In honor of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicking off this weekend, I give you Jeremy Davenport's "Mr. New Orleans" featuring Kermit Ruffins. For those of you who don't know Kermit, he's the Master Chef/Trumpet Extraordinaire on HBO's new hit series, Treme.
Coming from a musical family in St. Louis, and having support from two of the biggest musical families in the Crescent City, Jeremy Davenport was destined to launch his musical career in New Orleans. After studying under the great Ellis Marsalis, Davenport spent 6 years touring with Harry Connick, Jr's Big Band.
In 1996, Jeremy released his debut, self-titled album, followed by "Maybe In a Dream" (1998) and "Live at the Bistro" (2005). His latest CD, "We'll Dance Til Dawn" (2009, Basin Street Records), is his best work yet and showcases Jeremy's unique lyrics and trumpet playing skills.
As expected with any jazz musician in New Orleans, he will be playing just about every day for the next two weeks, showing his skills for the thousands of music fans in town for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In fact, he'll be performing at Jazz Fest this Sunday at 12:55 pm, in the WWOZ Jazz Tent. You can also find him at the Davenport Lounge at The Ritz Carlton on Canal Street.
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