It is glorious time of the year when summer (and hurricane season) ends, when strolls through the French Quarter are pleasant and when parading groups of wedding parties cause lots of smiles and waves from spectators and participants.
Arriving in the late afternoon gave us the opportunity to run over to Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub which began daily music offerings last year in addition to its usual nightly performances. Grabbing a quick bite down the street, we settled in for a late afternoon and evening full of traditional jazz. Colin Myers (tb) and Simon Lott (dr) had a few hours left on their time slot before Chuck Brackman (bs), Jamil Sharif (tp), Earl Bonie (cl), and Leslie Martin (p) joined Simon for the evening gig. What a wonderful way to start the next few glorious weeks in the French Quarter!
Matt Perrine (tuba) and his son Ben (dr) along with Lee Floyd (bj) had several afternoon sessions and I was happy to see Ben as another New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp attendee now performing professionally around town. Doyle Cooper (tp) is another NOTJC “graduate” as his mother Leslie, together with vocalist Banu Gibson, are two of the three founders of the Camp that started in 2010!
Fritzel’s All Star
