Sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the following press release was a welcome announcement:
“NICKEL-A-DANCE is a free series of Sunday afternoon jazz concerts each spring and fall, and is a hit with children, families, seniors, and the general dancing public that don’t tend to go to nightclubs. It attracts a diverse group of fans that meet on Frenchmen Street to celebrate jazz as America’s original dance music while listening to the best of today’s classic jazz bands. This season the series features four acclaimed band leaders:
“June 6th: Shannon Powell & His New Orleans Jazz All-Stars; June 13th: Joe Goldberg & The Function; June 20th: Mari Watanabe & Her Chosen Few Jazz Band; June 27th: Tom Fischer & The West End Rhythm Kings.
“These usually early Spring and then Autumn events take place at the Maison Restaurant and Music Club at 508 Frenchman, just a few blocks outside of the Quarter and near the Jazz Museum on Esplanade.”
This very happy proclamation may signal the return of more live music activities in the Quarter and the nearby Frenchman clubs. These four bands and their current members consist of many o
