Mother’s Day in May…Father’s Day in June… a family gathering for Independence Day—as summer rolls in, one’s family and the idea of family comes more clearly into focus. In New Orleans, family is never far from mind. Louisiana ranks as one of the states where the largest percentage of people born here stay here, which means that family is not only physically close, it’s also close mentally and emotionally. In our New Orleans music world, family is even more important. The vast scope of New Orl...