[Dixielandjazz] French Quarter Festival New Orleans

[David M Richoux]

I have heard from several US trad bands (that are neither "local" nor  
"Super-Star") that is is very hard to break in to the French Quarter  
and Jazz & Heritage festivals from the "outside." I don't know how so  
many international bands made it to FQF (or if many US non-locals ever  
did FQF) but  bands from California sure don't get invited much to  
Jazzfest.  Clint Baker's Jazz Band is one of the rare exceptions, and  
that was maybe 20 years ago.

I am not too worried by this - there are other festivals around the  
country for OKOM, and the more good work Louisiana and New Orleans  
musicians can get, the better.

Dave RIchoux

On Apr 17, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Gluetje1 at aol.com wrote:

> Thanks Dave to both you and Chas who answered me off-list.  I asked  
> the question because it seems I fairly often hear grumbles about how  
> there's no trad, or Dixieland or work for same in New Orleans.  So I  
> was just wonderin'.  Like, your answer implies, Chas mentioned that  
> the "trad" bands that were there were essentially local.  I'm not  
> taking issue with that, just restating it.  It's always a good, if  
> somewhat rare thing, to recognize hometown talent.
>
> And I have found it difficult to find out where I can hear anything  
> besides Preservation Hall on trips to New Orleans.
> Ginny
>
> In a message dated 4/17/2010 2:15:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tubaman at tubatoast.com 
>  writes:
> If Louisiana still counts as being part of the USA, ( and what you
> mean by "trad" is reasonable, ) yes!
>
> http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/itinerary/  hard to tell on some
> of the artists, but here are some I know are more trad than anything
> else.