Introduction Hello from New Orleans

[Chicken lil]

Hey everyone—
Longtime SOTW member here (same name), finally making the jump over. I’m a retired working musician—still playing when I can, but no longer doing it for rent money. These days I work at a university in New Orleans and try to keep music part of my daily life.

I’m glad to join a space that still feels like it’s run by musicians, not marketers. Looking forward to the conversations, arguments, and the occasional reminder of why we started doing this in the first place.

See you around,
Tom

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome to the café

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hello and a big welcome to the Cafe. Reminds me I must go back to New Orleans, I had a great time there. (pre Katrina)

 

[MikeMorrell]

Welcome to the café!

 

[Chicken lil]

Very different city but still the same, if you know what I mean. Come and visit during JazzFest. It’s non stop great music for two weeks.

 

[mizmar]

Welcome.

Mizmar the first.

 

[Richard Perks]

Welcome to the Cafe

 

[ESJohn]

Glad to have you here!

 

[Tenor Viol]

Hi, welcome

 

[Ghr9204]

Welcome to the Café!

 

[Dr G]

Good to see you here, Tom (@Chicken lil).

I haven’t been back to N’awlins since Katrina. Has the music scene found its way back to the same equilibrium as before, or did many/most stay away once they relocated during rebuild? I had heard that much of the street music changed its flavor.

 

[Chicken lil]

Good to see you here, Tom (@Chicken lil).

I haven’t been back to N’awlins since Katrina. Has the music scene found its way back to the same equilibrium as before, or did many/most stay away once they relocated during rebuild? I had heard that much of the street music changed it.

Dr. G! Great to see you here.
Yeah, a lot of folks left after Katrina and not everyone came back—but the music scene didn’t die. It just shape-shifted. Street music’s got a different flavor now—more young players, more edge, more amplification. You’ll still catch traditional jazz, but it’s blended with funk, bounce, brass fusion, trap jazz—some wild mashups that somehow work.

We’ve still got Snug, the other great spots, and Frenchmen stays packed during Carnival, Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, etc. There’s always something worth hearing. Fritzel’s is still going strong (somehow), and fingers crossed it never stops. Satchmo Fest is next weekend if you need an excuse to come back. New Orleans didn’t lose the music—it just turned it into something new.

 

[Allophone]

Longtime SOTW member here

....
Same here - Welcome -
Since you are from the New Orleans area -may I ask - wasn't there a nice reputable saxophone mouthpiece manufacturer near there - and they may have taken a hit from Katrina? - Sigh -
If you like discourse on the sax, then I am all in.
--Oops should not use prepositions to end a sentence with.
Enjoy.

 

[Dr G]

....
Same here - Welcome -
Since you are from the New Orleans area -may I ask - wasn't there a nice reputable saxophone mouthpiece manufacturer near there - and they may have taken a hit from Katrina? - Sigh -
If you like discourse on the sax, then I am all in.
--Oops should not use prepositions to end a sentence with.
Enjoy.

Are you thinking of Benjamin Allen?

 

[Allophone]

Are you thinking of Benjamin Allen?

Sorry Dr G - getting old and memory fading - kind of small operation. But you may have that right. Had a nice mouthpiece from down that way - lost to a flood in my locale - raised memories.

 

[PigSquealer]

Hey everyone—
Longtime SOTW member here (same name), finally making the jump over. I’m a retired working musician—still playing when I can, but no longer doing it for rent money. These days I work at a university in New Orleans and try to keep music part of my daily life.

I’m glad to join a space that still feels like it’s run by musicians, not marketers. Looking forward to the conversations, arguments, and the occasional reminder of why we started doing this in the first place.

See you around,
Tom

Good to see you here. Yeah, this place is still real. NO bots !

 

[Ghr9204]

NO bots !

Just a few Obstenate Coffin Dodgers (OCD - this side of the pond, Old, Cranky & Dangerous - including me). 😉

 

[Allophone]

this side of the pond

Wow - and here I am lucky to be this side of the dirt - let alone any pond!

 

[LostCircuits]

Just a few Obstenate Coffin Dodgers (OCD - this side of the pond, Old, Cranky & Dangerous - including me). 😉

Count me in. Don't think I've had a day without injuries since February. But then, I always tell the doc "I practice healing" and when I answer his follow up question as to elaborate a bit and tell him that I keep injuring myself I keep getting that raised eyebrow and the wiggling index finger telling me I should trade a sofa for the mountain bike and stop climbing trees. Dude, how am I supposed to make sure the little owls are okay?

 

[Ghr9204]

Wow - and here I am lucky to be this side of the dirt - let alone any pond!

There's a little story behind "OCD" (UK & US). If you were here about 6 months ago, then you'd understand it. 😉

I think there may even be a combo in UK of seniors, called "Coffin Dodgers".

Dude, how am I supposed to make sure the little owls are okay?

I think my tree climbing days are over. I hear owls all the time near my house. I don't think there is much I could do to help.