhibit focusing on an underreported era in Nashville’s music history, is on target to open at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on March 27.

An accompanying two-CD set, titled like the exhibit and scheduled for release on Feb. 24, will introduce music representative of the Night Train to Nashville story and provide an opportunity for visitors to take the exhibit experience home. The compilation album will include more than thirty-five gems with connections to Nashville during the city’s rhythm & blues peak years. The CD package will include extensive liner notes and historically important photos.

Designed by New York-based ESI Design in collaboration with Nashville’s 1220 Exhibits and the Museum staff, the exhibit will be visually distinct from the Museum’s core exhibit, Sing Me Back Home: A Journey Through Country Music, and will remain open through December 2005.

A story about a musically rich but little known chapter in the evolution of Nashville as the Music City, the exhibit will examine the advent of rhythm & blues here during the first quarter-century after World War II. “Night Train to Nashville will look back to the prewar music and culture of Nashville and forward to the ongoing connections between rhythm & blues and country,” Lauren Bufferd, vice president of museum services, said. “Using photographs, text narratives, artifacts, sound recordings, and vintage television clips, we have organized the story into distinct chapters devoted to the roots of Nashville rhythm & blues, the city’s live music scene, the influential radio and recording industries, rhythm & blues on television, and the songwriters’ and performers’ strong ties to Nashville’s country music community.

In addition to an exhibit catalog, accompanying publications will include A Shot in the Dark: Nashville’s Independent Record Labels, 1945-1955, written by Martin Hawkins and copublished with Vanderbilt University Press; and You Can Make It If You Try: The Ted Jarrett Story of R&B in Nashville, authored by Ted Jarrett with Ruth White. Publication of the catalog will coincide with the exhibit opening. Publication dates for the two remaining books will be set in coming weeks.

In the 1940s, 50s & 60s, Nashville, Tennessee was a hotbed for Rhythm & Blues music. Major independent labels like Excello, Bullet and Sound Stage Seven were releasing music by important artists like B.B. King, Joe Simon, Wynonie Harris, Rufus Thomas and Slim Harpo. In addition to these bigger labels, there were many smaller R&B labels flourishing in the fertile Nashville firmament. Bluesland Productions has been fortunate to purchase the catalogs of several of these small but mighty record companies.

Champion, Poncello and REF-O-REE Records were all run by legendary songwriter/producer Ted Jarrett. Ted had his first success writing "It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)" for Louis Brooks & The Hi-toppers on Excello in 1955. He soon moved into independent production and started the Champion/Calvert/Cherokee group of labels. These releases are now considered classics of Nashville R&B and are appreciated around the world as some of the finest releases by artists Earl Gaines, Gene Allison, Larry Birdsong, Shy Guy Douglas and many lesser knowns on the roster. Ted moved on to the more diverse Poncello label (with it's subsidiaries Valdot, Spar, etc.) and finally the Soul label Ref-O-Ree.




Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970 (CD)
Release Date: Feb. 24. All preorders shipped promptly on Feb. 24.
Order here

Track Listing

Disk 1

1. Cecil Gant "Nashville Jumps"

2. Rudy Green & His Orchestra "Buzzard Pie"

3. Kid King's Combo "Skip's Boogie"

4. Christine Kittrell "L&N Special"

5. Christine Kittrell "Sittin' Here Drinking"

6. The Prisonaires  "Just Walkin' in the Rain"

7. The Varieteers  "If You and I Could Be Sweethearts"

8. Arthur Gunter "Baby Let's Play House"

9. Little Hank (Crawford) & the Rhythm Kings "Christene"

10. Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers with Earl Gaines "It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)"

11. The Marigolds "Rollin' Stone"  

12. Gene Allison "You Can Make It If You Try"

13. Esquerita "Rockin' the Joint"

14. Audrey Bryant "Let's Trade a Little"

15. Roscoe Shelton "Say You Really Care"

16. Larry Birdsong "Somebody, Somewhere"

17. Jimmy Beck & His Orchestra "Pipe Dreams"



Bonus Tracks

Little Richard WLAC commercial

Earl Gaines "White Rose"



Disk 2

John Richbourg: WLAC air check

1. Shy Guy Douglas "Monkey Doin' Woman"

2. Etta James "What'd I Say" (live)

3. Johnny Jones & the Imperial 7 "Really (Part 1)"

4. Frank Howard & the Commanders "Just Like Him"

5. Arthur Alexander "Anna"   

6. Joe Henderson "Snap Your Fingers"

7. Ruth Brown "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (Nashville version)

8. Sam Baker "Something Tells Me"

9. Bobby Hebb "Sunny"

10. Joe Tex "I Want To (Do Everything for You)"

11. The Hytones "Bigger and Better"

12. The Avons "Since I Met You Baby"

13. Joe Simon "The Chokin' Kind"

14. Clifford Curry "She Shot a Hole in My Soul"

15. The Valentines "Gotta Get Yourself Together"

16. Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson "Soul Shake"

17. Johnny Adams "Reconsider Me"

18. Robert Knight "Everlasting Love"  

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Record Sales Rise in 2004

Recently, the record industry is doom-and-glooming it over declining sales&mdashone of the reasons Tower Record gave for filing Chapter 11.

But sales in 2004, althoug its early days, have in fact spiked. An industry body yesterday reported that Norah Jones sold 1,022,149 copies of her new album, Feels Like Home, in the first week of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Jones was the first artist to sell over 1 million records in a debut week since NSYNC did it in 2001. Now, with the help of Jones and a strong sales week after the Grammy Awards, SoundScan reports that overall album sales are up 13 percent over the same time last year, and total album unit sales are up 25 percent over the same week last year. This continues an upward trend that began in late 2003.

"Everybody was expecting that sales would be strong — [Valentine's Day] is always a strong week," Nielsen President Rob Sisco told the New York Times. "But particularly the sales on Norah going over a million and the strength overall, I don't think it was anything anybody was expecting."

Other artists that have helped boost sales in 2004 are Rapper Kanye West, who sold 441,000 copies of his debut album, and Grammy performers The White Stripes, OutKast and Beyonce. OutKast's sales went up 147 percent from the previous week after winning the Album of the Year award. Beyonce's album Dangerously in Love, which won five awards, jumped from 49,238 units sold to 99,033 the next week. The White Stripes tripled the sales of their latest, Elephant. And Grammy winners Luther Vandross, Warren Zevon and Coldplay also saw big sales increases. The seven-week run of better sales numbers than last year is topped off by the fact that the week of Feb. 9-15 represents the first week that digital download sales have topped more than 2 million in one week.

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7th Annual Tokyo WOMENFEST

The 7th Annual Tokyo WOMENFEST will be held Sunday, March 7, at What the Dickens! in Ebisu.

WOMENFEST 2004 showcases local female talent as a way of celebrating International Women's Day. A wide variety of comedians, musicians and dancers perform from mid-afternoon through the eveniing.

Performances this year will feature flute, cello, belly dance, modern dance, stand-up comedy, guitar, jazz, pop, original rock, folk, dance music
and more. Joni Davis will act as emcee.

Performers include: Anna Mackie and Mieko Yagi, Spring Day, Helen Northeast Band, Joan Anderson, Micheline, Tasha Patterson, Jackie Beebe, Sachiho Otsuka and many others.

