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Shannon Powell at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in New Orleans

By Brian Weidy Photo by Greg Aiello from 2008 (Edit: Brian was kind enough to offer some dispatches from New Orleans, where he's spending his holidays.) In the historic French

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George Porter Jr. at the Hiro Ballroom

by Brian Weidy Photo by Allison Murphy from 2010 In 1965, George Porter Jr. came together with Art Neville, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli, and Zigaboo Modeliste, to form The Meters: one of

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