In the bright light of Mardi Gras mornings, the dancing and colorful beads and feathers from Montana’s suits are so vivid and saturated they leave an afterimage on the retinas.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will present a Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture on January 6, 2022, “The Life and Legacy of Big Chief Tootie Montana” at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center at 1225 N. Rampart Street. Free and open to the public, this lecture is part of an afternoon-long celebration honoring the late Big Chief Tootie Montana, beginning in Louis Armstrong park at the Tootie Montana statue sculpted by artist Sheleen Jones-Adenle. Full Schedule:
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