Doors open 3 p.m, shows start 3:30 p.m. and continue until around 11:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome — men, women and kids

Tickets are available for ¥1,000 at the door and reentry is OK. Kids accompanied by adults are free! Smoking on the upper level and outside. Vegetarian and regular pub food is also available.

Helen Northeast, the founder and producer of the event since 1998, says each year is unique and that there is always a show full of diverse and talented performers. Last year Jane Siberry, the famous Canadian singer/songwriter, performed as a special surprise guest artist. There is also a wonderful and responsive audience. Bring yourself, bring your friends!

What: WOMENFEST 2004

When: Sunday, March 7, from 3 p.m.

Where: What the Dickens!

       Tel: 03-3780-2099

       4F Roob 6 Bldg.

       Ebisu-Nishi 1-13-3

       Shibuya-ku



How: Ebisu West Exit (front of the station, Hibiya Subway Line entrance)

     Cross the street and turn up the street between Wendy's and KFC.

     Look for Roob Building on your left.)

For more info or a flyer with a map (English or Japanese) contact:
helen@gol.com

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:: Les Coles Wednesday, February 18, 2004 [+] ::

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18th ANNUAL CAROLINA BLUES FESTIVAL

Blues legends from Mississippi and Texas highlight the line up for the 18th Annual Carolina Blues Festival to be held on Saturday, May 8th at the new Center City Park, at the corner of Elm and Friendly in downtown Greensboro.

Big Jack Johnson, who honed his unique blues style in the Mississippi juke joints with the Jelly Roll Kings, will make his first Carolina Blues Festival appearance. W.C. Clark, considered by music critics as the Godfather of the Austin, TX blues scene, is also making his debut appearance at the annual blues event.

Also performing will be Ronnie Baker Brooks, the son of Chicago blues great Lonnie Brooks and a successful national recording artist in his own right; blues guitar virtuoso Cyril Lance of Carrboro; and acoustic delta bluesman Waymon "Buttermilk" Meeks, winner of the 2003 PBPS Talent Showcase.

The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society is joining forces for the first time with an outside arts group. This year's festival will be in conjunction with the Piedmont Jazz Festival, which is produced under the auspices of the Eastern Music Festival (EMF). The Carolina Blues Festival will be held during the two-week Piedmont Jazz Festival. As such, this year's collaborative event will be renamed The Piedmont Jazz & Blues Festival.

The 18th Annual Carolina Blues Festival welcomes back an old friend this May: the big tent! Hauser Rentals joins the event as a festival sponsor and will erect a 60x130 foot tent to house the stage and protect festivalgoers from any inclement weather.

In its efforts to continue to educate children about the blues heritage, the PBPS has added a kid's area, made possible with a grant from the United Arts Council of Greensboro, The NC Arts Council and the Grassroots Arts Program. The kid's area will include storytelling and performance, face painting and instrument making.

Bank of America joins the Carolina Blues Festival as the official stage sponsor for this year. The Weaver Foundation has also supplied the PBPS with a grant for this year's festival. They join longtime Festival sponsors Rock 92 and WNAA. Other festival sponsors will be added as they come in. SMORBORD Creative, another of our Festival sponsors, will provide festival artwork for the forthcoming brochure, poster and t-shirt.

Check out http://www.piedmontblues.org/sections/litefest/2004/ for more information on this event, or call (336) 275-4944.

Schedule

12:00 Doors Open

1:00 Waymon "Buttermilk" Meeks
Waymon "Buttermilk" Meeks is "genuine as dirt" and his roots-based blues performances demand that his audiences take notice. He is an emerging artist who has taken up the mantle of performing traditional blues and interpreting this form of expression to a new generation of listeners.

Winner of the 2003 PBPS Talent Showcase, Buttermilk has been called a "bluesman for the new millennium" by the Raleigh News & Observer. Darrell Stover, an organizer of the Bull Durham Festival, states that Buttermilk has "a fired-up soul tempered with a quiet rage -- places each note surgeon-like in the hearts of his audience." Learn more about him at www.buttermilkmeeks.com.

1:45 Cyril Lance
Cyril Lance plays heart-felt and emtional music, his writing is honest and thought-provoking, his experiences and influences diverse. Every performance, every time he picks up his instrument, Cyril digs deep into his soul and lays in that groove wherever it takes him.

Billboard Magazine says that "Lance has masterminded one of the best contemporary blues albums of the year. His virtuosity on guitar and lap steel is undeniable, and his songwriting makes him an instant item in bluesville." Check him out at www.dogtalkmusic.com.

3:00 W.C. Clark
"If blues is played right," says Austin, Texas native W.C. Clark, "it makes your soul feel clean." Indeed, master guitarist/vocalist Clark - known as "The Godfather of Austin Blues" - has been playing the blues right and cleansing souls from the East side of Austin to stages around the world for over 40 years. And he's been mentoring countless young blues and soul players in the finer points of the music for almost as long. Blues stars from Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan to Angela Strehli to Lou Ann Barton to Marcia Ball have all perfected their craft under Clark's tutelage.

Clark's mix of modern Texas blues, searing guitar and heartfelt, Memphis-style soul vocals have made him a favorite of blues and R&B fans alike. The Houston Chronicle said Clark is "one of Austin's most pervasive live performers… He is a powerful and poignant soul man with hard-earned blues wisdom." Living Blues says, "W.C. Clark has it all…everything from good old rock 'n 'roll and gritty R&B to strutting Memphis soul, second-line funk and contemporary blues."

W.C. Clark has won several W.C. Handy awards, including the 2003 Song of the Year award for "Let It Rain." Check him out at www.wcclark.com.

4:30 Big Jack Johnson
Big Jack first recorded in 1961 at Sam Phillips' Sun Studio in Memphis. He gained national prominence in the late seventies in the critically acclaimed group the Jelly Roll Kings. He went on to record several solo records in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Big Jack has garnered many awards, including the 1994 Best Live Performer and 1995 Most Outstanding Blues Musician from the Living Blues Magazine, three Living Blues nominations (winning the 1995 Song of the Year), NAIRD nomination for Blues Record of the Year, and nine W.C. Handy Award nominations (including a 1998 nomination for Best Blues Guitarist). Learn more about him at www.mc-records.com.

6:00 Ronnie Baker Brooks
Ronnie is the son of blues rocking recording star Lonnie Brooks. He first stepped on stage when he was nine years old, playing with Lonnie at Pepper's Lounge in Chicago. Ronnie recalls, "Dad told me if I learned to play 'Messin' With the Kid' and 'Reconsider Baby,' he would allow me to perform with him on stage to celebrate my birthday." Ronnie did learn the songs, performed with his dad, captured the audience and was bitten by the blues bug. "That's one birthday I'll never forget!" says Ronnie.

Ronnie joined Lonnie's band full-time in 1986 and has grown to be an accomplished guitarist, singer and songwriter. Until he struck out as a solo artist in January 1999, Ronnie opened his Dad's live gigs with a blistering set of his own and closed each show playing a few acoustic numbers with Lonnie.

