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August 30, 2006
Wrecking opportunity this weekend
The Arabi Wrecking Krewe is rounding up volunteers for a house gutting this Saturday. We'll be doing the N.O. East home of master sax player Kidd Jordan:
Edward 'Kidd' Jordan is probably the single most under documented jazz musician of his generation. A fact that is even more remarkable when you consider that he is also one of the busiest working musicians in the world. The list of bands and artists he has performed with reads like a 40-year Grammy program....from Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder to Aretha Franklin and the Supremes. And the list of jazz musicians he has performed with goes even wider....from Ed Blackwell and Ellis Marsalis, to Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley and Cecil Taylor. Fortunately, this fact has not lost on his appreciative European audiences and was recognized by the French government with a knighthood for his contribution to the European performing arts.
The man has a brass band classic named after him ("Kidd Jordan's Second Line") and he just needs help with his house.
If you're available this Saturday, contact Sheik from the AWK at sheik@arabiwreckingkrewe.com, or email me (address in the "About Me" page) and I'll hook you up. No experience or equipment necessary.
Pass the word.
[photo by John Rogers]
Posted by ray at August 30, 2006 7:27 PM | Permalink
Categories: [katrina | music | new orleans ]
Tags: arabi wrecking krewe, jazz, katrina, kidd jordan, music, new orleans
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Spend.... your days helping us gut and rebuild our houses.... in the meantime we're working 24/7 to try to pry the greatest city on earth out of the muck.
Hi Ray. Good blog, I'll stop by occasionally; I wandere over from Digby's place.
We spent 7 magical years, '84-'91, in New Orleans, maybe the best years of my life. My son was born there. So far, I haven't had it in me to come back, which I know is selfish, but I'm afraid of what I'll see. But I'll keep up with your Arabi Wrecking Krewe projects; one of those might be a great way to ease back into town.
Sorry about the reading glasses.
monty
Posted by: montysano at September 1, 2006 9:38 PM
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