New Atlantis
Subtitle: musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans
By: John Swenson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780199754526
Subjects: Musicians; Music
Description: "Packed with indelible portraits of individual artist, informed by Swenson's encyclopedic knowledge of the city's unique and varied music scene--which includes jazz, R & B, brass band, rock, and hip hop--New Atlantis is a stirring chronicle of the valiant efforts to preserve the culture that gives New Orleans its grace and magic"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Voice of the wetlands; title: African Americans and Indians; title: The Constantinople of the New World; title: Sad night in Jackson Square; title: Return of the spirits; title: Let it go; title: Don't let them wash us away; title: Reality check; title: Don't take my picture; title: Musicians strike back at violence; title: I am New Orleans; title: Shorty on the block; title: The Armstrong legacy; title: Cold in the trailer; title: If I can help somebody; title: Baghdad on the Mississippi; title: Brown baby dead in the water; title: On the fringes; title: City that care forgot; title: Wild and free; title: Saving at the bank of soul; title: It ain't just the suit; title: Bourbon Street blues; title: Snooks flies away; title: Ghosts of traditional jazz; title: New blood; title: Jazz fest turns 40; title: New Atlantis; title: Mcdermott's duets; title: Cyril's nightmare; title: The wizard of Piety Street; title: Blues come down like rain; title: Cyril comes full circle; title: Marching in.