Ronnie has jammed on-stage with many blues giants such as Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luther Allison, and Buddy Guy. He has worked alongside talented artists including Junior Wells, Eric Johnson, Jonny Lang, Slash, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Keb' Mo'. Check him out at www.ronniebakerbrooks.com.

Ticketing

Tickets for the 18th Annual Carolina Blues Festival go on sale at the PBPS Blues Festival Announcement / After Work Party on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Europa Cafe, 200 N. Davie St. in downtown Greensboro (next to the Cultural Arts Center).

"Early Bird" advance tickets for the Festival are $15 and will be available from Feb. 18 through March 14. From March 15 through May 7, advance tickets are $20. Day of show tickets are $25.

Ticket OutletsFestival tickets are on sale at the following outlet starting Feb. 19:

Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., Greensboro (hours noon - 5:30 pm, Mon-Fri)

Festival tickets are on sale at the following outlets starting Feb. 23:

BB’s Compact Discs, Quaker Village Shopping Center, Greensboro

The Music Barn, 920 S. Chapman St., Greensboro

The Record Exchange, 1600 Spring Garden Street, GreensboroThe Record Exchange, Silas Creek Crossing, Winston-SalemRed Lion Blues & Jazz Club, 2107 Kirkwood Street, High Point

Purchasing Tickets OnlineFestival tickets may be purchased starting Feb. 19 at www.carolinatheatre.com. All major credit cards are accepted. A $3.00 service charge applies to all online orders.

Purchasing Tickets by PhoneFestival tickets may be purchased by phone starting Feb. 19 by calling the Carolina Theatre box office at 336-333-2605. Hours are noon — 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. All major credit cards are accepted.

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Blues society, jazz festival team up

GREENSBORO (Feb. 19) — The Piedmont Blues Preservation Society announced today a new musical partnership with the Piedmont Jazz Festival — and the institution behind it, the Eastern Music Festival — to help keep their annual blues festival afloat.

The blues society will join forces with the classical music team behind the Piedmont Jazz Festival to help pull off the 18th edition of an annual festival that has brought some of the world's best blues talent to the Triad.

The collaboration, which will be announced at a news conference this afternoon, is designed to create a more diversified, well-rounded festival that will help the blues society survive, the Triad's 3-year-old jazz festival thrive and keep Greensboro's growing downtown percolating.

So, no more Piedmont Jazz Festival. Welcome the Piedmont Blues & Jazz Festival, a two-week festival starting April 29 that will be anchored by the society's annual blues festival May 8. This time, their festival will unfold at Greensboro's new Center City Park under the new name, Carolina Blues Festival.

Consider it a touch of New Orleans, home to the successful New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, right here in the Triad.

Can that happen? Tom Philion says yes.

"There is a tremendous opportunity for this festival, and this market has a lot of amenities in terms of hotel rooms and restaurants," says Philion, president of the EMF, which will coordinate the Piedmont Jazz & Blues Festival. "It's easy to get around. It's not like a big city, and that is great for the festival and great for the city. This is a mutually positive relationship that could grow and grow."

The blues society needed the help. After three years at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, the society moved their festival to downtown Greensboro because society members wanted to reconnect with the festival's roots. Society members also moved the date from mid-May to early June to escape the bad weather that had kept away crowds and caused them to lose thousands of dollars at Tanglewood.

But last June, torrential rains turned a dusty empty lot at Church Street and Friendly Avenue into a sea of mud. The blues society lost between $7,500 and $9,000 and coaxed members to hold two fund-raisers to help cover the losses. The fund-raisers brought in about $4,500 after blues fans came out in droves to help.

But the festival's future looked bleak. Last fall, the blues society lost its main sponsor, Miller Brewing, when a South African brewery bought the Eden bottling plant and closed the company's community affairs division in Rockingham County. The longtime sponsor had contributed anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000 to the festival.

Enter the folks running the Piedmont Jazz Festival, an event coordinated by EMF, the internationally renown classical-music camp that's been going on in Greensboro for more than four decades.

The musical marriage helps the blues society build upon its credibility and helps give it the OK to drop the festival's old name, Carolina "Lite'' Blues Festival, a nod to Miller, the festival's former sponsor. The partnership also gives the society the chance to go after grants to help finance the festival. So far, the blues society has received an additional $4,500 in grant money, thanks to its affiliation with EMF.

"It's been tough for us," says John Amberg, the blues society's president. "We've been through the whole 'we're hurting' thing, and we didn't want to go back down that road with our hat in our hands. But this is a chance to get a good show with a great location in a beautiful park."

The blues festival will be reborn at the very spot where it first started -- in downtown Greensboro.

"We've talked so much about bringing the blues back home, and we didn't want to come back for one year and bolt," Amberg says. "A ballpark is being built in downtown Greensboro, there's new restaurants and three or four organizations are encouraging people to come downtown. It's all a part of keeping downtown happening."

Contact Jeri Rowe at 373-7374 or jeri@gotriad.com

On the Web:
Piedmont Jazz Festival
Piedmont Blues Society

Source: Greensboro News Record

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Jazz pianist Yuzuru Sera dies at 71

TOKYO (Feb. 18) &mdash Popular jazz pianist Yuzuru Sera died Tuesday of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital after suffering from stomach cancer and other illnesses, his family said. He was 71.

Born in Shimane Prefecture in 1932, Sera became a professional jazz pianist while a student at Meiji University. He played at the 1965 Berlin Jazz Festival as a member of a quintet with other Japanese jazz musicians such as trumpeter Terumasa Hino.

On the Web:
http://www.serainc.co.jp/go_show.htm

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Bob Greenle, founder of King Snake Records, dies at 59

Bob Greenlee, the founder of independent blues label King Snake Records, died at home Feb. 12 at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

The man who also played bass in the Central Florida blues band the Midnight Creepers spent his final hours with his wife, Sonja, in a bedroom just across the tree-shaded yard from the studio where he revitalized the careers of talented, often overlooked musicians.

Singers Rufus Thomas, Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal, harmonica master Raful Neal and saxophonist Noble "Thin Man" Watts were among those who recorded at King Snake in its most fruitful period, in the late 1980s.

"He's one of the greatest friends I ever had," said Watts, who played with Greenlee in the Midnight Creepers and lives in DeLand. "I was in bad shape and he revived my career. I give him credit for keeping blues alive here, because it would have been dead if it hadn't been for him."

Greenlee is survived by his wife of 33 years. He also is mourned by an extended family of musicians who flourished in the close-knit atmosphere at King Snake. "I fed them all the time and we had big dinners," Sonja said. "Deep-fried turkeys and homemade cole slaw. The musicians would set up between the studio and the house and jam. It was a wonderful, wonderful musical scene."

David Schweizer, owner of Richter Studios in Orlando, once visited King Snake in an engineering class. "It's a real casual recording environment where you're in a comfortable space. You're really able to just worry about getting the feel of the music."

While Sonja provided physical nourishment, her husband offered inspiration. Kenny Neal remembers being stunned when Greenlee traveled to Baton Rouge, La., to persuade him to record again. "He believed in me more than what I thought I had in me," Neal said. "You just don't get people too often who come to you and say you have a special talent. He meant that and he knew he wasn't gonna get rich off it."

