Pete Fountain is, to many, the quintessential New Orleans jazz musician. He personifies the funky, spunky spirit of the city and struts it best during his "Half-Fast" stroll on Carnival day.

Pete's been on the Tonight Show over fifty times (including "seven or eight reruns," he adds); his likeness was just added to the Musée Conti Wax Museum; his club packs 'em in every night. He's a famous guy in these parts and the rest of the county as well.