Five ways JazzFest & Disney World are alike
Posted on 28 April 2010 by k. a. gardner
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival resumes Thurs., April 29th (tomorrow, actually). Because everyone has differing tastes in music, musicians ply their trade on nine different stages and two tents, each named something different. For example, the Gospel Tent plays gospel music.
Anyone with any sense knows the Gentilly Stage is the best stage, except on Saturday when there may be a conflict with the Acura [American Honda Motor Co., Inc] Stage. Although Flipside Florida won’t be attending the festival, it still wouldn’t be a conflict. One-time Grammy Award winning Pearl Jam, a Seattle Grunge band, plays at 5 p.m on the Acura stage.
Jeff Beck courtesy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
And then 40 minutes later, five-time Grammy Award winning Jeff Beck, an English rock guitarist, will mesmerize his legion of fans with his haunting genre of blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion and most recently an additional blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Also, Jeff Beck was inducted into the Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2009 ~his first anniversary!
But on Friday night, the Acura Stage is definitely the best stage at 5:35 p.m. because 20-time Grammy Award winning Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, takes the stage (probably without the gray hat with the big bow that she wore at President Obama’s January 2009 inauguration in Washington, D.C.)
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience already played on Sunday, April 25th, so that stage is now history, but Flipside Florida congratulates them none the less for being in 2008 the first recipients of the newly established Grammy Award for the Best Zydeco or Cagun Album!
Terrance Simien courtesy of New Orleans Jazz Festival and Foundation
The 41st annual Jazz and Heritage Festival ends Sunday, May 2nd with the Neville Brothers, The Radiators, B.B. King and Richie Havens all playing on different stages at the same time. Everything to know about the festival is linked here.
Five ways JazzFest and DisneyWorld are alike
My twitter friend @YatPundit [A.K.A. Edward Branley] is a New Orleans pundit, as indicated by his twitter moniker. His main website is YatBazaar – An Online Community for New Orleans and the World and he maintains several blogs from that sight. One blog entry, linked above as the subtitle, compares JazzFest to DisneyWorld. In Flipside Florida’s opinion, the most important similarity is ”Phony parades.” His YatTravel blog is going to feature several articles about his and Mrs. YatPundit’s impressions of Walt Disney World. His YatCuisine’s latest blog entry is his Quick Thoughts – Prudhomme’s Louisiana Red Pepper Sauce. Mrs. YatPundit didn’t like it at all.
Mrs. YatPundit doesn't like it
The New York Time’s critic Sam Sifton also wrote an April 28th travelogue about New Orleans: In New Orleans – The Taste of A Comeback.
And for a critic on the prowl for an authentic taste of the city in full springtime bloom, surprises abounded. One of the most purely joyful and purely New Orleans restaurants of the moment is Emeril’s, a place run by a television chef who was born in Fall River, Mass., and lives mostly in New York City.
Sifton also wrote a nice paragraph about the New Orlean Jazz and Heritage Festival. (Hat Tip: RT @johnmcquaid NYT’s Sam Sifton explores the current renaissance of New Orleans cuisine)
Flipside Florida looking forward to reading YatPundit’s impressions of Walt Disney World.
Sounds interesting. We’ll check the sites out.
Hi T&I ~~ Site Sight. Let me know how Icy enjoys herself. Or were you referring to Patty Lamb?
Hi Doug ~~ No need for sorrow. The YatPundit family enjoys Prudhomme’s San Francisco Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade. “It’s got that little extra spicy to it”, according to the YatPundit himself!
Sorry to hear about the pepper sauce, though. I’d have liked that to have been good sauce.