A Daytona Beach native, Greenlee developed a musical interest playing in high-school rock bands with Duane and Gregg Allman.

The music overwhelmed the lure of other careers. Greenlee earned an undergraduate degree at Yale and was accepted to law school there. He also was a fourth-round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins in 1967. He passed on both.

If others were surprised by a blues label in Sanford, it was a perfect fit to Greenlee.

"The blues lives here, grows here," Greenlee said in 1990. "Kind of like okra and collard greens; its natural place is the South."-- Sentinel Pop Music Critic Jim Abbott, February 13, 2004

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International Songwriting Competition — Blues Winners

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its winners for the 2003 annual competition. Called "the songwriting competition to take note of" by the New York Times, ISC received over 11,000 entries from 60 countries in its sophomore year. ISC prizes include more than $100,000 (USD) in cash and merchandise and are shared by 68 winners in 13 categories.

ISC is the only major songwriting competition that has a category just for blues music. Candace Avery, Founder and Director of ISC, states, "ISC recognizes the significance of blues music, from traditional to contemporary, and we wanted to acknowledge songwriters in this genre. We felt strongly that blues music should have a category of its own."

Winning First Place in this category were Ontario, Canada musicians Rick Fines and Alec Fraser for their song "Riley Wants His Life Back". Rick Fines is a veteran of the folk and blues circuits in North America. He won the Maple Blues Award for Acoustic Act Of the Year twice (1998, 1999) and was nominated three times for the Maple Blues SOCAN Songwriter of the Year award. Producer/musician Alec Fraser won the 2003 Maple Blues Award for Producer of the Year and was also a nominee for Bass Player of the Year and the Toronto Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

Taking Second Place honors is South Australian songwriter/musician Peter Gelling for his song "Strong Medicine". In an article by the Canberra Blues Society, he was described as "a fine player, songwriter and arranger, whose knowledge of rhythm and blues, both from the perspective of a musician and a historian is quite remarkable." His CD Bluestime was nominated for an ARIA award in the year 2000, and in 2003 he won the MusicOz Blues Award.

Other songwriters who placed in the Blues category include:

Knut Eide (Horten, Norway), Honorable Mention - "Escape"
Sue Foley (Ottawa, ON, Canada), Honorable Mention - "Absolution"
Don Wise, Pamela Smith Wise (Knoxville, TN, USA), "Honorable Mention" - Lots Of Flame (But No Heat)
Keith Dunn (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Runner Up - "Strange Things Are Happening"
EG Kight/Tom Horner (Dublin, GA, USA), Runner Up - "Let The Healing Begin"
Jose Payo (Burbank, CA, USA), Runner Up - "I Don't Deserve This"
Sergio Bikhazi /Nicholas Bikhazi (Beirut, Lebanon), Semi-finalist - "Million Dollar Babe Blues"
Tim Brockett (Livonia, MI, USA), Semi-finalist - "Can I Walk You To Your Car"
Danny Brooks (Milton, ON, Canada), Semi-finalist - "Soulsville"
David Hoerl (Vancouver, BC, Canada), Semi-finalist - "Pure and Simple Blues"
E G Kight/Tom Horner (Dublin, GA, USA), Semi-finalist - "Sad, Sad Sunday"
George Leh (Holliston, MA, USA), Semi-finalist - "Danger Zone"
Greg Lowe/Jack Semple (Winnipeg, MB, Canada), Semi-finalist - "Fly Home Baby"
Scott Niziolek/Mario Massi/Normand D (Chicago, IL, USA), Semi-finalist - "Empty Room"
Alexander Paris/Eric Lambier/Scott Trimble (Bowmanville, ON, Canada), Semi- finalist - "One Track Mind"
Ernie Pinata/ Bob Delgado (Alameda, CA, USA), Semi-finalist - "Honey Bee"
Murray Porter (Ohsweken, ON, Canada), Semi-finalist - "Make Your Mind Up"
Javier Vargas/Jeff Espinoza (Salamanca, Spain), Semi-finalist - "2001 Blues"

The ISC panel of judges included the following top executives, songwriters, and producers in the music industry:

B.B. King; Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20); Pat Metheny; Phil Vassar; Dan Haseltine (Jars Of Clay); Vanessa Carlton; Bebe Winans; Guru (Gang Starr); Paul Oakenfold; Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace); Nile Rodgers; Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Arif Mardin (VP/GM, Manhattan Records); Bruce Lundvall (CEO/President, Capitol Jazz/Classics); Michael Gudinski (Chairman, Mushroom Group Of Companies); Frank Callari (Artist Manager); Tina Davis (Sr. VP A&R, Def Jam/Def Soul); Rose Noone (Sr. VP A&R, Epic Records); Jimmy Bralower (Producer); Kim Stephens (VP A&R/Promotion, Lava Records); Tara Griggs-Magee (Executive VP, Gospel & Urban Music, Sony Music Entertainment); and Robert Beeson (President, Essential Records).

ISC is proudly sponsored by Xytar Digital Systems, Epiphone Guitars, Sam Ash Music Stores, iRiver, Primera Technology, Inc., Berklee College Of Music, FYE -For Your Entertainment, MP3.com, MasterWriter, Planetary Group, Berkleemusic.com, Ernie Ball Music Man, L.R. Baggs, Sonicbids, Cakewalk, The Intellitouch Tuner, Disc Makers, Alphabet Arm Design, The Orchard, M Works, Onlinegigs, Live365.com, and Sennheiser USA.

For more information and a complete list of winners, please go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners.htm

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NYC's 55 Bar to host 'Women in Blues' Festival

The 55 Bar (55 Christopher St. NYC (212) 929-9883) is hosting a 'Women in Blues' Festival Feb. 20-22
Events:Friday, Feb. 20: "Great Lady's of Blues: Yesterday." Featuring the music of Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thorton and Big Maybelle with Sweet Georgia Brown and Evelyn Horn. Showtimes 10pm and 12 pm.

Saturday, Feb. 21: "Great Lady's of Blues: Today". Hosted by Sweet Georgia Brown and Featuring Various Up and Coming Female Blues Artists TBA. Showtimes 10pm and 12 pm.

Sunday, Feb. 22: "Gospel: The Roots of the Blues" Hosted by Sweet Georgia Brown Featuring Various Female Blues Artists TBA. Showtimes 6pm and 7:30pm.

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Eric Clapton Covers Robert Johnson

Me And Mr. Johnson to street March 24 in Japan (U.S. release date March 23)

Eric Clapton will release an entire album of covers of songs by Robert Johnson on March 23rd. Me and Mr. Johnson will feature the guitar legend's interpretations of fourteen songs by the Delta blues legend, including "Love in Vain" and "Hellhound on My Trail."

Though Clapton released a blues covers album (From the Cradle) in 1994 and made a record with B.B. King in 2000, Me and Mr. Johnson is his first full tribute to Johnson.

Still, much of Clapton's career has been inspired by, and a tribute to, the doomed bluesman who died in 1938 at age twenty-seven of strychnine poisoning and was buried in an unmarked grave. Clapton was on the frontline of the British blues movement in 1965, playing with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. With Cream he scored a charting hit with a cover of Johnson's "Crossroads" in 1969, a song that would provide the title of his 1988 box set. Clapton regularly included Johnson covers in his live performances, two of which, "Walking Blues" and "Malted Milk," appeared on his 1992 Unplugged album.

