{"id":14063,"date":"2020-02-25T10:08:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobmusicforward.org\/?p=14063"},"modified":"2020-02-27T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T23:04:26","slug":"a-fat-tuesday-tribute-to-the-big-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/news\/a-fat-tuesday-tribute-to-the-big-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"A “Fat Tuesday” Tribute to the Big Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Orleans is near and dear to our hearts, thanks to the year-round programming that we hold there, as well as all of the great Music Forward<\/strong> artists like Fantastic 8 Brass Band, Jake Exavier, Kirsten Theodore & New Orpheus, and Young & Talented Brass Band who are all natives to the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, with Mardi Gras in full swing we decided to join in on the celebration (pass the King Cake!) by paying tribute to some of the musical elements of the city this Fat Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE NEW ORLEANS SOUND<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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T<\/span>he New Orleans sound is heavily influenced by Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, and AfroCuban music, evident in Mardi Gras staples including: \u201cNew Suit\u201d (Wild Magnolias), \u201cGo See the Mardi Gras\u201d (Professor Longhair), \u201cMardi Gras Mambo\u201d (the Hawkettes), and \u201cJock-A-Mo\u201d (Sugar Boy).<\/p>\n

While the marching and brass bands take over the parade circuit, it has been legendary artists like Louis Armstrong, Allen Touissant, Sidney Bechet, Fats Domino, Dr. John, Jelly Roll Morton, Big Freedia, and Irma Thomas who helped define the Big Easy sound as we know it; while artists like Trombone Shorty, Big Freedia, Master P, and Lil Wayne have helped to introduce younger generations to the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of our favorite New Orleans themed songs include:<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n