New Orleans Summary
New Orleans Music Safari, March 2026, Post #1 - March 2-6, 2026, featuring Aurora Nealand, Doctor Sick, Charlie Halloran, Sunpie Barnes, and other great musicians.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/810722202303528960/new-orleans-music-safari-2026-1
New Orleans Music Safari, March 2026, Post #2 - The Loyola Concert, a great concert led by Charlie Halloran, with a whole bunch of old timers who bear the culture of New Orleans music.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/810734407168163841/new-orleans-2-the-loyola-concert
New Orleans Music Safari, March 6 & 7, 2026, Post #3, with The Shotgun Band, Tuba Skinny at Vaughan's Lounge, and Tyler Thomson's band.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/810818982220349440/new-orleans-3-march-6-7-2026
New Orleans Music Safari, March 2026, Post #4, The Jazz Cruise on the Mississippi, with the Duke Heitger, Steve Pastorius, Matt Perrine trio.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/810884520628912128/new-orleans-4-the-jazz-cruise
New Orleans Music Safari, March 8-11, 2026, Post #5, with Trombone Charlotte, Leslie Martin, Aurora and the Royal Roses, and The Sweet Hearts of New Orleans, among others.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/810996312103354368/new-orleans-5-march-8-11
New Orleans Music Safari, March 12-14, 2026, Post #6, with JJ and the AOKs, Tom Mcdermott and Aurora Nealand, my first time hearing Seva Venet, the Shake 'em Up Jazz Band, and another gig with Seva Venet, featuring Dr. Michael White, and several of the musicians from the Loyola concert.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/811173042933858304/new-orleans-6-march-12-14
New Orleans Music Safari, March 14, 2026, Post #7, with four gigs in one day, to wit, Marty Peters and the Party Meters, Nickel-a-Dance featuring Mark Braud and many of the Loyola musicians, another gig with Sunpie Barnes, and, finally, a great set by Charlie Halloran and the Tropicales.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/811259002874986496/new-orleans-7-march-14
New Orleans Music Safari, March 16-19, 2026, Post #8, with Jenavieve and the Winding Boys, Aurora and the Royal Roses, Lilli Lewis at the Ellis Marsalis Music Center, Chris Vincent and Stud Ford, and Robin Rapuzzi's big band celebrating the Feast of San Giuseppe, and a dog who howled along.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/811552208641458176/new-orleans-8-march-16-19
New Orleans Music Safari, March 20-21, 2026, Post #9, Allons a Lafayette, where the Sterling Grove Festival featured Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, and Honest to Bob, with David Greely, Paul Anastasio and Chas Justus.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/811710867873939456/new-orleans-9-allons-a-lafayette
New Orleans Music Safari, March 22-23, 2026, Post #10, in which Tom Mcdermott hosts the absolutely impressive piano monster Kyle Roussel, and we get another set by Jenavieve and the Winding Boys with Trombone Charlotte, another set by Aurora and the Roses, and a couple tunes by Tiff "Teddy" Lamson.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/811893659727478784/new-orleans-10-march-22
New Orleans Music Safari, March 24, 2026, The Danny Barker Festival Patrons Party, Post #11, with Dr. Michael White on clarinet, Freddie Lorenzo on the bone, and a major assemblage of culture bearers, celebrating the cultural contributions of Danny Barker, and his wife Blue Lu.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/812075003758690304/new-orleans-11-the-danny-barker-patrons-party
New Orleans Music Safari, March 25-26, 2026, Post #12, The last days of this particular safari, featuring another great band led by Seva Venet, and a gig at the Degas House, with pianist Jérémie Henan and Herlin Riley on drums.
https://thefirstkind.blog/post/812157862312869888/new-orleans-12-march-24-25