"It is a remarkable thing to have been driven and influenced all of my life by the work of one man," Clapton said. "I think of it as a landmark that I navigate by, whenever I feel myself going adrift. Up until I heard his music, everything I had ever heard seemed as if it was dressed up for a shop window somewhere. At first, it scared me in its intensity, and I could only take it in small doses. I could never really get away from it, and in the end, it spoiled me for everything else."

Clapton was joined on the record guitarists Andy Fairweather Low and Doyle Bramhall II, keyboardist Billy Preston, bassist Nathan East, drummer Steve Gadd and harmonica player Jerry Portnoy.

Track listing for Me and Mr. Johnson:
When You Got a Good Friend
Little Queen of Spades
They're Red Hot
Me and the Devil Blues
Traveling Riverside Blues
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Stop Breakin' Down Blues
Milkcow's Calf Blues
Kindhearted Woman Blues
Come On in My Kitchen
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Love in Vain
32-20 Blues
Hellhound on My Trail

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Blue Note To Open In Seoul

Blue Noteis to open a club in Seoul next month, importing a roster of top names in jazz and blues.

Located in Shinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Blue Note will open its doors on March 22 with pianist Joe Sample and his legendary jazz-fusion band, The Crusaders.

The flagship club in New York's Greenwich Village has played host to virtually everyone who is anyone in contemporary jazz such as Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Natalie Cole, Oscar Peterson, Joshua Redman, Ron Carter, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and the Count Basie Orchestra, to name a few.

Though primarily a showcase for jazz, Blue Note also features blues, Latin, Fusion, R&B, and contemporary music with performers as varied as B.B. King to Tito Puentes Jr. to the hip-hop group, The Roots.

Blue Note is the world's only jazz club franchise with locations in New York, Las Vegas, Japan, and Europe and was created under the auspices of the Blue Note jazz recording label in 1981. It has become famous for high-quality jazz and dining in an intimate nightclub setting. Blue Note will be the franchise's seventh club.

Though it will join the ranks of such high-end jazz clubs in Seoul like Once in a Blue Moon in Apgujong and One Thousand Years in Daehagno, Blue Note says that it's ability to draw top names is likely to bring the quality of Korean jazz to an unprecedented level.

"What will distinguish Blue Note Seoul is that it can book famous international stars through its network in New York and elsewhere," says Jun Myung-ji, Blue Note's press officer.

Website: http://www.bluenotejazz.com/seoul/index.html

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Robert Johnson Special

Blues musician Robert Johnson is famous both for the songs he recorded and the legends he inspired. His name has been widely linked to tales of how he sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for musical talent. Musician and music historian Elijah Wald has written a book that looks beyond those myths to examine the real roots of Robert Johnson's talent, and the impact of his career. It's called Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues.

"Terraplane Blues" is one of Robert Johnson's most popular songs, but not everyone appreciates it for the same reasons. Elijah Wald found that out when he traveled south to the small community of Morgan City, Mississippi. He was there to help dedicate a grave marker for Robert Johnson.

"We were playing Robert Johnson's music, and there were all these white record executives and white reporters and they were all nodding their heads because we sounded like Robert Johnson - we were very authentic," he recalled. "And there were also all the black people who had never heard of Robert Johnson, and they were just laughing at the funny lines in the song. That was one of the moments that set me on the trail of this book. I thought, this isn't deep dark folklore, this is fun."

In Escaping the Delta, Elijah Wald writes that blues music should be celebrated not just in scholarly documentaries, but for what it originally was - a form of popular entertainment among rural southern blacks. And if Robert Johnson is now considered one of the most important figures in the history of that entertainment, Elijah Wald says his renown came only after his death.

"When he made his records in 1935, the black public who was buying blues records showed almost no interest whatsoever," he said. "There were a lot of people around in those times who were very, very good, and he was not all that distinctive for those times. He certainly is not revolutionary. Whereas if you hear him coming backwards from the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, you've never heard anything like that before, and he knocks your socks off. And also, the stars were in Chicago, and he was trying to break in out of Mississippi."

Robert Johnson was born in 1911, just as the first blues hits were starting to get published and recorded in Chicago and other big cities. He grew up with the music, in and around the Mississippi Delta region that's come to be known as the birthplace of the blues.

"Everybody talks about how he could play any music he heard," said Elijah Wald. "He could play Bing Crosby. He could play country and western. He could play hillbilly. And how crowds would just gravitate to him. He was this perfect fusion of the older, deeper Delta sound and this smooth sound coming in on records from Chicago."

Elijah Wald has put out a companion CD with his book called Back to the Crossroads. It contains musicians who influenced Robert Johnson, including Kokomo Arnold playing "Old Original Kokomo Blues."

"Robert Johnson's probably most famous song, 'Sweet Home Chicago,' was just a reworking of 'Old Original Kokomo Blues,'" said Elijah Wald. "We often think of these people as being the beginning, but they had their roots as well."

Had Robert Johnson lived longer, Elijah Wald believes he might have achieved the kind of success he craved. But he died at the age of 27. According to one story, he was poisoned by an angry husband, whose wife had flirted with the musician. He left behind at least one very influential fan.

"There was this guy, John Hammond at Columbia Records, who back in the late 1930s got this idea that Robert Johnson was the greatest blues singer of all time," said Elijah Wald. "And when Elvis Presley hit 20 years later, and there began to be a market of people looking for early rock and roll, he arranged for Columbia Records to put out an LP of old Robert Johnson records. And all these English rockers like Eric Clapton and Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac - to them it just opened up a whole new world. So it really inspired a whole generation of rock-and-rollers and has continued to do that to this day."

The power of Robert Johnson's music was enhanced by the dark legends that grew up around him. Elijah Wald believes the myths about Robert Johnson and the devil spring largely from the songs he sang. "There were a couple of songs where he mentioned the devil," notes Elijah Wald.

"There's this wonderful interview with one of his old friends, who grew up with him in Mississippi, where a blues expert says, 'Did Robert Johnson ever talk about selling his soul to the devil?' And he said, 'Oh sure, he'd always come in joking around like that. We never did think nothing of it though.'" Elijah Wald says he drew on many sources to write his book from the recollections of those who knew Robert Johnson to historic blues recordings now housed at the Library of Congress. He says his research gave him a new appreciation for Robert Johnson's talent, and for the way blues music has come to mean so many different things for different people.

"Blues had evolved steadily as black popular music," he explained. "And black people started calling their music soul music and then funk music and it was still an evolution of the same music. But white people picked up blues because they were nostalgic. They wanted somebody they could imagine sitting on the front porch in Mississippi with his guitar. And that took them straight back to Robert Johnson."

Elijah Wald is the author of Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues.

