Saturday, March 26, 2005
New Orleans.
7:30am. Canal St., with Gwen and Ella picking up Paula, my little sister. Streets are crazy as there is a marathon taking place. It's grey and misty and nearly impossible to get to Paula as the streets are all closed off. Thank God for cellphones. We found her (yay!) - so sweet to see her as it's been a long time! We headed back to Gwen and Andy's place
Went off to jam at the Bank Street Cafe with Marc Adams (keys with Bryan Lee) and friends - caught a set, then got up for a few songs next set. Played some bass 'n sang...was fun. I've realized this trip that I don't play much blues anymore..I feel like I've forgotten how to jam! Or what to jam, maybe, as I never get to 'em anymore.
Just got back from Frenchman Street. It was late and a lot of the clubs would be shutting down, so I had to move fast - I think I heard 5 bands in the space of an hour. Wicked musicianship all around.
DBA had some crazy-ass band - all the players names, too many to remember - 2 saxophones (1 guy was a guest, I believe) - organ, bass and drums. The guys played Back in Black by AC/DC - one of the sax players played his sax through a distortion pedal...sounded just like Angus Young! Then they played a little Hendrix -reminded me of a cross between the Toronto bands The Sisters Euclid and the Shuffle Demons. Was brilliant - my favorite find on Frenchman Street. Then off to The Blue Nile - Fly Me to the Moon, trumpet and trombone. Then across the street at Brazil ??? - reggae. Beautiful latin rhythms - 8 piece band, people dancing. Then sleepytime...
7:30am. Canal St., with Gwen and Ella picking up Paula, my little sister. Streets are crazy as there is a marathon taking place. It's grey and misty and nearly impossible to get to Paula as the streets are all closed off. Thank God for cellphones. We found her (yay!) - so sweet to see her as it's been a long time! We headed back to Gwen and Andy's place
Went off to jam at the Bank Street Cafe with Marc Adams (keys with Bryan Lee) and friends - caught a set, then got up for a few songs next set. Played some bass 'n sang...was fun. I've realized this trip that I don't play much blues anymore..I feel like I've forgotten how to jam! Or what to jam, maybe, as I never get to 'em anymore.
Just got back from Frenchman Street. It was late and a lot of the clubs would be shutting down, so I had to move fast - I think I heard 5 bands in the space of an hour. Wicked musicianship all around.
DBA had some crazy-ass band - all the players names, too many to remember - 2 saxophones (1 guy was a guest, I believe) - organ, bass and drums. The guys played Back in Black by AC/DC - one of the sax players played his sax through a distortion pedal...sounded just like Angus Young! Then they played a little Hendrix -reminded me of a cross between the Toronto bands The Sisters Euclid and the Shuffle Demons. Was brilliant - my favorite find on Frenchman Street. Then off to The Blue Nile - Fly Me to the Moon, trumpet and trombone. Then across the street at Brazil ??? - reggae. Beautiful latin rhythms - 8 piece band, people dancing. Then sleepytime...
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