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Jazz Fest Minutes
12:09 pm
Sat May 4, 2013

Jazz Fest Minutes: Making Connections With Multi-Instrumentalist Nicholas Payton

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Trumpeter, vocalist and keyboard player Nicholas Payton.

Nicholas Payton is one brilliant musician. He plays just about everything on the bandstand very well. He’s best known for his trumpet work but is also a dynamic keyboard player, and even manages to play superbly on both at the same time.

In recent years Payton has added another tool to his kit: singing.

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Jazz Fest 2013
10:41 am
Sat May 4, 2013

Jazz Fest Music Schedule For Saturday, May 4

Your updated, complete music schedule for the second Saturday of Jazz Fest 2013!

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Jazz Fest 2013
2:03 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Friday, May 3 — Jazz Fest Schedule

The rain might have delayed the opening of Jazz Fest today, but everything is back on schedule! Here's your music lineup for Friday, May 3, 2013.

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Jazz Fest Minutes
11:29 am
Fri May 3, 2013

Jazz Fest Minutes: 'One Mo’ Time' With Actor Vernel Bagneris

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Vernel Bagneris

The Show “One Mo’ Time” went from humble beginnings as a homemade New Orleans labor of love with a single scheduled performance to a worldwide theatrical sensation that ran for years. Its creator, New Orleans actor Vernel Bagneris, has loved the idea of putting on a show from way back.

“Cousins of mine still laugh at the fact that they used to come over and I’d put on a show for them and play a little accordion and single a little bit with the few chords I knew on a piano and do plays and make them all do parts,” Bagneris remembers.

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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.

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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