Some of the best musicians New Orleans has to offer, including trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard, gather to tell the city’s untold stories, and to discuss the fight to preserve art and culture in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Singer Tammy Lynn and Ira “Dr. Ike” Padnos, founder of Ponderosa Stomp, an annual festival dedicated to promoting American roots music, join the conversation with Larry Blumenfeld, who writes about jazz for The Wall Street Journal. A live performance by the Terence Blanchard Quartet concludes the evening.

Event: “Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?”
When: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (7:30 pm)
Where: Lincoln Center (The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse)

This event is part of a series “Summer Scoops Live with The Wall Street Journal”. Tickets are $30. Students may buy up to four tickets in advance at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or online at LincolnCenter.org. For online purchases use promo code STUWSJ25. Students must present a valid student ID when purchasing or picking up tickets at the box office.

More Information at www.lincolncenter.org.

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