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SAMMORRILLEFTTULANEUNIVERSITY

TWICE.Bothtimes forthe better Thefirst wasright afterhearrived on campus forhis freshman year just days before Hurricane Katrina hitthe Gulf Coast.

“Thatwas my introductiontoNew Orleans: immediateevacuation,” Morril says.Hespentthatsemester in hishometownofNew York.“I went to Columbia that semester.I wore my Tulane hat, and everybody waslike, ‘You poorthing.’ Iwas like,‘Really,I justtook aflight out.’ That gotmeway moresex than I deserved to getasa freshman.”

ThesecondtimeMorril left,he transferredtoNYU.Itwas less aboutadegreethanhis desire to getintocomedy.

“Therewas no stand-up (inNew Orleans),” he says.“Therewas one openmic,but it wasn’t aplace I could grow.Sothatwas hardfor me. Ihad astrongfeeling that I wanted that.”

Morril is comingbackfor ashow at theJoy TheateronJan.18. On his“Class Act” tour,he’sworkingon materialfor hisnextone-hour special.

Morril staysprettybusy, touring constantly and doingtwo weekly podcasts. He’s abig sports fan, especiallyofNew York’s Knicks, Rangers, Giants and Yankees. That builds in some rivalryinhis sports podcast aboutmemorablesporting events,“GameswithNames,”with former NewEngland PatriotJulian Edelman.Morril enjoyedhaving EliManning on to talkaboutthe Giants’2008 Super Bowl winover thePatriots.

Theother podcast involves another NewOrleans connection. He andnativeNew Orleanian Mark Normand produce “WeMight Be Drunk,”inwhich they drink, talkaboutthe comedy worldand ramble through random recommendations andobservations.The twoalso recently releasedaspecial label booze,Bodega CatWhiskey

It reflects theirlives in NewYork’s regulargrind and thecity’subiquitous corner stores

“There’ssomething specialabout thebodegaexperience, like the weirdlittleguy behindthe counter whoknows waytoo muchabout your life,” Morril says.“He sees youat2 a.m. andthen he sees youagain at 10 a.m. He sees you makingthe mistake, andthenhe sees youpayingfor themistake thenextmorning.”

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Morril delvesinto greatermistakes and transgressions onhis most recent special, “SameTime Tomorrow,”released on NetflixinAugust 2022.Inhis signature gravelly voiceand low-key delivery, he wadesintoone seeminglyuntouchable topicafter another,including theHolocaust and whypedophiles don’t protesthis shows.

There’salso along bitaboutthe fairy taleSleeping Beauty notbeing allthat appropriate on the conceptofconsent.

He says that after yearsincomedy, he’s noticedthatyounger audiences getsensitive quickly.

“I am on theright side if youwant to break that joke down,” he says “Thatjokewas another onethatwas like,‘Just go on theridewith me. There’sa lotofpunch linesalong theway.’ If Iamgoinganywhere that’s —insomepeople’s eyes— pretty offensive, Igoreally silly with it.When people saytheyare dark jokes,tometheyare light.Maybe thesubject matter is really dark,but Iamgoinglight with it.You have a halfanounce of whiskey andthen like sixouncesofseltzer.”

Thesensitivities have affected hisact.Morril performs most nights,including at placeslikethe ComedyCellarwhen he’s home in lowerManhattan.

“A lotofthisisaboutplacement of your jokes,”hesays. “Maybe that joke is shocking,soIhave to earnit and putthat15minutes into my set. Iamsick of doing15-minute comedysetsinNew York.Atthe Cellar, thefirst five minutesI have to prove to them that Iamfunny.ThenIget in agroove.Then at minute 9I trya newjoke, andI lose them.”

It makeshim prefer performing on theroad, he says.Heprefers the format of an hour-long headlining settodoingfour15-minutesetsina nightatNew York spots.

In the“Same Time Tomorrow” special, he also addresses what he sees as themisplacedhysteria around cancel culture.

“The guywho attacked (Dave) Chapelle,thatwas awful,”Morril says.“Butwhenpeople were talking abouthim beingsilenced, I am justlike, IfeellikeNetflix is justa week away from livestreaminghim taking adump. Ithink it’s much ado about nothing.Whatare we talking abouthere? He’s notbeing silenced. He’s performinginarenas. It’s the narrativethatshockjocks use: ‘Oh, they’recomingfor us.’ Iamlike, ‘Why don’t youshowthem where youlive?’You’renot canceled.” He’s moreconcerned about building hisaudiencehimself,and thepodcastsare about controlling hisown career path andcreative outlets. He also thinks doingshows around thecountry giveshim a better view than networkplanners of what audiences want “I didn’tget into this to be Don Imus,” he says.“Igot into this to be JerrySeinfeld,Larry David, Garry Shandling.That’swhatfascinated me. Stand-up wasalwaysthe goal, butIlove TV shows. That’s kind of goneout.I wouldonlydoitatthis pointifIcould do it 100% theway I want to do it.”

SamMorrilperforms at 7p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 18,at JoyTheater.Findtickets via thejoytheater.com.

AngelOlsen

SINGER-SONGWRITERANGELOLSEN HASRANGEDFROM indie folk to more energeticpop sounds.She leans heavily into countryonher latest album, 2022’s “Big Time,”but with less twangthan swelling pedal steel guitar supporting her elegant vocals.She’s on tour with her Big Time Band.ErinRae opensat8 p.m. Saturday,Jan.21, at theJoy Theater. Tickets $32-$40 viathejoytheater.com

CigarBox Guitar Festival

THENEWORLEANSCIGARBOXGUITAR FESTIVALCELEBRATES homemade guitars and theiruse in theearly years of blues andjazzmusic Thisyear’sfestivalincludesperformances Wednesday, Jan.18, through Saturday,Jan.21, at the NewOrleans Jazz Museum,aswell as abuilders’ forum and contest and theopening of amuseumexhibition aboutbox guitars and homemade instruments.The blues-heavy lineup includes Little Freddie King,Ghalia Volt,Jonathon “Boogie”Long, TheWolfe JohnsBlues Band,Erin Coburnand more.Alimited number of all-access ticketsare available for$149, and standing-room-only ticketsmay be available.Findmore informationatneworleanscbg.com.

Legatron Prime’s PlayersBall

DJLEGATRONPRIMECELEBRATES

HERBIRTHDAY witha Players Ball, bringing outfly outfitsand good energy.Legatronthe last few yearshas hosted aPlayers Ball to celebrateBlack and Brownpeople and creatives. This year’s Players Ball,for Legatron’s 31st birthday, takesplace at 10:30p.m.Thursday, Jan.19, at Cafe IstanbulwithDJ FTKand DJ Rakimbeau. Comedian Mark Caesar hosts. Tickets are$15$25general and $50-$60VIP viaeventbrite.com.

Comedian Sam Morril returnstoNew Orleans

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Pelicansorganizationsare donatingAutomatedExternal Defibrillators to 40 NewOrleansRecreationDevelopment (NORD)facilities,and NORD will give training sessions forall staff membersonhow to usethe equipment. Thedonation comes afterBuffaloBillssafety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiacarrest on Jan.2 during theBills’ game against theCincinnati Bengals. “NFL games have themost advanced medical staffand equipmentonhand,and we believethisneedstobereplicated as best as possible on theyouth sports level,”saidSaintsand Pels ownerGayle Benson

JazzFestannounces2023lineup

DEAD&COMPANY,EDSHEERAN, LIZZOANDROBERTPLANT&ALISON

TheContemporaryArtsCenterwill receivea $35,000grant from theNational Endowmentfor the Arts as part of itsGrantsfor Arts Projects award. TheCAC grantis oneof1,251 awards to be given across thecountry.The group will usethe granttosupportthe thirdyearofits multi-disciplinary “Inter[Sector]”program,which engages visual andperforming artistsand activistsworkingin prisonreform, healthcare and environmental justice.

KRAUSS areset to headline the2023New Orleans Jazz & HeritageFestivalatthe New OrleansFairGrounds this spring Festival organizers announced thelineupfor its52ndedition, which is setfor Friday,April 28, through Sunday,April 30,and Thursday, May4,through Sunday, May7.Also playing thefestivalare Santana,Mumford &Sons, The Lumineers, JonBatiste,H.E.R., Trombone Shorty &Orleans Avenue,Jill Scott, Kane Brown and Wu-Tang Clanwith TheSoul Rebels. Thefestival’sCultural Pavilionwill featurebands from Puerto Rico.

Highlightsfor eachweekend arebelow

Weekend1:April28-30

TheKreweofEndymion chose actorand director MelGibson to be co-grand marshal in its upcoming parade,despite Gibson’snoted historyofracist, antisemiticand sexist remarks Theannouncementbrought immediate andwidespread criticism from thepublic.The krewe quickly rescindedits invitation to Gibsonbut blamedthe decisionon unspecified“threats.”

Ed Sheeran,Lizzo,Robert Plant&AlisonKrauss, Jill Scott, Tedeschi Trucks Band,GaryClark Jr., SteveMiller Band,Kenny Loggins, Wu-Tang Clan+ The SoulRebels, JazmineSullivan, TheRevivalists,Big Freedia, LosLobos,Jamie Cullum,Tank andThe Bangas,Taj Mahal Quartet, AllisonRussell, Mavis Staples,MarcusKing, Angelique Kidjo, Samantha Fish, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram,The Dirty DozenBrass Band,KermitRuffins &the Barbecue Swingers, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk,Rebirth BrassBand,LaTribu de Abrante, PlenaLibre,Ángel“Papote” Alvarado yelGrupoEsencia,

Conjunto Típico Samaritano, Tambuyé, and theVejigante Parade with Casa de la Plena Tito Matos, CharlieMusselwhite, CyrilNeville, JonCleary &the Absolute Monster Gentlemen,Leo Nocentelli,SonnyLandreth,Cory Wong,Mdou Moctar of Niger, The CampbellBrothers,The Gospel SoulofIrmaThomas, Nicholas Payton ft.MonoNeon &Corey Fonville, Sweet Crude, Terrance Simien &the ZydecoExperience, Little Freddie King BluesBand, Sunpie &the LouisianaSunspots, BigChief Monk Boudreaux& theGolden Eagles,Charmaine Neville Band,New Orleans Classic RecordingRevue featuring The DixieCups, Clarence“Frogman” Henry, WandaRouzan, and Al “CarnivalTime” Johnson, Davell Crawford,LostBayou Ramblers,Original Pinettes BrassBand,DragonSmoke, Dr. BobbyJones,Lil’Nathan& the ZydecoBig Timers,LeahChase, HoneyIsland Swamp Band, TheZionHarmonizers, Tribute to Sidney Bechet featuring DonaldHarrisonJr. andAurora Nealand with Dr.Michael White, Geno Delafose &FrenchRockin’ Boogie,Something Else!featuring VincentHerring,James Carter, RandyBrecker,Lewis Nash,Dave Kikoski,PaulBollenback&Essiet Essie, Jordan Family Tributeto Kidd Jordan featuringStephanie, Rachel,Marlon, andKentJordan andmore.

