THERE’S ONLY TWO KINDS OF MUSIC: THE BLUES AND ZIPPETY DOO-DAH.
—TOWNES VAN ZANDT
t’s no secret that the musical history of New Orleans is rich and varied. From Buddy Bolden to a young Louis Armstrong being consigned to the Colored Waif’s Home for shooting off his stepfather’s pistol on New Year’s Eve, to the many pianists who accompanied the irresistible allure of Storyville, musicians and their music have forever been a key ingredient in NOLA’s flamboyant DNA. Most elemental of all—did he facilitate the birth
