After a brutal summer and an unfortunate brush with a natural disaster, autumn couldn’t have come any sooner for New Orleans. These days (and hopefully for the next few weeks), the breeze is light, the air, inviting, and the music invigorating. Add a hearty bunch of second lines and local festivals to the mix, and you could make the case that fall is secretly the city’s best season for live music. Fact or fancy, it matters not; there’s something special to the sounds heard in the Crescent City this time of year. For a peek at what’s been percolating around town lately, take a look at photographer Kim Welsh’s shots from last week’s Harvest the Music and Jazz in the Park concert series.
Harvest the Music, September 26, featuring Dr. John, Jon Cleary and the Lower 911 Band and Natalie Mae and Her Unturned Tricks with Johnny Sansone
Dr. John was joined by Jon Cleary at last Wednesday's Harvest the Music concert, photo by Kim Welsh.
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Jazz in the Park, September 27, featuring The Africa Brass Band, the Stooges Brass Band and Russell Batiste and Jason Neville with the Wild Tchoupitoulas
Drummer Russell Batiste (center) and Friends rocked last Thursday's Jazz in the Park, photo by Kim Welsh.
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