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‘Lucky’ Lucien Barbarin Carries the Torch for his Musical Family

Over the years many New Orleans families have proudly passed down musical traditions from generation to generation. Names such as Tio, Dodds, Keppard, St. Cyr, Humphrey, and Marsalis resonate with the Big Easy sound.

One such family nurtured jazz during its earliest days and now keeps the music alive and kickin’ in the twenty-first century. The name is Barbarin.

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November 2026

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