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“It's a sign that stuff's happening”

To Mike Saccoliti, the St. Charles Avenue streetcar is more than just a tourist draw. via Planning

Thirteen years after Hurricane Marilyn blew away St. Croix's Jazz and Caribbean Music and Arts Festival, jazz is coming back to the big island in a big way this month with the new Blue Bay Jazz Fest The New ... via St John Source

“Luther, in my books, you're the greatest. You're terrific, and I love your ideas and the way you play. And I hope someday to meet you and we sit down and have a chat together. But not to play together, 'cause you'll cut me to pieces.”

This is the story of a musical career that almost happened -- and may yet. It's the story of Luther G. Williams, Bible scholar, Hurricane Katrina survivor, and remarkable self-taught pianist. via NPR

“Weir Cook was a hero, and we need to elevate our heroes.”

A group of retired soldiers hopes to revive the name of a Hoosier war hero by naming Indianapolis' airport for him -- again. via The Indianapolis Star

“Big River". Billed as "celebration of New Orleans' unique culture and music featuring some of today's most talented jazz artists”

Posted by Keith I. Marszalek November 06, 2007 9:28AM Categories: Entertainment The Saints are rolling and so is Le Chat's weekly tribute, NOCCA hosts 'Big River' and the Pacifica Quarter offers the finest in ... via NOLA.com

Insight: Transit changes / Irvin Mayfield / "Delta and Dawn" Transit changes - Sacramento Regional Transit recently raised rates and dropped routes. via Internet Archive

Wally's Warehouse Waifs are coming to Chandler schools. The Waifs present the music of the masters of early New Orleans days, Swing and Big Band sounds. via Arizona Republic

With very few exceptions, the career of Harry Connick, Jr., can be divided in half -- his first two albums encompassed straight-ahead New Orleans jazz and stride piano while his later career alternated between ... via KOSY-FM Salt Lake City

In the old Creole neighborhoods of the 7th Ward, folks used to say that if it rained on the day of your funeral, it was a blessing; you were surely on your way to heaven because even God -- by way of stormy ... via Times-Picayune

“Mosnar Communications, Inc has the right publicity branding solutions for us to identify our specific target audiences and implement our product offerings.”

Today announced that Mosnar Communications, Inc has been retained as their public relations representative. via All About Jazz

Music has often been used to commemorate the indefatigable resolve of the human spirit in the face of great suffering. via All About Jazz

“Lama Bada," popular all over the Mediterranean, is a highlight with its emotional and elegiac theme. Ban-Na'im's 'Kick Your Ass and Dance”

Israeli Marsh Dondurma is a kind of New Orleans-ean/Balkan/fifteen-player jubilant marching band named after a favorite Turkish ice-cream. The combo adds Klezmer, Turkish and other Middle-Eastern and even ... via All About Jazz

This packed two-disc set gathers all the usual suspects and more for a Tipitina's Foundation project to rebuild Domino's Ninth Ward neighborhood in New Orleans. via The Providence Phoenix

River cruising is alive and well in this country, as it deserves to be, but distinct from river cruising in other continents. via Small Ship & River Cruising

Filed under: Pop!Tech 2007 - Ethan @ 6:31 pm The last three amazing speakers leave the stage, and there's the sound of a marching band entering from the back of the auditorium. via My heart's in Accra

“If we don't know where we come from, how the hell are we going to know where we're going.”

In the small, brick Christian Mission Baptist Church on North Robertson Street family, friends, fans and fellow musicians of Kerwin "Fat" James filled the wooden pews and stood solemnly along the walls. via Louisiana Weekly

Leave it to Ars Nova Workshop, Phillys premier avant-garde jazz presenter, to bring tenor saxophonist Edward "Kidd" Jordan here for the first time since the 70s. via Philly.com

“I have a tremendous emotional attachment, but in a hard-nosed way, we probably wouldn't buy New Orleans again today if it was available so we needed to sell”

The Chicago-based owner of the hurricane-damaged Hyatt Regency New Orleans is expected to announce Wednesday that it has agreed to sell the shuttered hotel.

With 600 blown-out windows the hotel became something of a poster child for the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina two years ago. Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. will sell the 31-story atrium tower adjacent to the Louisiana Superdome to Poydras Properties Hotel Holdings Co. for $32 million, of which $3 million is a note, payable in six years. Read more

Posted by Keith I. Marszalek October 16, 2007 11:01AM Categories: Music Jazz Guitarist Todd Duke headlines Decatur Street's newest music venue. via NOLA.com

“We have been privileged to enjoy the employ of highly qualified and dedicated professionals; now with Dr. Keeney's arrival, we know that we will continue to draw the best professionals in the country to our work here in Monroe.”

The Center for Children and Families in Monroe, Louisiana proudly announces the appointment of Dr. via Earth Times