Peterson pleadedguiltytotakingmore than $140,000 from theLouisiana DemocraticParty andfromher own campaign accountinorder to fund ayears-long gamblingaddiction She resigned last April from her seat and haspaidbackthe partyand her campaign,aswellassoughttreatment in a12-step program.Ajudge Jan.11 sentenced Peterson and orderedher to report to prison March6

PHOTO BY GERALD HERBERT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2023’sJazzFestlineupishere

Weekend2:May4-7

Dead &Company,Mumford & Sons,The Lumineers, Santana, JonBatiste,H.E.R., Kane Brown, Trombone Shorty &Orleans Avenue, Farruko, Ludacris,Leon Bridges, TomJones,Herbie Hancock, BuddyGuy,IrmaThomas, Melissa Etheridge, NE-YO, Galactic featuring Anjelika ‘Jelly’Joseph, Keb’ Mo’, TabBenoit, Preservation Hall Jazz Band,TerenceBlanchard featuring TheE-Collectiveand Turtle Island Quartet, Anders Osborne, TheRadiators,Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Hurray for the Riff Raff,Pirulo ylaTribu,Atabal, La Raíz –Bomba Mayagüezana, Emplegoste, Tambuyé, and Vejigante Parade with Casa de la PlenaTitoMatos,David Shaw, ZigabooModeliste andThe Funk Revue, George Porter Jr.& Runnin’ Pardners, BigSam’s FunkyNation, KermitRuffins’ TributetoLouis Armstrong,Hot 8Brass Band,Big ChiefDonaldHarrison Jr., Durand Jones, Christian McBride’sNew Jawn,JohnHiatt &The Goners, TheSoulRebels, Robert Randolph Band,Nathan &the Zydeco Cha Chas,CowboyMouth,LarkinPoe, Dee Dee BridgewaterQuartet, LeylaMcCalla,MarthaRedbone, Eric Gales, Morgan Heritage, Chris Thomas King,The Flatlanders,Eric Lindell,Marcia Ball,Bonerama, Molly Tuttle &GoldenHighway,Rockin’ Dopsie,Jr. &the ZydecoTwisters, J &the Causeways, Boyfriend, New OrleansNightcrawlers andmore.

Ticketinfo

Single-day ticketswill go on sale in comingweeks.Currently,fans canbuy weekend passesfor either weekend. Earlybirdpricesare $225 forthe first weekendwhile supplies last, andthen go to $240

in advance. Thesecond(four-day) weekend is $275 forearly bird, and then $290 in advance. Weekend passholdersget awristband for entranceand arenot transferable and arenot good forre-entryto thefestival.

The“Locals”Thursdayprice forMay 4will be $50atthe gate, open to Louisiana residentswith validID.

Therealso areVIP packages, whichstart at $850

“Big ChiefVIP”passes— which allowpass holdersaccess to specialviewing areas,toilets,and other amenities —will be $1,700 forthe first weekend and$1,850 forthe second weekend. This includesanair-conditioned lounge, exclusivebeveragebooths, raised and coveredviewing stands at the majorstages,ability to purchase VIPparking($225 first weekend/$300 second weekend) and/ or VIPshuttle tickets($150/$200), express entrancelines,and exit and re-entry privileges.

The“Grand Marshal VIP” pass offers closeup, standing-room-only spacenearthe largest stage,the Shell Gentilly Stageand theCongo SquareStage,aswellasaccess to aspecialloungeand restrooms.

Passes are$1,600for first weekend and $1,750 forsecond weekend. On-site parking passes and VIP shuttleticketsare available for purchase to pass holders.

The“Krewe of Jazz Fest”pass, whichoffersaccess to aprivate coveredviewing area near the largeststageand other privileges, is $850 forfirst weekendand $925 forsecondweekend.Parkingand VIPshuttles areavailable forpurchasetopass holders.

Visitnojazzfest.com fortickets and information. —JAKECLAPP ANDWILLCOVIELLO

PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER /THE TIMES-PICAYUNE LizzowillperformatJazzFest

WITHMURDERRATESSOARINGANDCRIMESAGAINST PEOPLEANDPROPERTY

CONTINUINGUNCHECKED in theearly days of 2023, MayorLaToyaCantrell decided to take theone action almost certainto fail:announcing aspecial taskforce

Creating ataskforce, blueribbonpanel or advisory committeehas long been afavoredtacticofpoliticians looking forcoverfrompublic outrage. They create theappearanceofactionand help push off public expectations of progress till thefutureand,intheory,can lead to potentialsolutions to pressing problems.Tosucceed,theymust unite stakeholders, focusonmeaningful reformsand be giventhe time and resourcestoimplement them.Onall thosebasic measures, Cantrell’s planalready falls woefully short.

As we argued recently,fixing what ails thecitywon’t be easy We’renever goingtopoliceour wayout of it,and we can’tfix things by doingthe samething overand overagainorengagingin rear-guard displays

Cantrell’s latest “plan” would be laughable if timesweren’t so dangerous. Ourassessment mayseem harsh, butvirtually everyaspect of this taskforce is questionable Take Cantrell’s pick to head it up, Tyrell Morris.Morrisoverseesthe city’s 911and 311systems.Thatmay give himsomeinsightsintoasmall facet of thecity’scrime problem, butNew Orleans’ 911systemhas also been plagued by problems and scandal.Itcollapsedafter HurricaneIda,and thecityhas been sued over ano-bid contract to operatethe 911system.

Morris also appearstobean active real estate agentinNew Orleans. This raises obviousquestionsnot onlyabout howmuch time he hastodohis first taxpayer funded job—let alonea second as taskforce chair —but also hisqualifications.Perhapsfor themayor nothingsays“crimefighter”quite like beingthe city’s self-described “Real Estate Gladiator.”

Theproblems don’tend with the taskforce’s leadership. If Cantrell

were serious,she would have tapped academic and nonprofit expertswho could providenew, innovative solutionstothe immediatecrime spikeaswellasthe underlyingcausesofcriminality Community groups also should have multiple seatsatthe table, along with City Council members. Thankfully,Council PresidentJP Morrellhas hisown ideas,and has scheduleda hearingfor Jan.18 wherethe councilwill engagethe public on possible solutions.

Instead,the taskforce includes some of thesame officials whoare alreadybeing paidtoreduce crime and violence— buthave failed to do so.Nomatterhow earnest theseindividualsmay be, thefact remainstheir chances of hitting on asolution afterfailing to do so forthe last twoyears,when the currentwave of violencebegan spiking,are remote

Even moreimprobable is the notion that acommittee of elected officials andpolitical appointees will somehowdevelop aworkable planand begin implementing it in justtwo months— thedeadline themayor hasgiven them.Most unlikelyofall is theidea thatany newplanwill show tangible,positive resultsinreducing aproblem asintractable as ourcity’sviolent crimerate.

Conveniently, the60-day timelinecould getthe mayorpast Carnival season and thelooming recall driveagainst her.That, more than anything,may be Cantrell’s real “plan.”

Peterson’sfallataleofgreat loss—andhopeforrecovery

FORMERSTATESEN.KAREN CARTERPETERSON’S 22-MONTHPRISONSENTENCE

forone countofmail fraud marksthe lowpoint of her long career in local, stateand national politics, butbyPeterson’sown accountitwill notbethe lowpoint of herlife. That, shesays, came during her yearswith acompulsive gambling addiction. Now, shesays, her life hasa newpurpose “Inone unusualsense, Your Honor, appearing before youfor sentencing hasbeena blessing,”Petersontold U.S. DistrictJudge SarahVanceon Jan.11. “For fartoo long,I struggled to tacklemyaddiction.Imade manyattemptsbut failed time and time again with relapses …This criminal case against me is what it took formetofinally take on full accountability andeffectreal change in my life.”

The22-monthjailtermimposed by Vanceissignificantly more lenientthanthe 41-51months behind bars requested by federal prosecutors —and recommended by parole officials usingfederal sentencingguidelines.Onthe other hand,it’sconsiderably harsher than thehomeconfinementor probation requestedbyPeterson’s attorneys, whoarguedthatputting herinjailwould undo thesignificant progress shehas made since entering arecovery program.

Peterson abruptly resignedher Senateseatlast April andacknowledgeda decades-longcompulsive gambling addiction.She says that addiction drove hertodivertmore than $140,000 from her campaign accountand from theLouisiana Democratic Party’saccountto coversomeofher gambling losses

Peterson,who ledthe state Democratic Partyfrom2012to 2020,has repaidthe diverted funds. Vancetook note of that as well as Peterson’s work as a “peersupportspecialist” whonow counselsother gambling addicts, butthe judgerejectedPeterson’s claimthather crimeresultedfrom “diminishedmental capacity” broughtonbyher addiction

Though shedeclinedto sentence Peterson to home confinementorprobation, Vancenonetheless departed

“downward” from thesentencing guidelines in abig way. She said a long prison term wouldbeinappropriate in light of Peterson’s recovery efforts. Vancealsofined Peterson $115,000 and ordered her to servethree years of supervisedprobation —which includes abstentionfromgambling— after her releasefromjail.

Peterson and dozens of family membersand friendsinthe courtroom hugged andweptafter the sentencewas imposed. Thenext day, shetextedanupbeatmessage.

“Moreworkahead to heighten awarenessofthisparticularaddiction,” shewrote, adding, “And now withlived experience andcredibilityhavingpaidthe consequences. Godisworking.”

Peterson’s fall is acautionary tale of what gamblingopponents warned as Louisiana made itsinitial forayintothe worldoflegalized gambling morethan 30 yearsago —thatcrime,addiction andother socialillswould take aheavy toll on thestate andits people.Since then,Louisiana has legalized just aboutevery form of gambling

Thestate Department of Health says almost 3% of Louisiana’s adult population suffersfromgambling addiction.Whenshe returnsfrom prison,Petersonwill trulyhave more work ahead to heighten awarenessofthataddiction —and itscosts

PHOTO BY DAVIDGRUNFELD/ THETIMES-PICAYUNE

KarenCarterPeterson,left, withherhusbandDana Peterson;theformerstate senatorwassentenced inawirefraudcaseon Wednesday,Jan.11.

HISTORYFORMORETHAN40YEARS

,but notasaparade.Instead, thekrewe, foundedin1936, staged Mardi Gras balls. “Therewill be another femme Carnival organizationonthe boards this year when theKrewe of Noblads stages itsballatJerusalem Temple on thenight of January 23, 1937,” reported TheNew Orleans States in November 1936

Thekrewe’s name wasacombination of “nobles”and “ladies.”Its memberswerethe wives of membersofthe AncientArabicOrder of theNobles of theMysticShrine, a fraternal organization

Formanyyears,the krewe’sball washeldatthe JerusalemTemple Thestately building,which opened in 1918,standsatSt. Charles Avenue and Clio Street near the PontchartrainExpressway.

At that first ball, J. Edward Salathereigned as king.According to newspaperaccounts,since the “women’s organization’s membership is secret,namesofthe queen and maidswerenot disclosed.”

Thetheme of the1937ballwas “FamousWomen of History” and thecostumedmaids portrayed such notable womenasEve,

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Cleopatra, QueenIsabella,Betsy Ross, Florence Nightingale and Amelia Earhart.

Other ballthemesinthe krewe’s first decadeincluded“Memorable Days,” depicting holidays (1938); “FamousCharactersfrom Musicals”(1939); “A Gala Night on theMississippi”(1940); and “Precious Stones”(1941).Likeother krewes, Noblads went dormant when theU.S.entered WorldWar II.Itreturned in January 1947with aballchoreographedbyHazel Nuss,local dance schoolowner and thegrandmother of actor BryanBattand hisbrother, businessman andformerNew Orleans City Councilmember JayBatt.

In 1955,the krewemovedits ball to theMunicipal Auditorium,where it remained formorethan 25 years Nobladsstopped stagingCarnival balls sometime around 1980.Ball programsand doubloons canstill be foundinonlineauctions.

CARNIVALANDMARDIGRASARECELEBRATEDINDIFFERENTWAYS

alloverthe world, butdid youknowthatfor nearly 50 years,college studentsat UCLA celebrated something called MardiGrasina bigway everyspring? Fordecades it wasthe campus’ largeststudent-run activity,but it had little resemblancetothe NewOrleans celebration.