Source: VOA





"Terraplane Blues"
Robert Johnson
Vocalion 03416

Terraplane Blues

And I feel so lonesome
you hear me when I moan
When I feel so lonesome
You hear me when I moan
Who been drivin' my Terraplane
for you since I been gone
I'd said I flash your lights, mama
your horn won't even blow
(Spoken: Somebody's been runnin' my batteries down on this machine)

I even flash my lights, mama
this horn won't even blow
Got a short in this connection
hoo-well, babe, it's way down below

I'm on'h'ist your hood, mama
I'm bound to check your oil
I'm on'h'ist your hood, mama-mmm
I'm bound to check your oil
I got a woman that I'm lovin'
way down in Arkansas

Now, you know the coils ain't even buzzin'
little generator won't get the spark
Motor's in a bad condition, you gotta have
these batteries charged
But I'm cryin', please
plea-hease don't do me wrong
Who been drivin' my Terraplane now for
you-hoo since I've been gone

Mr. Highway man
plea-hease don't block the road
Puh hee hee
plea-hease don't block the road
Cause she's re'ist'rin a cold one hundred
and I'm booked and I got to go

Mmm mmm
mmm mmm mmm
You ooo ooo ooo
You hear me weep and moan
Who been drivin' my Terraplane now for
you-hoo since I been gone

I'm on get deep down in this connection
keep tanglin' with your wires
I'm on get deep down in this connection
hoo-well, keep tanglin' with these wires
And when I mash down on your little starter
then your spark plug will give me fire

Send a Robert Johnson e-card

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SAPCs?

In the Jazz Fest lineups below, you will notice "SAPCs" appearing with frequent regularity. For those of y'all not in the know, SAPCs stands for "social aid and pleasure clubs." SAPCs are organizations that present 40 or so parades during the Mardis Gras seasons (from late August to mid-JUne). During the Jazz Fest, there are frequent appearances by SAPCs and Mardi Gras Indians.

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Special

Music Lineup Set For Landmark 35th Jazz Fest

10th Anniversary Of South African Democracy To Be Celebrated

Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday, February 18

New Orleans (Feb. 15) — A classic Jazz Fest music lineup of Louisiana legends, international stars, and roots-music heroes is set for the landmark 35th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, event organizers said today.

The Festival — scheduled for Friday, April 23 through Sunday, May 2 — will also feature an all-star roster of South African artists highlighting the 10th year of their country's freedom.

Quint Davis, producer/director of Jazz Fest, said, "All of the fun and magic of the previous 34 Festivals will be packed into this one. Great Festival friends are returning and new friends are joining the party for the first time. In an anniversary year, what could be more fitting than a celebration of the heritage of the Festival itself? It's pure Jazz Fest. I can't remember a more Jazz Fest Jazz Fest!"

Jazz Fest's 35th anniversary celebration will include performances by Harry Connick, Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Artist TBA, Artist TBA, Smokey Robinson, Branford Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, B.B. King, Neville Brothers, Shaggy, Emmylou Harris, Steve Miller Band, Irma Thomas, Macy Gray, Etta James, Allen Toussaint, El Gran Combo, Pete Fountain, Jaheim, Odetta, Floetry, Gap Band, Galactic, Hugh Masekela Allstar Musical Tribute to South Africa, Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Robert Cray, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Dianne Reeves, Dr. John, Deacon John, Me'shell N'degeocello, Blind Boys of Alabama, Frankie Ford, Susan Tedeschi, Buckwheat Zydeco, Carrie Smith, Ellis Marsalis, Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Cowboy Mouth, Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs, Nicholas Payton, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Corey Harris, Rebirth Brass Band, Zigaboo Modeliste, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz, Radiators, Davell Crawford, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Banu Gibson, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Balfa Toujours, Ivan Neville, Terence Blanchard, Ronnie Kole, Donald Harrison, Marva Wright, James Rivers, Ricky Dillard, Leo Nocentelli, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and many, many more.

Tickets for all Jazz Fest events go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST) through Ticketmaster.

The Festival's legendary Louisiana Heritage Fair, held at the Fair Grounds Race Course, will run Friday through Sunday, April 23, 24, 25, and Thursday through Sunday, April 29, 30 and May 1 and 2. The Heritage Fair, with its 12 performance stages, has been the signature feature of all 35 Festivals. The Heritage Fair also includes three important crafts fairs (folk, contemporary and African/African-influenced), and booths serving more than 100 different kinds of irresistible Louisiana foods.

Midway through the Festival's fourth decade, the event will celebrate the first decade of South Africa's independence. In addition to Hugh Masekela, artists scheduled include Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Lucky Dube, Jonathan Butler, Busi Mhlango, Vusi Mahlasela, Jabu Khanyile, Rebecca Malope, Bongo Maffin, Selaelo Selota, Crocodile Gumboot Dancers, God's Followers, and Pride of Zulu. It's the most dynamic South African programming in America this year.

Davis noted that South Africa's presence at the Heritage Fair will also include a large Pavilion with exhibits of arts and crafts from approximately 50 of the country's outstanding artisans and a stage for additional presentations. The South African celebration is sponsored by the Republic of South Africa's Department of Arts and Culture, South African Airways, and NOSACONN.

The Festival's Evening Concert Series will present Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, Etta James & the Roots Band, Dave Brubeck, El Gran Combo, Jaheim, Floetry, Lucky Dube, and others at the Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium, the Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts, the Palm Court Jazz Café (1204 Decatur Street), and the House of Blues (225 Decatur Street).

The 2004 Workshop Series will again bring some of the most important artists of the Festival into area schools, universities, and the Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts. The workshops are free and open to the public; seating is limited at most schools. Special workshops for local school children will be held at the Heritage Fair on Thursday, April 29. [A complete Workshop Series schedule is attached.]

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit organization that presents Jazz Fest, will hold its Gala 2004 fundraiser on Thursday, April 22. Bonnie Raitt, Irma Thomas, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the Treme Brass Band, Nine Times and Popular Ladies SAPCs, and Mardi Gras Indians will perform at this one-of-a-kind evening of entertainment. A special dinner will be served, featuring foods specially selected from the Festival's world-renowned menu. Gala tickets are $500 per person, and the proceeds will benefit the charitable and educational purposes of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc., a 501(c) nonprofit organization. For Gala information and tickets only, call (504) 558-6130 or visit www.nojhf.com.

Official sponsors of the 2004 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival are Acura, Miller Lite, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, Fair Grounds Race Course, Virgin Megastore, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, Hibernia National Bank, BellSouth, Barq's, Fender, Rhodes Enterprises, Yamaha Drums, People Misters, Zatarain's, Republic of South Africa and South African Airways.

A listing of hotels offering special Jazz Fest rates is available at www.nojazzfest.com.

Destination Management, Inc. is the Official Tour Operator of the 2004 Jazz Fest, offering special travel packages for individuals and groups. For information, call (800) 380-FEST (3378) or fax (504) 592-0529. (www.bigeasy.com/jazzfest)

Boasting the city's most superb location overlooking the French Quarter, the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, overlooking the French Quarter, is the Festival's Official Host Hotel. For reservations, call (888) 627-7033. (www.sheratonneworleans.com)

Daily tickets to the Louisiana Heritage Fair are $20 in advance ($1.50 for children under age 12) of each weekend. Tickets at the gate are $25 ($2 for children) each day. Evening concert ticket prices vary. [Prices may be subject to change.] Tickets to all Festival events can be purchased at Ticketmaster centers throughout the Gulf South. To charge tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at (504) 522-5555, or outside Louisiana at (800) 488-5252. Jazz Festival tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Festival venues include the Fair Grounds Race Course, Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium, Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts, Palm Court Jazz Café, and House of Blues.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's website is www.nojazzfest.com, which presents up-to-the-minute Festival information and much more.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc., a non-profit institution, is the proud presenter of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The Foundation uses proceeds from the Festival to develop and support special projects designed to preserve and perpetuate the area's rich music and cultural heritage. For information on the Foundation and its programs, visit www.nojhf.org or call (504) 522-4786.

