Dear Subscriber,

Great music is out in full force every night and all summer long in the French Quarter. Street musicians, brass bands, jazzmen, zydeco, funk, Dixieland - these are just some of the sounds you can hear live and lively in New Orleans. Use FrenchQuarter.com to help you find the music and musicians to make your ears happy and your heart sing.

• Don't Miss These Contemporary Jazz Masters - Live
• Was Jazz Born on Basin Street?
• Right Here in New Orleans - Artist Cooperative Galleries
• Satchmo Summerfest Coming to the Streets
• Creole Tomato Days

Sincerely,

Carolyn McLellan, Publisher

Don't Miss These Jazz Masters Performing this summer - the jazz masters and young turks of the trumpet, trombone, piano and clarinet you just must see and hear on your visit to New Orleans.

First Notes: New Orleans and the Early Roots of Jazz Jazz historians mark the birth of America's music somewhere between Basin Street and the River.

French Quarter One-of-a-Kind Series: Arts for the People Artists' cooperative galleries in the Quarter bring artists, their work and their patrons together for encounters of the personal kind.

Oh Yeaaah The Festival devoted to New Orleans native son Louis Armstrong is gearing up for another great gig in the French Quarter. Satchmo Summerfest 2005 is August 4-7.

You Say Tomato, We Say Creoles The Creole Tomato Festival takes over the historic French Market for the day June 11. And during the short summer season, ripe Creole tomatoes march onto menus at restaurants across town.

Upcoming French Quarter Events

Celebrating the “Essence” in 2005: Better than Ever
Come party with a purpose at the eleventh annual Essence Festival July 4th weekend at the Superdome, Morial Convention Center and in the French Quarter.

Satchmo Summerfest
You'll think to yourself, what a wonderful Fest! Channel the spirit of Louis during the annual Satchmo Summerfest August 4-7, 2005. Oh yeaaaah.

Audubon's Birds of Louisiana Take Flight in Exhibit at the Old U.S. Mint
Louisiana State Museum exhibition of John J. Audubon's rare Birds of America prints highlights the naturalist's talents in art and science.

Southern Decadence
A long Labor Day weekend of parties, parades and gay pride in the lower Quarter at one of the oldest and largest gatherings of gays in the country.

New Updated Music Search
Search for live downtown music by genre, venue, musician or date in the new (and improved!) music search.

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