According to theuniversity, amasqueradeballwas first held on the campusin1941. That grew into a1945event called “Mardi Gras,” which wassponsoredbythe University Recreation Associationand included dancing and40decorated concessions operated by universityclubs and Greek organizations.It endedwith thecoronation of theking,a favorite professor electedbythe students.

Over thedecades, theevent would grow to threedaysand include morethan 100student organizations competing forawardsfor thebest entertainment, food and music. Visitors electedMardi Gras royaltyby casting pennyvotes.There were oftenfireworksdisplays,a Ferris wheel and HouseofHorrors

In the1960s,actress JayneMansfield helped crownthatyear’sking. In 1985,comedianBob Newhartappearedasgrand marshal

“UCLA’sMardi Gras is ahigh-spirited carnival forthe whole family,” described TheLos Angeles Times in 1987.“From roamingSmurfstodaredevilrides…the weekendfestival at UCLA’s Athletic Fieldispackedwith old-fashioned sideshow atmosphere.”

PHOTO COURTESY THELOUISIANA STATEMUSEUM KreweofNobladssketchby designerSanNicholas.

BY KA YL EE PO CH E

WAY BACK IN THELATE1800S, a young Blackkid namedCharles “Buddy” Bolden washoninghis skillsasa musician,growing up in what arenow NewOrleans’ CentralCityand IrishChannel neighborhoods His neighborwas teaching himtoplaythe cornet, and he wassurroundedbychurchspirituals, blues andbrass bands.

Bolden startedplaying in abandaround1895, when he wasabout18, which he went on to lead. He became known forhis improvisationand playedpublicly around thecityfor alittlemore than adecade before he endedupcommitted to amental institutionin1907, wherehestayeduntil hisdeath in 1931.Though hisperformingcareer wasbrief,manycreditBolden forbirthingjazz. Despite hiseverlastingimpactonmusic,not a lotremains of Bolden’s life nearly acentury later. There’sneither written musicnor recordingsof hiswork, no interviews in localpapersoreven contemporaneousreviews of hisshows.We’re notreally sure exactlywhathelooked like,with just asingle, blurryphoto of Bolden andagroup of other musicians left to us by history.

Butwedohave thedouble shotgunhelived in at 2309-2311First St.duringmuchofhis musical prime, from theagesof10toaround25, at least fornow.Somehow thehouse is still standing, despite yearsofneglect.

When theCityofNew Orleans seizedthe Bolden house in November,itseemedlikea turning

pointatlast in thelongfight to save thedilapidatedhome. Thehouse hasfallenintodisrepair sinceGreater St.Stephen Ministries purchasedit in 2008.The religious nonprofithas ties to Paul S. Morton and DebraBrown Morton,parents of singerand Maroon 5keyboardist PJ Morton. Eleven yearsafter thepurchase, PJ Morton createdanonprofit,Buddy’sHouse Foundation, taskedwithrestoringthe home and turningitinto amuseum.

That neverhappened.

Afteryears of code violations,fines andpostponedcode enforcement hearings,itlookedlike theCentral City house wasfinally aboutto get achanceatnew ownership and restoration. The property,along withthe house next door also ownedbyGreater St.Stephen,was settogoto auctioninFebruary

Butaccording to MayorLaToyaCantrell’s Press SecretaryJohn Lawson,thatwon’t be happening. He told Gambit GreaterSt. Stephen recovered theproperty from thecitybysimplypaying offthe lien andSheriff’scosts

This essentially meansthe city is back to square one. At some pointinthe future,Code Enforcementwill hold another hearingonthe building and impose further finesfor anyviolations, pursuingSheriff’ssale once againiftheydeem no progress is beingmadeonaddressingthe violations. Lawson said he didn’t“have an exact timeline” on when that process would begin

Meanwhile, thehouse will continue to rot, slouchinginevitablytowardcollapse and theerasure of one of thelast physical reminders of one of NewOrleans’ most legendarysons.

“Protecting Bolden’s family home acknowledges hislegacy,” wroteNew Orleans musician Evan Christopher in a2019op-edinThe NewOrleans Advocate.“Butbyletting theproperty continue to crumble, we aresending acontrarymessage.”

Thesaga is playingout like NewOrleans’ own versionofthe GreekmythaboutSisyphus, who wasdoomedtospend eternity pushing aboulder up ahill,onlyfor it to slip andfalldownright be-

NewOrleans is runningout of time to save the jazz pioneer’s house. Will it suffer thefate of so many of thecity’sother fallen jazz landmarks?

“The stupidestthing thecityeverdid is tear Louis Armstrong’shouse down, andthisisjustasstupid,” John McCusker says. “Thatwas 60 yearsago,and nothinghas changed.”

PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER/ THETIMES-PICAYUNE TheBuddyBolden house at 2309-2311FirstSt.

fore he gottothe top, overand overagain.

That’s partly becauseproperty rightslawsintentionally makeit difficultfor thecitytotakeprivate property from ownersand therearen’tany specific legalexemptions forhistoriclandmarks Plus,the city’s Code Enforcement processhas ahistory of beingslowand backlogged even before majordisruptionslikethe cyberattackand pandemichit.

ButunlikeSisyphus, thecity doesn’thave eternity —infact, quitethe opposite.Inits current state, thehouse could collapse anyday,takingwithitanirreplaceable pieceofmusic history.

“Withany blighted property, there’salwaysthe possibility that forahouse that is in disrepairthatifsomemajor event happens,then that could be the end of that house,” says Council Member LesliHarris, whosedistrictincludesBolden’s home

ty,and theSecretary of State’s websitesaysDebra Morton is a directorand trustee of Greater St.Stephen butdoesnot mention Paul Morton’s name.

NeitherGreater St.Stephen Ministries nora spokesperson forPJMortonresponded to requestsfor comment.

Inthe spring of 2019,PJ Morton pledged to restorethe house,touting bigplans to work with thePreservation Resource Center of NewOrleans and turn thehouse into amuseum celebratingBoldenand the shotgunnextdoorintoarecordingstudioand workshop space. He even hosted ablock party to kick offthe effort and raise moneyfor hisnonprofit Buddy’s HouseFoundation.

PJ Morton told TheOxford American he hasanagreement withhis parentsfor thefoundation to “operatethe house”and payfor itsrestoration.

THECITY’SCODEENFORCE-

When GreaterSt. Stephen Ministries originally bought the Bolden house and thehouse next door around 15 yearsago, it wasneartheir GreaterSt. StephenFullGospel Baptist Church.But notlongafter,the church burned down.They currentlyhave alocationinNew OrleansEast and an affiliate outsideofAtlanta

Currently,the city’s website listsGreater St.Stephen Ministries as theowner of theproper-

Butit’sunclear what,ifanything, thefamily hasdonewith thenonprofit.Available federal taxrecords show that in 2019, thefoundationneither raised norspentany money.In2020, thelastyearfor which thereis data available,the groupreceived $6,231 in donations whilespending $28,835 on “professionalfeesand other payments to independent contractors,” and an additional $118 on “printing, publications,postage and shipping.”

Thefiling also showsthat Morton loaned thenonprofit $23,153,which is listed as being used “tofinanceexpensesfor therestorationofBuddyBolden’s historic home.”

It’s also unclear what,ifanything, has been donetoactually

MENT PROCESS is long and drawnout,allowingproperty ownerschances at everyturn to recoverthe property and fix it themselves

PHOTO BY DOUG MACCASH/THETIMES-PICAYUNE

Thesides of theBolden house at 2309-2311FirstSt.,right, andthe similarhousenextdoor at 2305-2307.

restorethe house.AtaNovember 2019 hearingfor themany code enforcement violations thepropertyhad racked up,the ownersstill hadn’tmadeany substantialimprovements to the house —onlygiving thefront a newcoatofpaintand adding some numberstoidentifythe address.Citycode enforcement case managerDevon Hulbert called thechanges, “basically just alittlelipstick on thefront.”

At thehearing,the judge slappedthe ownerswithafine of $100 aday forupto30days. Butthe city postponed thenext code enforcement hearingafter the2019cyberattack.Then the pandemic hit, andthe ownerslet thepropertyfallintofurther disrepair. Thecitywas quietonthe issueuntil it seized theproperty last November.

With theproperty in thehands of theGreater St.Stephen again, Harris says city Code Enforcement andher office will watchto seeifthe ownersbegin fixing up thehouse

“It’sinmyneighborhood,and Ipersonally candrive by it to seeifthere’sany progress,” she says.“Butitcan’t falldown. There’sway toomuchblight in NewOrleans,and this is asignificantproperty that shouldn’tfall into blight.”

Buteventhe untrainedeye can seethe property is notingood shape.Weatherboards have splintered andfallenoff,a piece of plywood is slappedonthe side,windows areboarded up and loosebricksare scattered around thebaseofthe house

When running forthe District Bcouncil seat in 2021,Harris told Gambit,“When electedI will be an advocate forresto-

rationofthe building,sothat this gemcan be returned to its former glory.”

Yetayearintoher term,Harris says her office hasnot contacted theMortons aboutthe house When askedina recent interviewifher office plannedto reachout to them,she replied, “I don’t know.I hadn’tthought about it,but Ithink maybegiven theinterest in it,itmight be time to sitdownwiththem.”

NEWORLEANS’STATUS AS THEBIRTHPLACEOFJAZZ

is centraltothe city’s identity —and abig reason millions of tourists visit thecityannually.

Even though theBolden house is in poorcondition,historian and former Times-Picayune photojournalist John McCusker estimates overthe last 25 years he’staken hundreds of people from around theworld to visitit.

“Theyget on aplane and fly15 hours from Helsinki or Bremen

PHOTO COURTESY OF THELIBRARY OF CONGRESS

TheBuddyBolden Band circa1903withBolden standing second from theleft.

PHOTO BY CHRISGRANGER / THETIMES-PICAYUNE MusicianPJMortonatthe Buddy’sHouseFoundation blockparty in May2019.

or London to come here so they cangostand in aplace whereBuddy Bolden lived,”hesays. “You have theseEnglish people that go,‘John, don’t thesepeople realizethisis fuckin’ Meccatous?’And it is.People travelhalfway around theworld to come and seethe birthplace of American music.”

Yetoverthe years, thecityhas failed to preserve many key jazz landmarks.Inthe last fewdecades, thecityhas lost morethan2,000 of the3,000 historic jazz-related buildingsthe NewOrleans Jazz Commission identified in a1989study

In the1960s,the city demolishedjazziconLouis Armstrong’s childhood home.In2010, thecity demolished theHalfway House, a former jazz club that opened in 1915 and closedaround1930, andturned it into aparking lot. Thefollowing year,the city tore down thechildhood homeofSidneyBechet, a soprano-saxophonistand clarinetist and oneofthe most important early jazz soloists.The listgoeson.

When thecityletsthese buildingsdeteriorate, they become increasinglyvulnerable to storms Most recently,Hurricane Idain2021 wipedout morefragile physical remnants of jazz history, including TheKarnofsky Tailor Shop and above residence, wherea young LouisArmstrong worked and ate mealswiththe family,who gave him an advanceonwages to buyhis first cornet

PerseveranceHall, onceanother prominent jazz venuewhere Bolden,Bechetand othersplayed, satfor ayearafter sustaining major damage from Idabeforefinally collapsing last August

Thestorm also destroyedanexterior wall of TheLittleGem Saloon near theKarnofskys’ shoponthe 400block of SouthRampart, where Bolden,Jelly Roll Morton and other early jazz musicianshung outand playedmusic.Because thebuilding wasrestored in 2012,itfared much better than theKarnofsky building, butartistBrandan “BMike”Odums’ muralofBolden on thedestroyed wall wasruined.Herepainted it last year.

