A stormy Saturday morning led to another Jazz Fest rain delay
The Fair Grounds were wet when we arrived. The geese were enjoying Amanda Shaw at the Gentilly Stage
I started out at the Fais Do Do Stage, to which Jazz Fest had transported the entire Saturday morning jam session from the Savoy Music Center in Eunice. This Cajun music wall of sound was absolutely incredible.
Over at the Lagniappe stage, Tom Worrell led Mo' Fess, playing the music of Professor Longhair
The shrimp-booted Jesse McBride led his big band in the Jazz Tent
Galactic at the Acura Stage. I watched from the fringes. Laurie was deep in the crowd ... and mud.
Tribu Baharú, from Colombia
In the Gospel Tent, the Voices of Peter Claver
The Storyville Stompers paid tribute to their late Grand Marshall, Wesley Schmidt, by placing a pair of his many colorful shoes on the stage and playing Over in the Glory Land before their usual rollicking set
Happily, the Robert Randolph Family Band was a last-minute addition to the lineup today
As we waited in line for the shuttle bus, we caught the odd activity as one of the beverage stands wound down
Tonight we went to the Parish Room, upstairs at the House of Blues, to see
Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs