JR back from the front
Piano Night
JR is back in town resting from last weekend's fest. Highlight was attending a WWOZ fundraiser called "Piano Night" at Generations Hall, a renovated warehouse in, where else, but the Warehouse District! Held each year on the Monday night between the two New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival weekends, Piano Night exists to honor and extend the great New Orleans Piano tradition. This year's honoree was Allen Toussaint.
Performing stages are set at opposite ends of the building, the Piano Band Stage and the Solo Piano Stage, with attendees roaming the space between listening to the music and feasting of great food and drink. Alternatively, for an additional fee, you can be in the balcony area, which runs the length of the building. It is an eight-hour event featuring over forty performers, with this year's headliners Marcia Ball, Eddie Bo and Dr. John. Goes from 6pm to the wee hours of the morning - a daunting task for someone who must get up at 4am to get to the airport! And with aching puppies! But our boy did it and we love him for it.
Mo' Fest
JR also sampled another of the many 'mini-festivals' that have sprung up as the Festival evolved - Mo' Fest. No, it isn't- not that there's anything wrong with that. Mo' Fest showcases great local talent and is held Mon/Tues at Hibernia Pavilion,Woldenberg Riverfront Park - and it's free!
Food!
More to come.
JR is back in town resting from last weekend's fest. Highlight was attending a WWOZ fundraiser called "Piano Night" at Generations Hall, a renovated warehouse in, where else, but the Warehouse District! Held each year on the Monday night between the two New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival weekends, Piano Night exists to honor and extend the great New Orleans Piano tradition. This year's honoree was Allen Toussaint.
Performing stages are set at opposite ends of the building, the Piano Band Stage and the Solo Piano Stage, with attendees roaming the space between listening to the music and feasting of great food and drink. Alternatively, for an additional fee, you can be in the balcony area, which runs the length of the building. It is an eight-hour event featuring over forty performers, with this year's headliners Marcia Ball, Eddie Bo and Dr. John. Goes from 6pm to the wee hours of the morning - a daunting task for someone who must get up at 4am to get to the airport! And with aching puppies! But our boy did it and we love him for it.
Mo' Fest
JR also sampled another of the many 'mini-festivals' that have sprung up as the Festival evolved - Mo' Fest. No, it isn't- not that there's anything wrong with that. Mo' Fest showcases great local talent and is held Mon/Tues at Hibernia Pavilion,Woldenberg Riverfront Park - and it's free!
Food!
More to come.
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