[Dixielandjazz] Help for friend visiting New Orleans?

[David Richoux]

There should be quite a lot happening as Fat Tuesday is on Feb 8th this 
year. Things really start happening 2 weeks before that, so it should 
be very easy to find a lot of music and parties all over the place. It 
will probably be harder to get reservations and everything gets really 
crazy the last few days of Mardi Gras, but it will be really slow after 
that during Lent (or so I am told - I have not ever been there at that 
time.) Good time to check out the museums and other attractions.
  http://www.offbeat.com/
and  http://www.satchmo.com   have a lot of interesting tips.

Dave Richoux

On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:01 PM, Elazar Brandt wrote:

> Shalom Jazz Fans,
>
> Wish it were me, but not this time. I have a new lady friend who will 
> be visiting New Orleans at the end of January for about a
> month. She has a high school girl friend there, but don't know how 
> savvy the girl friend is about the jazz scene or what to see
> there. My friend says she loves Louis and all kinds of jazz, and 
> possibly she sings some too. (I don't know her that well yet...
> hoping to take care of that when she returns to Israel.)
>
> Can any of you locals possibly offer some info and pointers for a 
> couple of 40-something ladies about what's happening of interest,
> where to go, what to see and who to hear, etc? Last time I was in N.O. 
> was 15 years ago, so I'm not so current, though I do have
> some fond memories I would recommend if they're still around.
>