Like with theBolden house, Cleveland real estate firm GBX Grouphad promotedplans to restoreand putbackintocommerce much of thehistoric400 block of SouthRampartStreet, including theKarnofsky shop,backin2019. They said newconstruction,includinga hotelonLoyola Avenue, wouldmatch thesurroundinghistoricbuildings.

Butmorethantwo yearslater, GBXhadn’t begunconstruction on theproject.GBX CEODrewSparaciatoldThe Times-Picayunethe companyhad hiredanengineering firm and installedsupportsand braces on theKarnofsky building

and blamedthe lack of surrounding structuresfor itsdownfall.

“Itwas very upsetting, especially when we were so closetostarting,” Sparacia said in thesame article, addingthatGBX would still move forwardwiththe project. However, ayearand ahalflater,construction still hasn’t begun. Phil Winton,a spokespersonfor GBX, recently told Gambit therewas “nothing new to report” on theproject

“The stupidest thing thecityever did is tear Louis Armstrong’s house down,and this is just as stupid,” McCusker told Gambit in 2019, followinga code enforcement hearingonthe Bolden house.“That was60years ago,and nothing haschanged.”

“I don’tknowifit’sjust ignorance. Idon’t knowifit’sthatthe city is justmaladroit at accomplishing anything,” McCusker told Gambit this month.

THECITY’SCODEENFORCEMENT PROCESS

givesproperty owners of blighted properties many chancestopay finesand keep their

properties,evenafter they’veaccumulateda slew of code violations

Whilethatmakes sensefroma property rightsperspective,sometimesproperty ownersknowhow thesystemworks anduse it to theiradvantagetoput offfixing up theproperty

“There areplentyofproperties that cyclethrough aCode Enforcement process,the ownerspay a de minimisfee andthenthe clock starts overagain,” says Council MemberJoe Giarrusso.

In October, theCityCouncil passed rules aimedataddressing some of theseproblems and makingthe city’s enforcement processquicker.The city must nowschedule afollow-up hearing within 60 days of thefirst blight hearing. Before,the city would sometimestakemonthstoschedule that next hearingand setfines to collecteachday theownersdon’t fixthe violations

Even with thosenew rules in place,the regularCode Enforcement process doesn’ttakeintoaccountthe urgencyofsavinghistoric landmarks like theBolden house from collapse.These structures

must be stabilizedquicklybefore they areturnedintomuseums, putintocommerce or used as private residences

“It’stough because whileitisa public interest, it is aprivateproperty,” Harris says.“Ithinkanytime you’re dealingwitha privateproperty andtryingtoget it back into commerce,there’sa little give and take and only so much that theCity Council cando.”

Historically,one avenue cities have takenonrareoccasions to save landmarksisa process called eminentdomain,which allows the city to take privateproperty for public useaslong as it pays the owner “justcompensation.”

SarahMcHale Scott’s2019paper forthe University of Pennsylvania on thesubject citesfourexamples of this,including in 1950,when theCityofBaltimoreusedeminent domaintotakethe property next to theStar-SpangledBanner Flag Housetocreatea memorial connectedtothe museum next door,citing“educational value and inspiration” as thepublic use.

In NewOrleans,the city’s Code Enforcement armwould have to

PHOTO BY MAXBECHERER / THETIMES-PICAYUNE

PHOTO BY PHILIP

decidetouse eminentdomain to take aproperty,which Harrissayswould be “a majorstep because people have property rights, clearly.”

Butthe city haspreviouslyused eminentdomaintoteardown landmarks and destroyBlack neighborhoods to buildahighway, like in thecaseofTreme.

“The thing is eminentdomain has only been used in thecity to destroylandmarks,not save them,” McCuskersays. “That’s howStoryvillewentdown. That’s howthe ‘backoftown’ went down.All of that.”

Fallon SamuelsAidoo,assistant professor at Tulane School of Architecture,saysbecause the city has already assessed fines and liensonthe Bolden house, shedoesn’tthink thecitywould be within itsrightstouse eminent domain in this situationsince the city hasdifferent policies forfailingtopay offfines andfees.

Doingso, shesays, would be “goingbeyondthe rights that even thestate hasinterms of its powers of dispossession,”comparingittoparental rights

“Thatseems like acrazy analogy betweenpropertyand people Butinastate,particularly like Louisiana,wherepeople hold quitedeartheir property rights,it is sacrosanctinmanyways. And so thethresholdfor dispossession,whenyou lose your property rights, is and must be quitehigh.”

Scottargues in her paperthat “eminent domainisnot by its nature adestructivetool” and“is strictly intendedtobeusedto advancethe public good.”

“However,the primacy that Americansplace on property ownershipcombined with a

checkeredhistory of condemnationstargetedinoppressed and disadvantaged communitieshave giveneminent domaina negative reputation,” shewrites. “Asaresult, governments typically use it as alastresort, if they useit at all.”

APARTFROMLEGAL ACTION, city leaders could usetheir platformstofocus attentiononthe issueand pressurethe ownersand Code Enforcement to take action

Inarecentinterview,Harris stopped shortofcommittingto reachout to theMortons about theBolden house or callingfor Code Enforcementtouse eminent domaintotakecontrol of the property.Instead, sheencouraged residents to “put some public pressure on theownerstoreally renovate theproperty or again sell it to somebodywho mightbe interested in it.”

“I thinkthatreally is,insome respects,the best thing that could happenisfor someonetoreally championthispropertyand say, ‘Hey,we’ll take it offyourhands, or we’llhelpyou figure outapath forwardtomakea museum or to gethistorictax credits,’” shesays.

Butagroup of residentsalready triedthisyears ago. McCusker says he triedtoget GreaterSt. Stephentosellhim theproperty multiple timesand even brought them other interested buyers

“Theywould notevenanswer phone calls,”hesays.

He also helped organize aconsistentgroup of people,including WTUL radio producerand host Ryne Hancockand former Gambit editor Michael Tisserand, to show

PHOTO BYCHRIS GRANGER /THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

Theentrywaytothe old Karnofsky TailorShop,onSouth RampartStreetin2019beforeHurricaneIda

up at city meetings in supporto saving theBolden house

“Theyalwayssay,‘Oh,citizens, getinvolved.’... This wasn’t some Twittertroll war,”McCuskersays. “Wegot 20 bodies into meetings City Planning Commissionmeetings,council meetings.”

“Itstill wasn’t enough,” he add Instead, McCusker endedup buying the1811Kid OryHistoric HouseinLaplace,abouta half hour outsidethe city,justbefore thepandemic.Hesaysthe house wherejazzpioneer KidOry lived wasalready in good shape.He justhad to design themuseum, whichheopenedtothe public in February2021. Themuseum closed brieflylast October before reopeningasa nonprofit later that month

“The moneythatIspentonthi and what Icreated hereiswhatI had wanted to do with theBolden house if I’dgottenthe opportuni ty,” McCusker says.“It would have been really great, and we could have renovatedthe house,had a museum in it.Itwould be open right now.”

However,McCuskersaysso far therehasn’tbeena city leader willingtotakeonthe issue, which involves awell-connectedfamily like theMortons and alarge church.Cityleaders arealso dealingwith ahostof other issues facing thecity, and oftendon’t endupprioritizing historic preservation

“Short of usingeminentdoma or [on] theblight thing, really holdingpeople’s feet to thefire, there’snomechanismfor this house to be savednow,and there’scertainly no willpolitically,” McCuskersays.

PHOTO BYMAX BECH

Theold Karnofsky tailo Street after Hur

Babysteps

WHENSISTERSELIZABETHANDNATALIA HESSMOVEDTONEWORLEANS in 2009,theytalkedaboutopeningacoffeeshop/bar together

Elizabeth Hess hadworkedinthe frontofthe house of restaurants sinceshe was15, andher sister wasanaccomplished baker. Their grandparentshad arestaurant and barintheir hometownof Milwaukee, so hospitalitywas in theirgenes. Butassometimes happens, life gotinthe way.

“Wekindofforgotaboutit,” Elizabeth Hess says

ButinlateNovember,Elizabeth Hess finally decided to open her owncaféat2400St. Claude Ave., in thespace formerly occupied by Byrdie’s Potteryand theOld MarquerTheatre.She’dmovedfrom restaurant management into coffee foradecade, working forHEY Coffee Co.for thelast sixyears.

Meanwhile, her sister, nowNatalia Hess Kopfler, went in adifferent direction,working with her husband,chefMatthew Kopfler, running thecateringbusiness L’Enfant Terrible NewOrleans.She also does alot of cake bakingonthe side

Elizabeth Hess said her husband Justin,started hisown business, OpossumWoodshop,afew years ago,and encouragedher to do the same. “Honestly,I didn’tthink Iwas ready,”she says Butwalkintothe airy,light-filled cafe andshe sure seemsontop of things. Thesole employeeis self-taughtcook HaleyVaughan, and theduo bake sweetand savory goods daily

Themenu changesregularly,but thereare always sweetand savory optionsincluding scones,muffins,cookies andtarts.Offerings also change with theseasonand recently includedzucchiniand tomato tarts, Parmesan squash served with rosemary scones, spicedpeartarts with garammasalaand tamarind,and handpies filled with brie and honey. Bagels come from FlourMoon Bagelsand areservedwith fancy cream cheese or Aleppo and smoked paprika whipped butter

Thechanging cookie selection has featured an experimental raspberry and brown butter chocolate chip,which wasa hit. Thequicheis built on afoundation of potatoes, like aSpanish torta, so it’s gluten free Doublefudge brownies also are gluten free.

Insteadofthe usual pastry cases, bakedgoods are displayedincountertop glasspedestal cake holders “Pastry caseslook so sad when they startto emptyout,” Hess says.“This is easier forusto keep up with.”

Hess says she nevermade pastry dough before last summer,but the flakeofher pie crustsand tender crumbofBaby’ssconesatteststo her being aquick study.

“Aswegot theplace ready, I practiced,”she says.“Iwas always goodwithcooking, mixing flavors, butpastry scared me.Ihad to get past that.”

Breakfast andlunch nibbles are available from 7a.m.to3p.m daily,withmostitems priced $6 or less.Homespuncharmprevails, with treats served on mismatched thrifted china.

Therefurbished Simonelli espressomachine is fedasteady dietofsmall batchand microroaster coffee,including Cherry, Mourning,Cora’sGirls and Pretty Coffee.Locally made SouthofEden Kombuchaalso is available.

Thecafe is awash in warm shades of terracotta and therenovated spacehas custom cabinetry and benches from OpossumWoodwork with whiteand blonde wood accents. Hess’s geometric art adornsthe walls. Thereisa shelfof

children’s books and acommunity bulletin boardinthe back.Setsof glasswarethatHess haspickedup at thrift shopsare forsale “I really wanted this to be atranquil,invitingspace forpeople to relax andwork,”Hess says Most days,Hess’sbrother,Lennie Hess,isinthe house.Whentheir mother diedin2008,the twosisters,thenintheir early 20s, adopted theiryounger brothers, Jacob, who went to Tulane University on an art scholarship, and Lennie,now 25, whohas specialneeds. “He’susually ahappyguy,” shesays.

Nottoo far down theroad, Hess and Vaughanplantostart asupper series,utilizing thecafe in theevening possibly onceamonth Baby’s name is an homage to the cozy NewOrleans custom of using “baby” as an everyday term of endearment.“Ijust love that,” Hess says

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Bettingonchefs

SOON,VISITORSTOHARRAH’SNEW ORLEANSCASINO willbeabletosample dishes from threehigh-profile chefs, includingone localstar, in quick-serve, walk-right-upstyle Celebrity chef BobbyFlay, bakerand “CakeBoss” star Buddy Valastro and NewOrleans chef Nina Compton will eachopen theirown distinct concepts in anew food hall in thecasino.

Work on thefoodhall, locatedon thefirst floor in what had been a theater, is nearingcompletion. The threerestaurants areslatedto open in mid-February,casino officials confirm

Flay will have anew location of hisBobby’s Burgersbrand here, with burgers, friesand shakes, and Valastro will open hissecond PizzaCakelocationwith pizzas and desserts

Comptonwill unveil something entirely new. Nina’s Creole Cottage

will be thechef’sfirst fast-casual concept, servingoriginal dishes drawn from ablend of island and Louisianainterpretations of Creole cooking.

Thefoodhallispartofasweeping $325 millionproject to expand and transformthe casino at thefoot of Canal Street into Caesars. The overall projectincludesa newhotel towerand arestaurantbyinternational sushimaster Nobu Matsuhisa, settoopen next year

Theforthcoming food hall is designedarounda much more casual approach, withthe trio of eateries clusteredtogether, each with itsown look and style.

PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER ElizabethHessopened Baby’scoffeeshopon St.ClaudeAvenue

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on St. Claude Avenue by Beth D’Addono

Nina’s Creole Cottagetakes its designcues from NewOrleans architecture andhas amural hand-painted by thechef’ssister, Fiona Compton.

Compton’s menu uses casual dishes to draw athreadbetween thedifferent ideas of Creole cultivated from theCaribbean to Louisiana

“Wewantedtotie in thetwo Creoles,whatIgrewupwith and what we have here,” says Compton,anativeofSt. Lucia

Twoexamples arefried chicken and plantainwaffles andriceand peacroquettes. Therestaurant will servefrozendrinksaswell.

“Thisdefinitelystays true to what we do in NewOrleans,” she says.“It’s funand festive. People come to have agreat time and eat really good food.”

Compton arrivedinNew Orleans in 2015 afterher starturnon“Top Chef”the year before.She and herhusband,Larry Miller,opened theirfirst restaurant, Compère Lapin,witha styleblending Caribbean,Frenchand Italianflavors.In2018, shewon theJames Beardaward forBestChef: South, and thecouple opened theirsecondrestaurant, BywaterAmerican Bistro,thatsame year.

Flay haslocations of Bobby’s Burgersinother casinosinLas Vegasand Atlantic City andin Yankee StadiuminNew York Itsmenu hasclassic burgers, signature burgers(including onetopped with cheese and potato chips),veggieburgers, afried chicken sandwich,fries and milkshakes

Valastro is theowner of Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, NewJersey and came to fame throughthe realityTVshow“Cake Boss.”

PizzaCakeservespizza in traditional,East Coast style slices and Sicilianslices, cut from classic and specialtypies. Themenualso has desserts from Carlo’sBakery, like cannoli and rainbowcookies.

Thecasinoproperty’s transformation includesthe sports bettingvenueCaesars Sportsbook andadedicated pokerspace.—IAN

McNULTY / THETIMES-PICAYUNE

BlueGiantcloses

THREEYEARSAGOLASTWEEK,BLUE

GIANTOPENED in theLowerGarden District with amenudrawn from theAmerican-style Chineseclassics,funny fortunecookies and lousytiming.Two months later, thepandemic threwall restaurantsintoturmoil.

NowBlueGiant haspermanently shuttered, confirmed owner RichardHorner

Thereason,hesays, wasthe risingcostofrunning thebusiness,a factorthathas roiled theindustry as restaurants have triedtoclaw back from thecoronavirus crisis.

“The rising costsfor everything meantIcouldn’tcharge what I believewas afairprice anddo thenumbersweneeded,” Horner says.“As many alternatives as I explored, and configurations of what we could do that Itried,it always felt we were so closetothe edge of disaster.”

When thenew year broughtbills forrecurring annual costs, and thetypical dining slumpafter the holidays,Horner says he knewhe had to shutter.

“The alternativewould be a selfishgamble overwhether I could make enough by theend of theweektopay staff, andthat wasnever an option forme,”he says.“Idon’t knowwhat’snext, butI hope there’sanother chapter in some capacity,and Idon’t want to be theguy whogoesout owing people what they’veearned.”

Horner initially opened Blue GiantinJanuary2020with then-business partner Bill Jones. Thetwo had worked together in thekitchen at DonaldLink’sCajun restaurant Cochon.Jones laterleft therestaurantand Horner became sole proprietor last year

WhileNew Orleansisseeingarise in traditionalChinese restaurants,especially fordim sum, Blue Giantwas drawntoa differenttemplate

It startedwith“thecomfort food of ourshared American youth,” Horner oncesaid.

Themenuwas based around a styleofcookingthathas made Chineserestaurantsa commonplace of American dining from coast to coast, whileaddinga chef’s eyetosourcingand housemade staples.

Thelocationat1300Magazine St.was previously theAbstract Book Shop &Cafe.Itwas converted into arestaurantspace for Blue Giant, with an open kitchen,a full barand cozy booths.

Horner,who leased thespace,is nowinthe process of cleaning out and shutting down

“Today’s notmyfavoriteday, butI feel like Imadethe best decisiongiven thecircumstances Ifound myself in,” he says.— IANMcNULTY /THE TIMESPICAYUNE

Genevieve

Mattei

by Will Coviello

GenevieveMatteistarted homebrewingbeerwhen sheturned 18.She joined theCrescentCity Homebrewers club in 2019 andis currentlyits vice president. The groupmeets regularly to share members’ brews, discuss brewing and socialize.The groupholdsits annual Winterfest at Deutsches Haus on Saturday,Jan.21, and therewill be homebrewed beers, pretzels and German food and music by Tongue andGroove Homebrewers cannotlegally sell beer,but basic memberships ($30) areavailable at thedoor.Visit crescentcityhomebrewers.com forinformation.

Howdidyougetinto homebrewing?

GENEVIEVE MATTEI: My father startedhomebrewingright after Katrina. Iwas noteveninhigh schoolyet,but onceI hithigh school, Istarted doingnon-alcoholicbrews.Mostlyginger beers Youessentially make like you’re goingtomakeabeer, butinstead of lettingitfermentfor thefulltwo weeksyou cut it offearly.Soyou have some carbonation,but you don’thave enough alcohol foritto be legally alcoholic.

When Ihit college,I went into the full five gallon, thestandardhomebrewers’ size,because that’s what fits in akeg.I starteddoing actual beer when Iwas 18.Myfirst beer wasa pretty standard wheatbeer.

Ihave gottwo beersthatI like doing. Oneisa mango-basil wheat beer, which is agoodsummerbeer. That wasone of thefirst beersI did because Ithoughtitwould be good. Iamonmythird renditionof therecipe. Ithink I’ve gotitnailed down now.

Ilikemakingweird things.I also have aCafe Brewlot. That’s a coffeestout and Iadd orange and mulling extract. Alot of people onlydotraditional German styles. My brother-in-law starteddoing sours.I haven’tdipped my foot in that pool butmaybe oneday.

Homebrewers aregood to go as long as you’re nottryingtosell it.They’re makingfivegallons at a time. You’re goingtodrink some, and you’re goingtobottlesome and give it to your friends. Your

friendswill start saying,“HeyIam having aparty.Do youwanttomake somethingfor it?” That’s cool,because they thinkit’scool enough to give to theirfriends

Whatdoes theclubdo?

M: We have a monthly meeting to discuss club business,and people bringhomebrew or interestingsmall craftbrewing beer

We tasteitand hang out. We have an educationguy —HectorMaierof WetlandsSake. He is acertified judge withthe (Beer JudgeCertification Program). He does lessons on differentbeer styles and what they aremade of andwhatthey aresupposedto taste like Oneofthe things ourclub does that Ithink is pretty cool is get together fora monthlybrew-off, wherewemake50gallons of beer. Everyone gets five gallonsofwort. That’s an easy waytoget into homebrewingifyou don’t know howtoget into it allbyyourselfon alevel like usingapropane burner in your backyard.Myfirst beer was oneofthose.Then Istarted going to thelocal homebrewstore,buying stuffand asking, “Whatshould I do?” My daddoesthat, too. Let’s saywewanttomakea nice oat stout. We go overtoBrewstock and we askwhatthey’ve gotthatwould be good.The processispretty muchthe same everytime, but there’sa lotofvariation in theingredients. Once youknowhow to make awheat,you don’thavetochange theprocess that muchtomakea stoutorawee heavyoraKolsch. Lageringiswhereyou getinto somethingdifferent,and souring. That’s abouttemperaturecontrol and howyou pitchyouryeast.

We also have brewerytours by buswhere we pick threeorfour breweries andgo. Last year we went to BatonRouge. Ithink this year we’retryingtogoeast.We have acrawfishboilorpig roast everyyear, which we alternateby year.One of ourbrew-offs is an oyster brew-off,where we buya bunchofoysters andthe beer we makeisanoysterstout

We do ameadbrewing brewoffinAugustfor Mead Day. We’re hopingthatgetsbigger. It’s amuch differentprocess than brewing beer.You makeyourhoney less thickwithwater,and youpitch yeast to it.Then in sixmonths, you will have mead.Wehave people whotried fruitedmeads,orspicy ones with peppers.

Whattypesofbeerwill therebeatWinterfest?

M: We’reshootingfor around 50 beersatWinterfest.Itdepends on what people brew.Last year we had very fewstoutsand a lotofinterestingpaleales and wheats anda coupleofsours.I triedtoget morepeople to do stouts this year because youwant somethingchewier in winter weather.

Rightnow,I have gotone beer fermenting.Mydad’s gotone going. Iammaking theCafe Brewlot. It’s my standardwintertime festival beer.It’sa stoutwith localflavor. We have twothat are kegged and readytogoto Winterfest.One is awee heavy, a Scottish stylethat’susually high in alcohol andtastes milder than stout. We have aprettystandard wheatbeer. Sometimesyou want to letthe wheatspeak foritself.

WINE OF THE WEEK

CROFT ReserveTawny Porto

Light brickred,withan amber hue. On the nose, rich redfruit, notesof caramel,raisins,and cloves. On thepalate,cardamom, spice, butterscotch and elegantredcurrant, interwovenwithattractive nuttyaromas. Smooth and roundonthe palate,fullof luscious strawberry jam flavors with an elegant finish.

