Kip McDonough 15 School for the Creative Arts celebrates Mardi Gras with its own parade
Today’s video illustrates an aspect of New Orleans’ musical culture that’s little known to people outside the city.
It’s this: New Orleans is one of the great centers of music education in the world.
In fact, the case can be made that the entire city is an open air Conservatory.
From generation to generation
One of the features that makes New Orleans so unique is how its music is passed down from generation to generation. …

The Treme Brass Band says good bye to a much-loved club
Treme Brass Band captured in this home video is featured in the new HBO series “Treme.”
Good call by the producers because it would be hard to pick a group that better embodies the city’s musical spirit.
The Treme Brass Band is a people’s band. You can find them providing music for funerals, parades, social and pleasure club second lines, and other community events all over the city. And every Wednesday night you can catch them and their friends at the …