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| New Orleans Jazz Messengers Light The Pinehurst Stage Troy Davis and the New Orleans Jazz Messengers will be featured in two nights of jazz at Pinehurst Resort, February 10 and 11, 2006 - just in time for Valentine's Day. Formerly known as Jazz'n January, the event was moved to celebrate the holiday of love and passion for a two-day, "Heart 'n Soul of Jazz" benefit. Each of the band's musicians was displaced from Hurricane Katrina. "We're very excited to bring the best of the Big Easy, and to help them keep their music alive, " said Chris Dunn, executive director of the Arts Council of Moore County, organizers of the event for 21 years. The strength of the composite group created by drummer Troy Davis has yielded a powerhouse of the best in today's New Orleans jazz world. Gathered for a special two-day jam session of top musicians displaced from the hurricane, the Jazz Messengers will offer a musical gumbo of performers. They include trumpeter Mark Braud, Tim Laughlin on clarinet, pianist Lawrence Siebirth and David Pulphis on bass. Juanita Brooks lends her soulful voice on Friday's performance, and the vocals of Philip Manuel grace Saturday's stage for a series of concerts that can't be missed. From Louis Armstrong to Jelly Roll Morton, to Nat King Cole and the Marsalis family, each band member will highlight their favorite jazz greats hailing from the homeland of jazz. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |