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| Blues connected Ottawa and New Orleans The Ottawa Blues Society announced the date of their first this year event. This event will take place at Tucson's on Saturday, May 6. "New Orleans Louisiana North III" will commence with an afternoon all ages "Cajun Front Porch Jam". This will be a Louisiana style jam session with a number of local guest performances. The second part of the event - Louisiana & Mississippi delta inspired music from Ottawa's own "Myers Brothers" & "Zydeco Loco". This event "NOLA NORTH III" will pay tribute to the 36th Annual "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" which will take place the same weekend in "The Big Easy". It will be the celebration of the traditions & culture of the region. The OBS will be using proceeds from money raised for "Gimme Five!" an organization dedicated to help the needs of New Orleans' musicians by aiding in continued recovery from Katrina's flooding. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |