New Orleans music's old guard still star at Jazz Fest - New Delhi Times - India Only International Newspaper

Bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste played the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival in 1970 with their groundbreaking funk band The Meters. More than 50 years later, The Meters are no more, but Porter and Modeliste are still among the festival’s mainstays. So are singer Irma Thomas, the renowned “Soul…

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