New Orleans, Louisiana, is considered to be the birthplace of jazz and rock n’roll.
‘Northampton meets New Orleans’ will present a series of free concerts
in the market square on carnival weekend.

The young musicians are from the ‘6th ward’, a neighbourhood which is considered to be the oldest black community in the U.S. It is a neglected area in the heart of the inner-city with a profound music culture.

The 10 musicians from the 6th ward have had little formal training and have learnt their
music from the streets of this historic neighbourhood.

The band plays dynamic, exhuberant and joyful interpretations of the music of Louis Armstrong
and Fats Domino with its deep roots in the Baptist Church.

Our sincere thanks to the people of Northampton for helping to make this important event possible.