I just want to thank Berklee and the Gracenotes Sponsorship team for giving us the opportunity to work in New Orleans. I am grateful for the personal friendships which came out of this trip, and for the real life education of being in the birthplace of jazz. I truly hope that this initiative lives on; [...]
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The Kindness of Strangers
June 28, 2009 – 2:59 pm
Blanche Dubois couldn’t have summed it up any better: “I have always relied upon the kindness of strangers”. That’s what I experienced this week, from not knowing my wonderful team members, to: Mo, our taxi driver who drove us to and from the site everyday, and took us through the Lower 9th Ward to see [...]
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Steamy Morning on the Last Day
June 27, 2009 – 4:08 am
Wow–I can’t believe we’re near the end–it went by so quickly! What wonderful, rich experiences we’ve had. Last nite, Juliana & I had a personal tour of New Orleans with Angelamia Bachemin & her sweetie Ginger, whom I can’t thank enough! We had homecookin’ at the Jujubag Cafe, which y’all should visit for some lovely [...]
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Hard work in the Hot Sun!
June 24, 2009 – 2:04 pm
This is Barbara LaFitte (oboist and Coordinator in the Performance Division), writing as a storm is rolling in. Its very very hot, but we are far more acclimated today than yesterday. We’re working on finishing up a house that belongs to a drummer, painting exterior trim, putting up fascia, digging post holes for the fence [...]
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