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Acorn— 12 HenryThomasDrive,(504) 218-5413;acornnola.com Thecafe a at theLouisiana Children’s Museum haskid-and adult-friendly menu Blackenedshrimpfillatrio of tacos toppedwith arugula,radish, pineapple-mango salsaand cilantro-lime sauce.Noreservations.breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun $$

Andrea’s Restaurant 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie,(504) 834-8583;andreasrestaurant.com Speckled trout royale is topped with crabmeatand lemon-creamsauce.Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta andsmoked salmonincream sauce. Delivery available.Lunchand dinner daily,brunchSun $$$

Angelo Brocato’s — 214N.Carrollton Ave.,(504) 486-1465;angelobrocatoicecream.com This sweetshop serves itsown gelato, spumoni,Italian ice, cannolis,biscotti,fig cookies, tiramisu,macaroons andother treats. Lunchand dinner Tue.-Sun $

Annunciation— 1016 Annunciation St.,(504) 568-0245;annunciationrestaurant.com Themenuhighlights Gulf seafood in Creole,Cajun and Southerndishes. Gulf Drum Yvonne is served withbrown butter sauce with mushrooms andartichoke hearts.Reservations recommended Dinner Thu.-Mon $$$

TheBlueCrabRestaurantand Oyster Bar— 118Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985)315-7001; 7900 Lakeshore Drive, (504)284-2898; thebluecrabnola.com Themenu includessandwiches, friedseafood platters,boiledseafood and more Basinbarbecue shrimp areserved overcheesegrits with acheese biscuit. Outdoorseating available No reservations.Lakeview: lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.Slidell: lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun $$ Broussard’s— 819Conti St.,(504) 5813866;broussards.com Themenu includesCreole and creative contemporary dishes.Rainbowtrout amandineisservedwith tasso and corn macquechouxand Creole meuniere sauce.Reservationsrecommended Outdoor seatingavailable.Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

Cafe Normandie— Higgins Hotel, 480AndrewHiggins Blvd., (504) 528-1941;higginshotelnola.com/dining

ThemenucombinesclassicFrench dishes and Louisiana itemslikeCrab beignets withherbaioli.Noreservations.Breakfastand lunch daily $$

Common Interest — HotelIndigo, 705Common St.,(504) 595-5605; commoninterestnola.com Shrimp remoulade Cobb salad comes withavocado,bluecheese, tomatoes,bacon,egg andcornrelish. Beef debris tops goatcheeseand thymegrits.Reservations accepted Breakfast, lunch, dinner andlatenightdaily $$

Curio— 301Royal St.,(504) 717-4198; curionola.com The creative Creole menu includes blackened Gulf shrimp served withchicken andandouille jambalaya. Reservations accepted Lunchand dinner daily $$

Desire Oyster Bar— RoyalSonesta NewOrleans,300 Bourbon St.,(504)

$ —average dinner entrée under $10 $$ —$11-$20 $$$ —$20-up

586-0300;sonesta com/desireoysterbar ThemenuhiglightsGulf seafoodinCreole dishes.Char-grilled oystersare topped withParmesan and herbs.Reservations recommended.Breakfast, lunchand dinnerdaily $$

Dickie Brennan’sBourbonHouse 144Bourbon St.,(504) 522-0111; bourbonhouse.com— Theseafood restauranthas araw barand alarge selectionofbourbon.Redfish on theHalfshelliscooked skin-on and served withlemon buerre blanc Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner daily $$$

Felix’s Restaurant &OysterBar — 739Iberville St.,(504) 522-4440; 7400 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 3044125;felixs.com Louisiana oysters areservedraw or char-grilled with garlic,Parmesan andbreadcrumbs. Themenu includes seafood platters, crawfish etouffee,po-boys and more. No reservations.Lunch and dinner daily. $$

Frey Smoked Meat Co.— 4141 Bienville St.,Suite 110,(504) 4887427;freysmokedmeat.com— The barbecue restaurantservespulled pork,St. Louisribs,brisket, sausages and more. Friedporkbelly poppers aretossedinpepperjelly glaze. No reservations.Lunch and dinner daily $$

FrootOrleans 2438 Bell St.,Suite B, (504) 233-3346; frootorleans. com— Theshop serves freshfruit in platters,smoothie bowlssuchas astrawberry shortcakesmoothie and moreusing pineapple, various berries, citrus and more.Noreservations.Outdoor seatingavailable Breakfastand lunch daily. $$

Joey K’s— 3001 Magazine St.,(504) 891-0997;joeyksrestaurant.com The menu includes friedseafood platters, salads,sandwiches andred beans and rice.Sauteed troutTchoupitoulas is topped with shrimp and crabmeat. Delivery available.Lunchand dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

Juan’sFlyingBurrito 515Baronne St.,(504) 529-5825;2018MagazineSt., (504)569-0000;4724S.Carrollton Ave.,(504) 486-9950;8140Oak St., (504)897-4800;juansflyingburrito. com The Flying Burrito includes grilledsteak,shrimp, chicken, cheddar-jackcheese, blackbeans,yellow rice, guacamoleand salsa.The menu also hastacos,quesadillas,nachos and more. Outdoor seatingavailable No reservations.Lunchand dinner Thu.-Tue $$

Katie’sRestaurant 3701 Iberville St.,(504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity com ACajun Cuban hasroasted pork,grilled ham, cheese andpickles on buttered bread. TheBoudreaux pizzaistopped with cochon de lait, spinach, redonionsand roasted garlic.Deliveryavailable.Reservations accepted forlarge parties.Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun $$

Kilroy’s Bar— HigginsHotel,480 Andrew HigginsBlvd.,(504) 528-1941; higginshotelnola.com/dining The bar menuincludessandwiches, flatbreads,saladsand more.ALouisiana peachflatbread has prosciutto,

stracciatella cheese, arugula and pecans.Noreservations. Dinner Wed.-Sat.$$

Legacy Kitchen’s CraftTavern— 700Tchoupitoulas St., (504)6132350;legacykitchen.com— Themenu includesoysters,flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, saladsand more. A NOLAStyle GritsBowlistopped with bacon, cheddarand apoached egg. Reservations accepted.Breakfast, lunch anddinnerdaily $$

LegacyKitchen Steak&Chop 91 Westbank Expressway,Gretna, (504)513-2606;legacykitchen.com

Themenuincludesfiletsmignons, bone-inrib-eyesand topsirloins,as well as burgers,saladsand seafood dishes.Reservations accepted Outdoor seatingavailable.Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat $$

MartinWine Cellar— 714Elmeer Ave.,Metairie,(504) 896-7350; 3827 BaronneSt.,(504) 894-7444; martinwine.com Thespiritsshop’s deliservessandwiches,saladsand more. TheSena saladincludesroasted chicken,raisins,bluecheese, pecans and greens with Tabascopepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations.Lunch daily $$

MidCityPizza — 6307 S. Miro St., (504)509-6224; midcitypizza.com

Thepizza joint serves NewYork-style pies,calzones, sandwiches andsalads. Shrimpremoulade pizzaincludes spinach, onionand garlic.Delivery available.Noreservations.Lunch Thu.-Sun., dinner Thu.-Mon $$

Mikimoto 3301 S. CarrolltonAve., (504)488-1881; mikimotosushi.com

TheSouth Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki,avocado and snow crab Themenu also has sushi, sashimi, noodle dishes,teriyakiand more Reservations accepted.Delivery available.LunchSun.-Fri.,dinner daily. $$

Mosca’s— 4137 Highway90West, Westwego,(504) 436-8950;moscasrestaurant.com This family-style eatery serves Italiandishesand specialtiesincluding shrimp Moscaand chicken alagrande. Bakedoysters Moscaismade withbreadcrumbs and Italianseasonings.Reservations accepted.DinnerWed.-Sat. Cash only. $$$

Mother’s Restaurant— 401Poydras St.,(504) 523-9656;mothersrestaurant.net Thiscounter-servicespot is knownfor po-boysdressed with cabbage andCreole favorites, such as jambalaya, crawfish etouffee and redbeans andrice. Deliveryavailable No reservations.Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily $$

Nephew’sRistorante— 4445W Metairie Ave.,Metairie,(504) 5339998; nephewsristorante.com Chef FrankCatalanottoisthe namesake “nephew” whoran thekitchen at Tony Angello’s restaurant.The Creole-Italianmenufeaturesdishes like veal,eggplantorchicken parmigiana. Reservations required.Dinner Tue.-Sat $$

Neyow’sCreole Cafe 3332 Bienville St.,(504) 827-5474;neyows.com Themenu includes redbeans with friedchickenorporkchops, as well as seafood platters,po-boys,chargrilled oysters, pasta,saladsand more. No reservations.Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

Nice Guys Bar& Grill — 7910 Earhart Blvd., (504) 302-2404;niceguysbarandgrillnola.com Char-grilled

oystersare topped withcheese Themenualso includeswings, quesadillas,burgers,sandwiches, salads,seafood pasta and more.No reservations.Lunchdaily,dinner Mon.-Sat $$$

Nonno’sCajunCuisine andPastries 1940 Dauphine St.,(504) 354-1364; nonnoscajuncuisineandpastries.com

Themenu includes home-style Cajunand Creole dishes with some vegan options.Shrimpare sauteed with onions andpeppers, topped with cheese and served withtwo eggs and toast.Deliveryavailable Reservations accepted.Breakfast andlunch daily $$

PeacockRoom— KimptonHotel Fontenot,501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504)324-3073;peacockroomnola. com— Black lentil vadouvancurry comeswith roasted tomatoes,forest mushrooms andbasmati rice.The menu includes smallplates, aburger, salads and more. Reservations accepted.Dinner Wed.-Mon., brunchSun $$

Rosie’sonthe Roof— HigginsHotel, 480AndrewHiggins Blvd., (504) 528-1941;higginshotelnola.com/dining— The rooftopbar hasa menuof sandwiches,burgers and smallplates. No reservations.Dinnerdaily $$

Tacklebox— 817Common St.,(504) 827-1651;legacykitchen.com— The seafood restaurantservesraw and char-grilled oysters,seafood, burgers,saladsand more.Redfish St.Charles is served with garlic-herb butter,asparagus,mushroomsand crawfish cornbread. Reservations accepted.Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily $$

Tavolino Pizza&Lounge 141 Delaronde St., (504)605-3365;tavolinonola.com— Themenu features thin-crust pizzas,salads, meatballs and more.ABehrman Hwy. pizzais toppedwith pork belly,caramel,carrots,radishes, jalapenosand herbs No reservations.Outdoor seating available.Dinner Tue.-Sat $$

Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza— 1212 S. ClearviewParkway,Elmwood, (504)733-3803; 2125 Veterans MemorialBlvd.,Metairie,(504) 5104282;4024Canal St.,(504) 302-1133; 4218 Magazine St.,(504) 894-8554; 70488 Highway21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; theospizza.com A MarilynnPotaSupreme pie is topped withmozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, bellpeppersand onions.Therealso aresalads,sandwichesand more. Takeout and deliveryavailable.Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat $

Tito’s Ceviche&Pisco 1433 St. CharlesAve., (504)354-1342; 5015MagazineSt.,(504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco.com— Peruvian lomo saltado is adishofbeefsauteed withonions,tomatoes,cilantro, soy sauceand pisco, and served with friedpotatoesand rice.Outdoor seatingavailable on Magazine Street. Deliveryavailable.Reservations accepted.Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat.,brunch Sun. $$$

Zhang Bistro — 1141 DecaturSt.,(504) 826-8888;zhangbistronola.com—

Themenu includes Chinese and Thai dishes.The Szechuan HotWok offers a choiceofchicken,beef, shrimp or tofu withonions, bell peppers,cauliflower, jalapenosand spicy Sichuansauce Reservations accepted.Lunchand dinner Thu.-Tue. $$

Animal of theMonth: Asianelephants show off distinct personalitiesatAudubon Zoo

By Amanda McElfresh amcelfresh@theadvocate.com

Some of thelargest animalsthatreside at AudubonZoo also have some of the biggestpersonalities!

AudubonZoo is home to threefemale Asianelephants: Well-beloved Jean, Jothiand Surapa.Wespoke to their care team abouthow theirpersonalities differ,whatvisitorscan expect,and theimportanceofprotectingAsian elephantsinthe wild.

Howwould youdescribe the elephants’personalities?

Jean lovespeoplewho adoreher.If guests areexcited to seeher,then shegets excited! Youcan tell sheishappy when sheflaps her ears oneata time.Whenshe gets super-enthusiastic,she sometimes spinsher trunklikeapropeller! Jean has verystrongbonds with herkeepers and willstretch in front of them when she wantsthem to scratchher back with garden rakes. Shelovestaking naps on thesandpiles,getting scrubbaths, throwing logs onto her back,and stealing hayfromJothi andSurapawhen they aren’t watching

Jothiisour resident bulldozer. Shehas thelongest andlargest trunkout of our threegirls,and sheloves usingittodig holesand trytoreach forthingsshe’s not supposedtohave.Jothi keepstoherself more when it comestointeracting with her keepers, but shedoesget excited abouttrainingand footwork.Fun fact: Jothiloves storms andwilltypically get very energeticonwindy days!Ifyou hear

loudtrumpetingwhile walkingaround theZoo,that’sJothi!

