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July 2007 Letters

HURRAH FOR JAZZ FEST I would imagine that the powers that be must be quite pleased with the Fest this year. I can almost envision them in a room full […]

June 2007 Letters

MUSICIANS VALUE I read the most recent “Mojo Mouth” [March 2007] with great interest. The fact is it is not only New Orleans that places little value on musicians. The […]

May 2007 Letters

CANNOT BE MATCHED Great article the March ’07 OffBeat, “Getting Caught Up In It.” I am 45 years old and have lived in the surrounding suburbs of New Orleans all […]

April 2007 Letters

MUSICIANS VILLAGE As a musician with excellent credit, I felt compelled to write after reading “Backtalk” in the March issue. My wife and I returned to the city in November […]

March 2007 Letters

WITH LOVE IN MY HEART I wanted to thank you [Jan Ramsey] and all the folks working with you at OffBeat for years of press and pictures of my playing […]

February 2007 Letters

RARE RECORDS As the owner of Jim Russell Rare Records, the oldest record shop in New Orleans, I was interested to read Jeff Hannusch’s article this month showcasing New Orleans […]

January 2007 Letters

COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT OFFBEAT Just a coincidence I’m sure that the OffBeat email [The Weekly Beat] arrived just as I was printing out the Eric Lindell contract. He will […]

December 2007 Letters

"I hope his music and non-profit organization "Voice of the Wetlands" moves enough Americans to use their voices and votes to facilitate the implementation of solutions to save our swamps."—Jean […]

November 2006 Letters

DISTURBING TREND My name is Sophie Lee and I am a part-time guest vocalist for the New Orleans Jazz Vipers. So while I am not completely objective in considering them […]