St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page C003

1ST.LOUISPOST-DISPATCHFRIDAYDECEMBER9,2005STLTODAY.COM C3 Everyday MOVIEREVIEWS ByHarperBarnes SPECIALTOTHEPOST-DISPATCH Thatmaysoundlikethemost Britishrockerisactuallymaking animportantpointabouttheirre- sistiblesoundofNewOrleans othermusicianswhogrewupin theCrescentCityreinforceinthe courseofthislovelyandrousing musicalandhistoricaltributeto theirhometown. TheessentialbeatofNewOr- leansmusicgoingbacktothe andchildrenwhojiveandjiggle theirwaydowncitystreetsinthe bratingthelifeofthedeceased ratherthanmourninghisdeath. danceablesecond-linerhythms. Thatmessagecomesthrough loudandclearinMichaelMur- isa2004concertatadowntown theatercelebratingNewOrleans music.Itfeatured,amongothers, natelycostumedMardiGrasIndi- whocheerfullystumbleshisway Archivalfootageisshownof andotherNewOrleansmusicians goingbackasfarasthe1950s.But equalfocusisgiventovery thoughtfulinterviewswithanum- berofmusiciansonhowtherich ofNewOrleanscreatedmusic the1920swiththejazzofLouis Armstrongandcontinuingtothis jazzandrockmusiciansdemon- strateattheconcert. tionofmuchofthecitybyHurri- caneKatrinagivesthedocumen- taryextraimportanceandpoig- nancy.Timeandagain,thefilm demonstratesthattheinternation- allyfamousmusicofNewOrleans emergedfromthestreetsofthe whereordinaryNewOrleanians, manyofthempoorandwithfew sic.

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