Surapa is very high-energyand keeps her handlers on theirtoes.She is shyand leeryaroundlarge andnoisy crowds,but enjoys one-on-oneinteractions with her keepers, especially during training sessions.Surapaisnot afan of listening to theradio, but shelikes to make herown musicbygentlytapping on themetal in thebarn. Oneofher favorite activities is swimming in therain.

Becauseoftheir size,elephants have bigdiets!How much food do they eatevery day, andwhatare some of theirfavorites?

Feedingelephants is agiant job.Each oneeatsabout 150 pounds of hayevery day. They also receiveavariety of produce andbrowse/treetrimmings. They love elm, pecanand willow branches and logs.Someoftheir favorite treatsare bamboo stalks,watermelons,pumpkins, plainpopcorn,and wholepalmtrees that have been cutdown.

Howold arethe Asianelephants at Audubon Zoo?

Jean will be 50 this year andhas livedatAudubon Zoosince 1978.Surapa is 39 andJothi is 40,and arerelative newcomers to theAudubon elephant herd. Surapa andJothi arrivedat Audubonfive yearsago from Buffalo,New York.Jeanwelcomedthem immediately andtheyare allverypopular residents at theZoo

What aresomeof thelarger conservation effortstoprotect elephants in thewild? Canthe public getinvolvedinthiswork?

Asianelephantsare an endangered

species.Theyfacemanychallengesinthe wild with habitat loss andfragmentation, poachingfor skin andivory,and humanelephant conflict.

Thereare some fantasticconservation initiatives that AudubonZoo has supportedsuchasInternational Elephant Foundation andAsian Elephant Support. Also,bysupportingAudubon Zoo, folks arehelping Asianelephant conservation throughthe AssociationofZoosand AquariumsSavingAnimalsfrom Extinction (SAFE) programs.

Want to visit?

This is agreat time of year to visit theAsian elephantsatAudubon Zoo. TheZoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays throughMondays.

Checkaudubonzoo.com for information on tickets,parkingandplanningyourZootrip Thebestvalue if youplanonvisiting theZoo more than once or areplanning on visiting AudubonAquariumand AudubonInsectarium laterthisyear, is purchasinganAudubon Membership.In addition to unlimitedvisits, Members enjoydiscounts at Audubongiftshops, concessions, special events such as Zoo-To-Doevents, Zoocamps,and much more.For afulllistofbenefitsand to find outhow youcan becomea member,visit audubonmembership.comand save.

Formoreinformation on theAsian elephants, otheranimalsatAudubon Zoo, andhow to bookticketstoday,visit audubonzoo.com.

Thisarticle is brought to youby Audubon Nature Institute

‘Charlie Parker’s Yardbird’

CHARLIEPARKERIMAGINESUNIFYING

JAZZANDCLASSICALMUSIC incomposerDanielSchnyder and librettist BridgetteA.Wimberly’s opera. Thepiece takesplace on theday of Parker’s death, as hisspirit revisits the jazz club Birdland and he aspires to writeone last masterpiece with the help of DizzyGillespieand thesupport of his family. The New Orleans Opera Associationpresentsthe one-act operaat7:30 p.m. Friday,Jan.20, and Saturday,Jan.21, and 2:30 p.m. Saturday,Jan.22, at theNew Orleans Jazz Market.Tickets$25-$75 via neworleansopera.org.

Teaser Fest

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ACOMPETITION,themed shows including afetishshowcaseand a Champagne Gala,parties andmore. Headlinersinclude thecurrent Miss Exotic WorldLou LoulaDuchessede Riere,Raquel Reed,GingerValentine, Minxie Mimieux,Tess Artiste, Banbury Cross, Sweetpea, Kitten N’ Louand more.Eventsrun Thursday, Jan.19, though Sunday,Jan.22, at localvenues including OneEyed Jacks and TheFillmore. Visitteaserfest.com fortickets and information.

Anareta

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WORKINGONITSDEBUTALBUM,due outinApril,and willreleaseits first single on Friday,Jan.20, with ashow at 9p.m.atSiberia.Big Garden and Trendafilkaalso will perform.Tickets are $10via siberianola com

Shaggadelic

RAPPERANDMULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST RYAN“SHAGGADELIC”BATISTEplays the next editionofThem People Productions’ series at theAce Hotel’s ThreeKeysat8p.m.Friday, Jan.20. Shaggadelic will be joined by his bandRaw Revolution andguests. Admissionisfree. Find moreinformation at acehotel.com/new-orleans

DustySlay

USUALLYSPORTINGLONGHAIRANDA

TRUCKERHAT,Nashvillecomedian DustySlayisprettyclearabout who he is and wherehecame from as someone whogrewupina mobile home parkina smallAlabama town Andwitha drydelivery, there’s always lots of insight underthe surface, when he talks aboutgrowing up shoppingbargainbrands, facing down tornadosinatrailer park and workingfor other people.Slay

performsat7 p.m. Saturday,Jan.21, at TheHowlin’ Wolf.Ticketsare $25 viathehowlinwolf.com

‘Valerie Sassyfras: NobodyMay Come’

SINGULARMUSICIANVALERIESASSYFRAS ANDHERHIGH-KICKS arewell-known to NewOrleans audiences.But filmmakersEllaHatamianand Stiven Luka wanted to introduceSassyfras and herstory to wideraudiences, so they spenttimewithher in NewOrleans,conducting intimate interviews and followingher to gigs Theirdocumentary,“Nobody May Come,” wonbest cinematographyatthe 2020 NewOrleans Film Festival and last year took home Best Documentary at TheToronto Arthouse FilmFestival. Thefilm screensThursday, Jan.19, at The BroadTheater.Sassyfrasopens theshowat7p.m., and aQ&A will follow.Tickets are$20 viathebroadtheater.com.

CourtneyBryan and JoeDyson

THEGEORGEANDJOYCEWEINJAZZ &HERITAGECENTER continuesits January concertseries with performances by composerand pianist Courtney Bryanand herensemble

on Friday,Jan.20, and drummer JoeDyson with specialguestson Saturday,Jan.21. Both showsstart at 8p.m., andare $10each. Find more informationatjazzandheritage.org

Mardi Gras Sneaker Ball

THENEWORLEANSRECREATION DEVELOPMENTCOMMISSIONHOSTS itsannual MardiGrasSneaker Ball, an all-ages Carnival eventfor New Orleanians with disabilities,from5 p.m. to 8p.m.Saturday,Jan.21, at JoeBrown Recreation Center.The formal-style eventwill feature food, musicand other live entertainment, and aballkingand queenwill be selected and crowned.The MardiGrasSneaker Ball is free to attend.For more information, call (504)658-3049

Saturn Quartet

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NEWORLEANSJAZZORCHESTRASAXOPHONIST RicardoPascaland bandmatesfromthe jazz studies program at FloridaState University.It released thealbum “Synchronicities” last spring and makesits debutat SnugHarborwithshows at 8p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday,Jan.22. Tickets $25via snugjazz.com

FOR COMPLETE MUSIC LISTINGS AND MORE EVENTS TAKING PLACEIN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA, VISIT CALENDAR.GAMBITWEEKLY.COM

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TUESDAY17

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAIN

HOTEL —Peter Harris Quartet, 7:30 pm

CHICKIEWAH WAH —Sasha Masakowski,8 pm

DOSJEFES —Tom Hook,8:30pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB Richard“Piano”Scott, 12:30pm; Collin MyersBand,5 pm;Fritzel's AllStar Band,8 pm

GASA GASA —Alina Jacobs,Noa Jacques, Glass Bug, Nail Clubs,9 pm

NEW ORLEANSJAZZMUSEUM Arrowhead Jazz Band,2 pm

ROYALFRENCHMENHOTEL &BAR TrumpetMafia,6 pm;JazzVipers, 9pm

THERABBITHOLE —Rebirth Brass Band,10pm

WEDNESDAY18

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAIN

HOTEL —Peter Harris Trio,7:30pm

BLUE NILE —New BreedBrass Band,9pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Tin Men, 6pm; Christian Duque& the Roadmasters, 9pm

DOSJEFES —Joe Krown, 8:30 pm

HARDROCKCAFENEW ORLEANS Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7pm

HOTELMONTELEONE —JamesMartin Band,8 pm

JEAN LAFITTENATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK VISITORCENTER, NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK —Darianna VideauxCapitel,2pm

MADAME VIC'S —Ram Bull Rompers,8 pm

PALM COURTJAZZCAFE —Lars Edegran with Palm CourtJazzBand,7:30pm

ROYALFRENCHMENHOTEL &BAR Miles Berry&Friends, 7pm; BAMJam with Gene Black, 10 pm

SANTOS —Monty,8 pm

SIBERIA —Dustyand theDecision, Daydream Medusa,Andrew Jobin Band, Nitaawe,9 pm

THEBOMBAYCLUB —Harry Mayronne andNanciZee,8pm

THEJAZZPLAYHOUSE —Funkin'ItUp withBig Sam, 7:30 pm

THURSDAY19

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAIN

HOTEL —Peter Harris Quartet, 8pm

BLUE NILE —WhereY'atBrass Band,9pm

CAFE NEGRIL —SierraGreen and the SoulMachine, 10 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —The Tanglers,7 pm;The Kaiyotes, 10 pm

DOSJEFES —MissAnna Quinn, 8:30 pm

DOUBLEDEALERCOCKTAILBAR AT THEORPHEUM THEATER —Sean Riley,9pm

GASA GASA —TRVY&The Enemy, BLK, Friendkerreck, Vino Rose, NICMVIN, 9pm

JEANLAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK VISITORCENTER, NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK —Dr. BenRedwine Duo, 2pm

LE BON TEMPSROULE —Soul Rebels, 11 pm

MADAMEVIC'S —WashboardChaz BluesTrio, 8pm

NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEE HOUSE Ivor Simpson-Kennedy, 9pm

PALM COURTJAZZCAFE —DukeHeitger &Tim Laughlin withCrescentCity Joymakers, 7:30 pm

ROYALFRENCHMENHOTEL &BAR Jelani Akil Bauman,9 pm

SANTOS —Tainted Love '80sNight,10pm

SIBERIA LOUNGE —Off With Their Heads, STGMA, &Porch Lord,8:30pm

SNUG HARBORJAZZBISTRO —Yusa, 8&10pm

THEJAZZPLAYHOUSE —Brass-AHolics,7:30 pm

FRIDAY20

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAIN

HOTEL —Peter Harris Trio,8pm

BLUE NILE —The CaesarBrothers, 7pm; KermitRuffins andthe Barbecue Swingers,11pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM —Trumpet Slim &Brass Flavor,10pm

CARROLLTON STATION —EvanOberla and theGrow,Sweet Magnolia Brass Band,9 pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Charlieand the Tropicales,5pm; ColinDavis and Night People, 10 pm

DOS JEFES —Sax &The City with Tom Fitzpatrick,9pm

GASA GASA —Dana Ives Feat.Jestrand EthanolMerman,9pm

MADAMEVIC'S —Anna Bernard, Dylan Torrance, Eduardo Tozzato, 8pm

NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEE HOUSE —Damn Hippies!!!!,7:30 pm;Frenchie Moeand Family,9 pm

