On our last day in New Orleans, we tried to make sure that we fit in all of the things that we wanted to do (and eat) before we left. It was starting to get a little bit crowded at the festival by that time, but we still had a nice day - the weather was so beautiful!
We started out at the Jackson Square stage to see the Panorama Jazz Band. Next, we some get some more boiled crawfish for lunch at Yo Mama's, and then we wandered around the festival to see more live music: we stopped to see the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at the Royal Street stage, and Chubby Carrier at the Zydeco/Cajun Stage. We saw him play at Musikfest a few years ago and he was a lot of fun. During one song (Who Stole the Hot Sauce), they pass around hot sauce to drink!
The last show of the festival that we wanted to see was Trombone Shorty. But the Abita stage was absolutely packed by that point, so we only caught a few minutes of the show before we decided to go find Wendy and Brian. Trombone Shorty is playing two shows at Musikfest this year, so we'll be able to see him play then. We had a nice dinner with Wendy and Brian, caught a little jazz at Fritzel's, and had some raw oysters at Felix's, before Wendy and Brian had to get back to the hotel (they had a really early flight out of New Orleans the next morning).
After parting with Wendy and Brian, we went over to Frenchman Street to see Linnzi Zaorski and Delta Royale (30's-40's jazz) play at dba. The club felt like we'd been transported back to 1940! We found a cool little window seat to sit at and talk. It was a really nice last night in New Orleans!
We started out at the Jackson Square stage to see the Panorama Jazz Band. Next, we some get some more boiled crawfish for lunch at Yo Mama's, and then we wandered around the festival to see more live music: we stopped to see the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at the Royal Street stage, and Chubby Carrier at the Zydeco/Cajun Stage. We saw him play at Musikfest a few years ago and he was a lot of fun. During one song (Who Stole the Hot Sauce), they pass around hot sauce to drink!
The last show of the festival that we wanted to see was Trombone Shorty. But the Abita stage was absolutely packed by that point, so we only caught a few minutes of the show before we decided to go find Wendy and Brian. Trombone Shorty is playing two shows at Musikfest this year, so we'll be able to see him play then. We had a nice dinner with Wendy and Brian, caught a little jazz at Fritzel's, and had some raw oysters at Felix's, before Wendy and Brian had to get back to the hotel (they had a really early flight out of New Orleans the next morning).
After parting with Wendy and Brian, we went over to Frenchman Street to see Linnzi Zaorski and Delta Royale (30's-40's jazz) play at dba. The club felt like we'd been transported back to 1940! We found a cool little window seat to sit at and talk. It was a really nice last night in New Orleans!
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