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A jazz funeral is a funeral procession accompanied by a brass band, in the tradition of New Orleans, Louisiana. Drummers at the funeral of jazz musician Danny Barker in 1994. They include Louis Cottrell, (great-grandson of New Orleans' innovative drumming pioneer, Louis Cottrell, Sr. and grandson of New Orleans clarinetist Louis Cottrell, Jr ...
The jazz funeral celebrates life and mourns death. New Orleanians use music as a way to "cut loose" and help heal. Click here to learn the history of the jazz funeral.
Jun 3, 2022 · The jazz funeral procession begins immediately after the formal memorial service or wake for the deceased. As mourners exit the service, they are joined by a brass band that plays music that...
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New Orleans Jazz Funeral Demonstration I. Anthony Bennett (Grand Marshal), Oswald Jones (Grand Marshal), Mark Braud (trumpet), Clive Wilson (trumpet), Charlie Gabriel (clarinet), Tom Fischer ...
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Oct 10, 2005 · NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9 - It would not be fair to say the music ever totally evacuated this city of jazz, where even in the darkest hours a lone harmonica player or a busker serenaded the empty...
14 hours ago · Jeremy Huggett performed at famous Bristol jazz pub, The Old Duke, every fortnight. A New Orleans-style funeral has been held for a respected jazz musician "taken much too soon". Hundreds of ...
Jul 10, 2017 · Drawing from West African, Haitian and European colonial influences, jazz funerals are a tradition almost entirely exclusive to New Orleans, and as culturally rich and multifaceted as the city itself.
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