Visit the Official New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Site

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Jazz Fest Lineup -- FRIDAY, APRIL 23

Buckwheat Zydeco, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Galactic, Olu Dara, Jon Cleary, Corey Harris, Donald Harrison, Poncho Sanchez, Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs, Banu Gibson, Jean Knight, Crocodile Gumboot Dancers of Durban, South Africa, Henry Butler, Selaelo Selota of South Africa, Theresa Andersson, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Olympia Brass Band, The Trio: Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. and June Yamagishi, Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band, Alvin Batiste & the Jazzstronauts, Wendell Brunious, Higher Dimensions of Praise, Zulu Walking Warriors SAPC, Lil' Brian & the Zydeco Travelers, Proclaimers of Christ, Keith Frank, Doc Paulin Brass Band, Lesa Cormier, August Broussard & the Sundown Playboys, The Woodshed: Terrance Higgins vs. Stanton Moore, Savoy Family Cajun Band, Lil' Stooges Brass Band, Red Stick Ramblers, Dynamic Smooth Family, Bust!, Lady Rulers and Pilot Land Rollers SAPCs, The Imagination Movers, Josephine Mills, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Louisiana Purchase Bluegrass Band, Bamboula 2000, John Fohl, Jimmy Ballero & Renegade, Jim McCormick, Old Zion MBC Choir, Hazel & the Delta Ramblers, Los Vecinos, People of Praise Community Choir, Imani, Julio & Cesar, Tyrone Foster & the Arc Singers, Keith Claiborne, Bionik Brown and Furious Stiles, Quoman Fowler, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow, SUBR Jazz Ensemble, John Lee & the Heralds of Christ, Lady Charlotte Jazz Band, Kid Simmons' Local International Allstars, New Orleans Public Schools Modern Jazz Outreach Ensemble, Janelle Dupuis, Crescent City Sound Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, Original CTC and Old & Nu Style Fellas SAPCs, St. Mark's Jazz Project and Friends...

Visit the Official New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Site

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Jazz Fest Lineup -- SATURDAY, APRIL 24

Irma Thomas, Artist TBA, Macy Gray, Branford Marsalis, Rebirth Brass Band, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, Leo Nocentelli, Rebecca Malope of South Africa, RiZen, Snooks Eaglin, Ivan Neville & Dumpsta Funk, Rosie Ledet, Crocodile Gumboot Dancers of Durban, South Africa, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Bessie Smith Revue featuring Juanita Brooks and Barbara Shorts, Astral Project, Young Tuxedo Brass Band, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Doug Wamble, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, Balfa Toujours, Batiste Brothers, Topcats, Larry Garner, Crown Seekers, Amanda Shaw, Caledonian Scottish Society, Los Calientes, Friends of Jabu, Raful Neal Jr., New Home Ministries Mass Choir, Derek Miller, Jones-Benally Family, Germaine Bazzle, Don Vappie's Creole Jazz Serenaders, Linnzi Zaorski & Delta Royale, Rocks of Harmony, Little Freddie King Blues Band, Hazard County Girls, Javier & Elegant Gypsy, Young Cheyennes and Geronimo Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans Spiritualettes, Valley of Silent Men & Money Wasters SAPCs, Paulin Brothers Brass Band, Original Step-n-Style Big Nine and Nandi Exclusive SAPCs, Mahogany Brass Band, Yellow Jackets and Trouble Nation Mardi Gras Indians, Red White & Blue and Young Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Greater King David, Val & Love Alive Fellowship Choir, Shades of Praise, Gospel Inspirations of Boutte, Willie Metcalf & the Academy of Black Arts, SUNO Jazz Ensemble, Charles Jackson & the Jackson Travelers, Mark Braud, Ingrid Lucia, Connie Jones' Crescent City Jazz, N.O.C.C.A. Jazz Ensemble, Chris Lacinak, Jetsetter Ladies, Devastation and Undefeated Divas SAPCs, Thunderstorm Brass Band, Lady Rollers and Men Rollers SAPCs, Rose Anne St. Romain, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow , Jazz Peter and the Wolf with the Bear That Wasn't, Allah Batu presents Bantaba...

Tickets go on sale Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST)
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Jazz Fest Lineup -- SUNDAY, APRIL 25

Dr. John, Ray Charles, The Gap Band, Cowboy Mouth, Etta James, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, Jonathan Butler, Donald Lawrence & Tri-City Singers, Zigaboo Modeliste, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Ellis Marsalis, Carrie Smith, Chris Thomas King, Rebecca Malope, Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Supagroup, Wanda Rouzan, Hackberry Ramblers, Jeremy Davenport, Jason Marsalis, James Andrews, Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Eddie Bo, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Allen Fontenot & the Country Cajuns, Chubby Carrier, The Melody Clouds, Zulu Gospel Ensemble, Antioch Baptist Church Choir, Vintage Jazzmen of France, Hot 8 Brass Band, Free Style Nation, World Leader Pretend, The Elements, Brasilliance!, The Bester Singers, Lamont Jackson & New Beginning, Cynthia Liggins-Thomas, Patrice Fisher & Arpa w/ Carlos Ponce of Bolivia, NewBirth Brass Band, Viváz, Young Magnolias and White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, After the Fact, Big Al Carson, The Untouchables, Furious Five and Single Ladies SAPCs, Rudy's Caribbean Funk, A.J. Loria, Second Nazarine Choir, Kita Productions, Rejubilation Evangelical Community Choir, Larry Sieberth, Ninth Ward Hunters, Sharon Martin, Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble, Pin Stripe Brass Band, Perfect Gentlemen, New Look and Avenue Steppers SAPCs, Smitty Dee's Brass Band, Flaming Arrows and New Orleans Rhythm Mardi Gras Indians, Sci-High Steel Band, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow, Charlie Williams – The Noise Guy, Jonno’s School of Cajun...

Tickets go on sale Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST)
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Jazz Fest Lineup -- THURSDAY, APRIL 29

Allen Toussaint, Steve Miller Band, The subdudes, Odetta, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Wayne Toups & Zydecajun, Tab Benoit, Iguanas, Joss Stone, Pamyua of Alaska, Bongo Maffin of South Africa, Christian McBride, Brown Sisters of Chicago, Pride of Zulu Dancers from South Africa, Charmaine Neville Band, Eric Lindell, Kenny Neal, Jewell Brown & the Heritage Hall Jazz Band, Tim Laughlin, Walter Payton & Snapbeans, John Boutté, God's Followers of Ladysmith, South Africa, Michael Ward, Coco Robicheaux & Spiritland, Vin Bruce, Leroy Jones, 007, Culu Children's African Dance Company, Waso Belgian Gypsy Jazz, Gospel Stars, Patrick DeSanto, Tony Bazley, Steamboat Willie, Calendar Girls and Bon Temp Roulez SAPCs, New Wave Brass Band, Tondrae, Euricka, Marce Lacouture, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Bingo!, St. Joseph the Worker Choir, Irie Dawtas, Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe, Golden Wings, Voices of Distinction, McDonogh #35 Gospel Choir, Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys, Danza Quartet feat. Evan Christopher and Tom McDermott, Basin Street Sheiks, UNO Jazz Ensemble, The Attributes Band, Dexter Ardoin, New Zion Trio plus One, Andrew Hall's Society Brass Band, Christian Light Jubilee Choir, The Blues Schoolhouse, Holy Cross High School Jazz Ensemble, Providence Tones of Joy, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow, Roy Roget & the Sons of the Bayouneers...

