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Sunday Jazz Brunch at The Roosevelt New Orleans
January 3, 2010 - December 26, 2010
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Times: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location:  The Roosevelt Hotel, Blue Room
Phone:  (504) 648-1200
Admission:  Adult plates are $59 and include valet parking and a complimentary glass of champagne. Children 10 and under served at half price
Join us every Sunday for the  Jazz Brunch at The Roosevelt New Orleans featuring Jazz clarinetist Tim Laughlin at  The Blue Room.
Big Freedia's Hookah Bounce
January 7, 2010 - January 2, 2014
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Times: 10:00 pm
http://hookahbounce.com
Location:  The Hookah, 309 Decatur St
Phone:  (504) 943-1101
Admission:  $5.00
Every Thursday Big Freedia and DJ Rusty Lazer along with other local bounce artists hit the stage at The Hookah. If you're wondering what is bounce, here is what Wikipedia has to say about Bounce Music: Bounce music is an energetic style of "New Orleans hip hop" music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single "Where Dey At by MC T.Tucker. A highly influential cover of "Where Dey At" was also released by "DJ Jimi in 1992.

Bounce is characterized by "Call and response" style party and Mardi Gras Indian chants and dance call-outs. These chants and call-outs are typically sung over the Triggerman beat, which is sampled from the song "Drag Rap" by the Showboys, or Brown beat, which is sampled from Derek B's "Rock The Beat". The sound of bounce has primarily been shaped by the recycling and imitation of the "Drag Rap" sample: its opening chromatic tics, the intermittent shouting of the word "break", the use of whistling as an instrumental element (as occurs in the bridge), the "drag rap" vocals and its brief and repetitive melody and quick beat (which were produced with use of Synthesizers and drum machines and are easily sampled or reproduced using like-sounding elements).
 
The genre maintains widespread popularity in New Orleans, LA and the southern United States and has a more limited following outside of the Deep South. Throughout this decade, the "Take Fo'" record label has dominated the genre with artists such as "DJ Jubilee and "Willie Puckett." Katey Red, "Big Freedia" and "Sissy Nobby have also made significant contributions.
COOLinary New Orleans - A celebration of Dining in America's most Delicious City!
August 1, 2010 - August 30, 2010
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Times: Lunch and Dinner
http://www.COOLinaryneworleans.com
Location:  Various Restaurants
Phone:  504-566-5011
The celebration, which features special menus and pricing at restaurants throughout the city, is a natural fit for a city whose cuisine is an integral part of its history, fabric and culture. Visit www.COOLinaryneworleans.com for more information.
The First Annual New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp
August 1, 2010 - August 6, 2010
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http://www.neworleanstradjazzcamp.com
Location:  Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans St.
Phone:  (504) 897-0037

Founded by local musicians Banu Gibson, Leslie Cooper, and Nita Hemeter, the New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp (NOTJC) is a week-long summer music camp where adult musicians and music enthusiasts from around the world are invited to learn the history and techniques of traditional jazz where it all began: New Orleans.

The camp will be held in the beautiful Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans St. August 1
st-6th,2010. The week-long camp includes lectures from local jazz historians, music lessons, nightly jam sessions, trips to jazz venues in town, and concludes with a concert performed by the campers that will be free and open to the public.


The NOTJC also offers some special events. The camp will hold a Birthday Party for Louis Armstrong at Preservation Hall with faculty performing and campers sitting in, as well as the opportunity for qualifying campers to perform at the Satchmo Summer Fest that follows the camp.


The camp faculty includes local jazz musicians: Connie Jones (Trumpet), Otis Bazoon (Reeds), David Sager (Trombone), David Boeddinghaus (Piano), Don Vappie (Banjo/Guitar), Kerry Lewis (Bass/Tuba), Bunchy Johnson (Drums), and Banu Gibson (Vocals).

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