Five years after Katrina, New Orleans jazz gets back its swing

Five years after Katrina, New Orleans jazz gets back its swing

Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, trumpet players, drummers and movers on the music scene say that the city is finally back on track as a major destination for jazz. In fact, musicians celebrating jazz great Louis Armstrong's birthday ahead of the anniversary of Katrina say that surviving the storm and rebuilding their city -- and their lives -- has given them something to sing about. Duration: 02:28.


User: AFP English

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Uploaded: 2010-08-21

Duration: 00:27