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The French Market and the New Orleans Jazz Centennial will present the first Danny Barker Birthday Celebration Jan. 12 and 13 in New Orleans. There will be two stages of live entertainment both days and a jazz walking tour. The organizers plan to make this an annual event.
Featured musicians will include Greg Stafford, Detroit Brooks, Harry Sterling, Big Al Carson, Leroy Jones, Steve Masakowski and other musicians who started their careers in one of Barker’s bands.
The Storyville stage will be at the Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion. Musicians and professional story tellers will include John O’Neal, Tony Green, Esquizito, Carl LeBlanc and Adella Gautier.
Danny’s Jazz Walking Tour will start at Dutch Alley at 5 p.m. each day and tour the French Quarter. The history of the French Quarter, French Market, Storyville and their influence on the last 100 years of jazz will be featured. The tour will end at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro on Frenchmen Street. The tour will be conducted by licensed guide Susan Wayman, who specializes in New Orleans Jazz history.
More info: jazzcent.com
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