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WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 B.Getz adam deitch, alex wasily, blue nile, Eric Benny Bloom, eric krasno, george porter jr., ian neville, Ivan Neville, jazz fest after dark, Jazz Fest Fairgrounds, lettuce, Maple Leaf Bar, Midnight Preserves, Music Box Village, Nels Cline, New Orleans, Nick Daniels III, Nikki Glaspie, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, papa mali, preservation hall, Queen Latifah, raja kassis, skerik, soul brass band, stanton moore, The Headhunters, the iceman special, The Nth Power, Tipitina's, tony hall, Toubab Krewe, weedie braimah and the hands of time, wil blades

For 20 years since the turn of the millennium, I’ve been fortunate to immerse myself in the most historic—and vibrant—musical mecca in the country, an amateur musicologist embedded in her bountiful bosom.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.068: FRENCHY [NOLA-based live painter, pioneer]

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 B.Getz brandon tarricone, brotherhood of groove, derrick smoker, espn, frenchy, frenchy live painter, frenchylive, george porter jr., heavy metal horns, henley douglas, james andrews, jaques-imos, Jazz Fest, Maple Leaf Bar, morning 40 federation, new england patriots, New Orleans, new orleans saints, NOLA, NOLA Jazz Fest, oak street, soul brass band, super bowl

Based in NOLA, this icon of live-painting in both music/festival culture(s) and pro sports is renowned around the world for his stunning version of acousti-optics. Frenchy’s joyful, freestyle process and pioneering visual art set the bar sky high for a quarter century to come, and continues to elevate and innovate to this day.

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A Blissful Blast Back To NOLA Jazz Fest 2022 [B.Getz on L4LM]

May 19, 2022June 12, 2022 B.Getz butcher brown, covid, covid-19, dinner party, Dumpstaphunk, Eric Benny Bloom, george porter jr., Ivan Neville, Jazz Fest, jesus coomes, JOhn Medeski, lettuce, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Nigel hall, robert glasper, Ryan Zoidis, skerik, soul brass band, Tipitina's, worship my organ

Jazz Fest is an unparalleled experience of live American roots music, international sounds, delectable regional cuisine, and a whirlwind dose of Bayou culture all rolled up into one satiating pilgrimage and celebration.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Episode 007: DERRICK SMOKER (SOUL Brass Band’s Derrick Freeman)

December 12, 2018November 6, 2019 B.Getz derrick freeman, derrick smoker, galactic, Kermit Ruffins, New Orleans, new orleans jazz & heritage festival, smokers world, soul brass band, the upful LIFE podcast, Tipitina's

Episode 007 of *The Upful Life Podcast* comin’ atcha with special guest Derrick Smoker, NOLA’s own drummer/emcee/singer-songwriter/jazz-cat/lightning rod. Back in late October, the