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Music for Your Mouth: What Do Musicians Eat During Jazz Fest?

May 1, 2008 by: Todd A. Price

Music may feed the soul, but you still have to feed the stomach. OffBeat asked Jazz Fest musicians what they eat at the Fair Grounds:

"What I usually do at Jazz Fest," says saxophonist Donald Harrison, "is set up a day for eating and the main focus is not the music. I don't eat the night before or in the morning. I try to eat as much as I can while there."

His advice to other eaters?

"Always go for the Crawfish Monica first [Kajun Kettle Foods, Food Area II]," he says. "Ever...

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