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The down-river boundary is Canal Street, below which is the city's 4th Ward. The upper boundary is Julia Street, originally the New Basin Canal. The former canal route in this area is now I-10. For most of this route from the river back is the 2nd Ward. From Carrollton Avenue up it borders the 17th Ward. The back boundary is City Park Avenue ...
John Robichaux moved to New Orleans in 1891, where he was the bass drummer for the Excelsior Brass Band from 1892 to 1903. During this time he also worked as a bandleader, playing violin in his own ensembles from 1893 until the time of his death. [1] Among the ensembles he led was a 36-piece orchestra in 1913.
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Not shown: southern portion of the 15th Ward, northeastern portion of the 9th Ward. On the map Lake Pontchartrain is to the north and the Mississippi River is to the south; the 15th Ward is the only one south of the Mississippi River where Algiers is located. The city of New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, is divided into 17 wards.
American music historian and modernist composer (1905–1992) United States of America: 1905-02-26 1992-08-09 Canton: New Orleans: Q862418: Georgie Stoll: American musical director and composer (1902–1985) United States of America: 1905-05-07 1985-01-18 Minneapolis: Monterey: Q1507268: Enoch Light: American musician (1905–1978) United ...
Susanna Hoffs, along with bandmates Vicki and Debbi Peterson, spoke about new book "Eternal Flame," recalling key events in the Bangles' chart-topping run in the 1980s and how the band shaped ...
Alarmed by a tragic shooting in his hometown, a New Orleans musician gives hope to kids—for a song. The post This Musician Asks Kids to Trade Their Guns in for Trumpets to Help Combat Violence ...
Although technically, the pattern is only half a clave, Marsalis makes the important point that the single-celled figure is the guide-pattern of New Orleans music. The New Orleans musician Jelly Roll Morton considered the tresillo/habanera (which he called the Spanish tinge) to be an essential ingredient of jazz. [26]