NOLABREWING TAPROOM —Desert Nudes, 6pm

PALM COURTJAZZCAFE —Kevin Louis and YolandaRobinsonwith Palm Court Jazz Band,7:30 pm

REPUBLIC NOLA —Figure, ill.Gates, 11 pm

RIVERSHACK TAVERN —Shawn Williams, 7pm

ROYALFRENCHMENHOTEL &BAR Piano ManG,10pm

SANTOS —Livernois,Caffetine, F*ck Rogers,9 pm

SIBERIA —Anareta, BigGarden,Trendafilka, 8pm

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO —Oscar RossignoliTrio,8 &10pm

THREEMUSES —NanciZee Trio, 7pm

TIPITINA'S —Rebirth Brass Band,9 pm

SATURDAY21

BAYOUBAR AT THEPONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL —Jordan Anderson, 8pm

BLUE NILE —George BrownBand,7pm; TheRumbleft. Chief Joseph BoudreauxJr.,11pm

BLUE NILE BALCONY ROOM —The MarignyStreetBrass Band,10pm

BROTHERS THREELOUNGE —Shawn Williams, 9pm

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —Tuba Skinny,6 pm;DaiquiriQueens, 10 pm

DMACSBAR &GRILL —Love Your Own Noise(LYON), 8pm

DOSJEFES —Jaz2Band withz2, 9pm

DOUBLEDEALERCOCKTAILBAR AT THEORPHEUM THEATER —Jenevieve Cookeand theWindingBoys, 9pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB Richard“Piano”Scott, 12:30 pm;Joe Kennedy Band,2:30 pm;Lee Floydand Thunderbolt Trio, 6pm; Fritzel'sAll Star Band,9 pm

GASA GASA —PalmGhosts, Quaalords, Come To Ruin,FloralDistortion, 9pm

GEORGE ANDJOYCEWEINJAZZ& HERITAGE CENTER —Joe Dyson& Friends, 8pm

JEANLAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK VISITORCENTER, NEW ORLEANSJAZZNATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK —Keiko Komaki, 2pm

MARIGNY BRASSERIE —CarolineFourmy &Co.,4 pm

NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEE HOUSE —Jamie Bernstein,7:30 pm;Richard Bienvenu,9 pm

NOLABREWING TAPROOM —Shawan Rice,6 pm

PALM COURTJAZZCAFE —Will Smith with Palm CourtJazzBand,7:30pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON —TinyBooks,9 pm

SNUG HARBORJAZZBISTRO —Herlin RileyQuartet,8 &10pm

THEJAZZPLAYHOUSE —The Nayo JonesExperience, 7:30 and 9pm

THERABBITHOLE —Good Enough for Good Times, 9pm

THESPOTTED CATMUSIC CLUB JamesMartinBand,10am

SUNDAY22

BLUE NILE —StreetLegendsBrass Band,10pm

CARROLLTON STATION —Shawn Williams, 7pm

D.B.A. NEWORLEANS —PalmettoBug Stompers,5pm; Treme Brass Band,9 pm

DOSJEFES —Captain Spalding, 8pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB BanjoonBourbon,12:30 pm;Barons of BourbonStreet,2 pm;Marla DixonBand, 5pm; Fritzel'sAll Star Band,8 pm

GASA GASA —Dirty Sheets, 9pm

HOWLIN'WOLF —Hot 8Brass Band,10pm

NOLABREWING TAPROOM TheTanglers, 3pm

PALM COURTJAZZCAFE —MarkBraud andSunday NightSwingsters,7:30 pm

SNUG HARBORJAZZBISTRO —Saturn Quartet, 8&10pm

THEJAZZPLAYHOUSE —GlenDavid AndrewsBand,7:30pm

TIPITINA'S —Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band,5:15pm

MONDAY23

D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS —SecretSix Jazz Band,6 pm;MeschiyaLakeand the Machetes,9 pm

DOSJEFES —JohnFohl,8:30 pm

FRITZEL'SEUROPEAN JAZZ CLUB —Lee Floyd and ThunderboltTrio, 5pm; Richard"Piano"Scott and Friends, 8pm

SIDNEY'S SALOON —The Amazing Henrietta, 6pm; DarkLounge Ministries,8 pm

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ERNIEVINCENTHASSPENTDECADES

TEACHINGOTHERPEOPLE howtoplay thesongs he’s written. As abandleader,the mainstay NewOrleans guitaristand singer knows howto keep hisband,The TopNotes,on track. So when theshoe wason theother foot and it wasanother musician teaching Vincenthow to playafew newtunes,heenjoyed theexperience.

“I said,‘Man, I’malwaysteaching somebodyelse how todoa song that Iwrite,and forthe first time in my life,somebodyisguidingme throughasong.’That’sthe first time that’s happenedtome,”Vincent says.“ButIdidn’trealize, it was easierthan Ithought.”

Thosenew songsare on Vincent’s newalbum,“Original DapKing,” whichisnow available on Alabamabased labelCornelius Chapel Records. Therecordtitle alludes to Vincent’sinfluential 1972 funk hit, “Dap Walk”— andtolatesoul singer Sharon Jones’ backing band, whichfound itsname in thehit song,Vincent says

Vincentrecorded“Original DapKing” in spring 2021 at Dial Back Sound in WaterValley, Mississippi, with co-producers Bronson Tewand Matt Patton. It wasPatton, whoplays bassin theSouthernrockband Drive-By Truckers,thatshowedVincent howtoplaythe songs he wrote forthe newrecord.

Vincent, Patton and SquirrelNut Zippers’ JimboMathuscontributed to theoriginalsonthe record, and thereare versions of “Seven Sisters,”DennisBinder’s“Early Times” and “Black”bymetal band Neurosis.Mathusisbandleader on thealbum andplays piano,and alongwith drummer Tewand bassistPatton, “Original DapKing” featuresguitaristTaylorHollingsworth, hornplayerHank West,strings player JamisonHollisterand backing vocalist AJ Haynes,who performs with Seratones

Vincentcomfortably fliesthrough arange of genres,fromfunkand brass-packed soul to blues,rock’n’ roll andevenalittlepsychedelia on the10-song album. It’s reflective of his50-plusyearcareerplaying stages in NewOrleans andacross Louisiana and beyond

Vincentwas born in the1940s near Thibodaux, and thefamily movedtoNew Orleans when he wasyoung.Hepickedupthe guitar in hislateteens,and fell in with drummer Herlin Delpit

“Heasked me and said,‘Ernie, you aguitarplayer?’I said,‘I’mlearning.’

Andheasked me howmanysongs I knew,and Isaid, ‘I know threesongs: oneMuddy Waters and twoJimmy Reeds. That’s allI know,’”Vincent recalls. “Hesaid, ‘Shit, that’s plenty.’”

Thefirst gigVincent played wasataclubcalledShangri-La in Bridge City,but he wassoon joiningDelpitatjukejointsacross Acadiana and southeast Louisiana andintoMississippi,playing as Li’l Ernieand theAlpines. During that time, aMeridien, Mississippi, musician named Po’ Will taughtVincent howtoplaythe blues —and appreciatemoonshine.

Afterclose to ayearlivingin Mississippi, Vincentmovedback to NewOrleans and took classes throughWilliam Houston Sr.’s SchoolofMusic.Helearned to read and write music, whichhelped Vincentand hisnew band,The Top Notes, land alot of work playing balls andparties andbacking acts like Mathilda Jones, Solomon Burke, ErnieK-Doe andmanymajor rhythm andblues musicians coming throughNew Orleans.And Vincent hosted Sunday gigs —which often featured K-Doe—aroundtown throughoutthe ’70s,’80sand ’90s

Vincentsayshe’swritten more than 200songs over theyears,and his“DapWalk” —a name inspired by theuniquewalkusedbythe bassistinVincent’s band —isafunk classic. “Original DapKing” showcasesthe experience and talentsof asteadfast NewOrleans musician.

“A lotofpeople don’t know much aboutmebecause Ihaven’thad a record outina while,”Vincent has said in thepast. “I’ve always been the kindofguy wholikes to work in the background supporting othersrather than drawingattention to myself.”

Find “Original DapKing” on streaming platforms andat corneliuschapelrecords.com.

PROVIDED PHOTO BY TIMDUFFY ErnieVincent’slatestalbum, ‘OriginalDapKing,’isnowout.

Trappedinaweb

by Will Coviello

THERE’SONLYABRIEFGLIMPSEOF THESTUNNINGIMAMREZASHRINE in directorAli Abbasi’s“Holy Spider.” Ayoung womanbowsher head and says aprayerbeforeshe walks into theshadows wheremen pick up prostitutesatnight in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city and an important site forShiaMuslims It’s notlongbeforeshe climbs on thebackofaman’s motorcycle, onlytobecomethe latest victim of thenotorious Spider Killer

In Abbasi’s thriller,Arezoo Rahimi,awomanreporter, arrives in Mashhadfroma newspaper in Tehran to investigatewhy the police have notbeen able to catch thekiller,despite hispatternsand near ritualisticmethods.Hechokes them withtheir headscarves, wraps theirbodiesinblack chadorsand leavestheminthe samearea. Much is knownaboutthe more than a dozenmurders becausethe killer callsa localreporterafter each one. That reporterbecomes oneof Rahimi’s fewallies Amongthe bizarretwistsinthe storyisthatthe killer wantsthe worldtoknowwhathe’sdoing. He claims to be riddingthe holy city of vice Rahimi meetsimmediate resistancefromlocal authorities.They saytheyare contenttowaitfor the killer to makea mistakethatleads them to him. She’sdismayedby thepassive approach, andthe film exposesthe misogynyand religious hypocrisy of allowing akiller to prey on sexworkers,all of them poor and some of them dependentonopium. Thepoliceare notreceptive to beingquestionedbyawoman andattackher credibility.Rahimi almost is denieda hotelreservation because themanager sees that she is travelingalone.Itleavesher in a precarious position,asshe tries to investigatethe killer whileavoiding crossing thepoliceand localreligious authorities.

Thekiller hasa family,and hiswife and friendssee little signs that he’s under pressure. Much of thestory playsout in thenebulous worldof vice in atheocraticstate,whereprostitutionand druguse existdespite theharshness of Islamic lawand the public façadesofrighteousness

Thefilmalso gets unique tension from thekiller’s beliefthathe is doingGod’s work.Mixed with thegeneral fear of akiller on the looseisabastionofpublic support forhim from themosthardline Islamic factions of Iraniansociety, whichpulls some weight with local religious authorities. Withoutthe mediaheadlines andpressurefrom higher authoritiesinTehran, they mightbetemptedtosweep the whole problem underthe rug.

Thefilmisbased on aserial killer whomurdered16women in Mashhad in 2000 and2001, but Rahimi is entirely fictional

ZarAmirEbrahimiisthe diminutive butfeistyRahimi, andshe won Best Actress at the2022Cannes FilmFestivalfor therole.Iran’s Ministry of Cultureand Islamic Guidancecondemned theaward

MehdiBajestani playsSaeed, the Spider Killer,and he’s compelling as an angrybrute wrapped up in his ownrighteousness. Abbasi doesn’t delvetoo deeply into Saeed’s thoughts,and instead showshow he clumsilyre-enacts thesociety’s prejudices and platitudesona self-justifyingmission.It’snot apolitical film,but corruption and socialand governmenthypocrisyprovide an unsettling backdroptoRahimi’swork.

“Spider Killer”leans moretoward gritty realismthan crimethriller sensationalism, butitbuildsexcellent tensioninthe pursuitofthe killer andthe unique wayhemay avoid justiceina societythatis almost as cruelinits view of thevictims

“Holy Spider”runsatZeitgeist Theatre& Lounge

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