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Jazz Fest 2013
4:39 pm
Thu May 2, 2013

Heavy Rain Fails To Dampen Fais Do Do Stage Celebration

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Revelers in front of the Fais Do Do stage on Thursday.
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By Maureen McMurray

The second weekend of Jazz Fest kicked off to a soggy start today with festival goers donning ponchos and rain boots. In the spirit of locals’ day, I spoke to a festival veteran who has weathered his fair share of Jazz Fest storms. Chuck Blamphin began working as a stage manager 40 years ago and currently oversees the Fais Do Do stage. Needless to say, he has seen the festival undergo some significant changes throughout his storied tenure.

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Jazz Fest Minutes
7:06 am
Thu May 2, 2013

Jazz Fest Minutes: Lessons Learned With Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis

Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis.
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Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis got a good lesson and lasting influence out of a teenage attempt to hornswoggle a new trombone from older brother Wynton. The lesson and the influence came in the form of a recording by trombone great J.J. Johnson.

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Festival International
4:41 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Photos: Highlights From The 27th Annual Festival International

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Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara performed Thursday night at Festival International in Lafayette.
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Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave. closed out Thursday night.
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Thousands of people crowded in front of the Scène Stabil Drill International Stage.
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R&B maestro Charles Bradley on Friday night.
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Nimbaya Women Drummers on the Lafayette General Fais Do Do Stage. They are an African drum and dance troupe from Guinea.
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Marna Bourque and Benito Enrique danced to Mariachi Las Alteñas, an all-female mariachi band, on Saturday.
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Montreal-based Niyaz, a group marrying Sufi mysticism, poetry and folk songs from the Middle East.
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DJ Andrés Proaño.
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Kelli Jones Savoy, of the Cajun band Feufollet.
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Keith Blair, a Lafayette-based blues musician.
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Delhi 2 Dublin, performing Sunday afternoon. They are a British Columbian-Celtic-Punjabi-Electronica mashup group.
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Downtown was thronged with people. This was the scene in front of the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
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Stilt walkers from the Dragon Knights Stilt Theater delight the crowd on Jefferson Street Sunday.
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Downtown Lafayette was transformed into a giant pedestrian mall, so some found better ways to get around.
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Cole, Penny and Kyle Davis, from Shreveport. This was their first Festival International... The trio traveled to Lafayette for the crafts.
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The Soul Express Brass Band, performing on Jefferson St.
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By Dionne Grayson

The 27th annual Festival International took over downtown Lafayette this past weekend, featuring scores of musicians and crafts artists from all over the world and packing the streets with revelers.

WWNO was there, and brought back these highlights.

Festival International's Official Lineup Video:

Jazz Fest Minutes
1:44 pm
Mon April 29, 2013

Jazz Fest Minutes: Saxophonist And Astral Project Founder Tony Dagradi

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Saxophonist Tony Dagradi.
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Saxophonist and Astral Project founder Tony Dagradi grew up in Summit, New Jersey. By high school he knew what he wanted to do: play jazz.

“It was almost as if I didn’t have a choice,” he says. “I didn’t think about, well, how much money am I going to make or how do I get a gig. I was just — all I wanted to do was play.”

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