Homage New Orleans
Subtitle: a personal journey in search of the roots of rock and pop
By: Leon Morris
Publisher: Leon Morris
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Fitzroy, Vic
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780646938066
Subjects: Music; History and criticism; Jazz; Blues (Music); Photography; History; Social life and customs; Pictorial works; Manners and customs
Description: "Award winning photojournalist, Leon Morris, has dedicated 30 years to documenting the roots of contemporary music. Featuring many of the most important musicians of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, HOMAGE: New Orleans combines stunning colour and black and white images with the insightful commentary of an industry insider. The book includes images from twenty years of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivals? ten years before and ten years after Katrina. This remarkable book will pay homage to this amazing and resilient city. Featured artists include New Orleans greats like Dr John, the Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and Wynton Marsalis and jazz, blues, soul, African and reggae legends like Mile Davis, Sonny Rollins, Nina Simone, Fela Kuti, Jimmy Cliff and James Brown."--Homagethebook.com, 8/19/16.