Tickets go on sale Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST)
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Jazz Fest Lineup -- FRIDAY, APRIL 30

Harry Connick Jr., Deacon John, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Susan Tedeschi, Me'Shell N'degeocello with Oliver Lake, Frankie Ford, Nicholas Payton & Sonic Trance, Benjy Davis Project, Ronnie Kole, Luther Kent & Trickbag, Bongo Maffin of South Africa, Cyril Neville & the Uptown Allstars' 20 Year Anniversary, Barrett Sisters, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, James Rivers Movement, Topsy Chapman, Dukes of Dixieland, The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Wilson "Willie Tee" Turbinton, Owana Salazar of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Bryan Lee & The Blues Power Band, Pride of Zulu, God's Followers of Ladysmith, South Africa, Kim Carson & the Casualties, Jambalaya Cajun Band, Sista Teedy & Umami, Pamyua, Brian Stoltz, The Original Last Straws, Coolbone Brass Band, Sean Ardoin -n- Zydekool, Rockin' Jake, Belton Richard & the Musical Aces, Wimberly Family, Kumbuka Drum & Dance Collective, Tony Green's Gypsy Jazz, Xavier Gospel Choir, Executive Steel Band, New Orleans Night Crawlers Brass Band, Southern Wonders, Los Sagitarios, Chévere, June Gardner & the Fellows, Chris Clifton, Double Nine Highsteppers and Single Men's Kids SAPCs, Dillard University Jazz Ensemble, Lyle Henderson, Young Men 2 Old Men and New Generation SAPCs, Have Soul Will Travel, Betsy McGovern & the Poor Clares, Zion Trinity, Water Seed, Tri-Parish Community Singers, Fred Sanders & Soul Trinity, David Rhodes & Assurance, Stephen Foster's MidCity Orchestra, The Coolie Family Gospel Singers, Eric McAllister, New Orleans Free School Performers, Rhino, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow, Young Louisiana Voices Collective, Village de L'Est Elementary School Choir...

Tickets go on sale Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST)
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Jazz Fest Lineup -- SATURDAY, MAY 1

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lenny Kravitz, Shaggy, Lucky Dube, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Marcia Ball, Blind Boys of Alabama, funky Meters, Sonny Landreth, Busi Mhlango and Vusi Mahlasela of South Africa, Terence Blanchard, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Anders Osborne, Lil' Band o' Gold, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Leah Chase, Dr. Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz Band with Thais Clark, Fredy Omar, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces, Kidd Jordan-Al Fielder & IAQ, Pfister Sisters' 25th Anniversary, Martha Redbone, Black Lodge, Henry Gray & the Cats, Pride of Zulu, Tin Men, Alessandra Belloni, Owana Salazar of Lahaina, Maui, Reggie Hall & the Twilighters feat. Lady B & C.P. Love, Ritmo Caribeño, Marc Broussard, The Flamenco Revue featuring Alianza Flamenco, Micaela y Fiesta Flamenca and Theresa Torkanowsky & Olé Flamenco Olé!, La Bande "Feufollet", Chosen Few Brass Band's Tribute to Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, Mighty Chariots of Fire, Johnson Extension, Algiers Steppers, Happy House and Original Four SAPCs, Pigeon Town Steppers and No Limit Steppers, White Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries, The Unstoppable Gospel Creators, N'krumah Better Boys, Second Line Jammers and Original Big Seven SAPCs, Pinettes Brass Band, Dumaine Street Ladies and Dumaine St. Gang SAPCs, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express, Victor Goines, Permagrin, Tornado Brass Band, Sonny Bourg & the Bayou Blues Band, Jonathan Russell with the Todd Duke Trio, Franklin Avenue BC Mass Choir, Hard Headhunters, Black Feathers and Cherokee Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Lockport Chapter Mass Choir, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Providence Baptist Church Male Chorus & Choir, Sonny LaRosa & America's Youngest Jazz Band, The Inspirational Gospel Singers, Karin Williams, Leviticus Gospel Singers, Strawberry Jammers, Ronnie Magri & his New Orleans Jazz Band, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Black Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Lois Lafind & the Rockadiles, MidCity Music and Dance Workshop, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow...

Tickets go on sale Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST)
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Jazz Fest Lineup -- SUNDAY, MAY 2

The Neville Brothers, Artist TBA, Smokey Robinson, El Gran Combo of Puerto Rico, Ricky Dillard, Robert Cray, Dianne Reeves, Hugh Masekela Allstar Musical Tribute to South Africa with Jabu Khanyile, Busi Mhlango and Vusi Mahlasela, Pete Fountain, The Dixie Cups, Radiators, Marva Wright & the BMWs, Los Hombres Calientes, Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Papa Grows Funk, Sherman Washington & the Zion Harmonizers, Aaron Neville, Davell Crawford, Paulette Wright & Volume of Praise, Lars Edegran & the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Steve Riley and & the Mamou Playboys, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Chris Smither, Jo "Cool" Davis, Tremé Brass Band, Harold Battiste presents the Next Generation, Pride of Zulu of South Africa, Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, Los Babies, Reckless Kelly, Mem Shannon & the Membership, The Revealers, Blessed, Lil' Rascals Brass Band, Scene Boosters and Westbank Steppers SAPCs, Dimensions of Faith, Julliard Jazz Ensemble, Louis Ford & his New Orleans Flairs, Panorama Jazz Band, Clive Wilson & the Original Camelia Jazz Band with guest Butch Thompson, High Steppers Brass Band, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Nu Vizion Gospel Choir, David & Roselyn, Ray Abshire, Sweet Pea's Revenge, J. Monque'D Blues Band, Jeff & Vida, Clancy Lewis, Sheba Kimbrough, Kenny Bill Stinson & the Ark-LA-Mystics, Paky Saavedra's Bandido, Gloryland Choir, Colleen Salley, Creole Wild West and Carrollton Hunters Mardi Gras Indians, Loyola University Jazz Ensemble, New Orleans Men and Lady Buckjumpers, Popular Ladies and New Orleans East Steppers SAPCs, Real Untouchables Brass Band, Mohawk Indians and Golden Arrows Mardi Gras Indians, The Native American Village Exhibition Powwow, Nine Times, Prince of Wales Ladies and Original Prince of Wales SAPCs, Johnette Downing, N'Kafu African Dance Troupe, Hobgoblin Hill Puppet Theater...

Tickets go on sale Feb. 18, 10 a.m. (CST)
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