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Toussaint is one such spirit. Indomitable doesn't do him justice. "I consider myself fortunate," says the man who lost decades of history in the flood. "Something as large as Katrina ... the larger they come, the harder they fall. I find that the scales eventually balance out. The bad is outweighed by the good. And this (collaboration) was an opportunity for me to get involved in one of the positive outcomes of Katrina." | Toussaint is one such spirit. Indomitable doesn't do him justice. "I consider myself fortunate," says the man who lost decades of history in the flood. "Something as large as Katrina ... the larger they come, the harder they fall. I find that the scales eventually balance out. The bad is outweighed by the good. And this (collaboration) was an opportunity for me to get involved in one of the positive outcomes of Katrina." | ||
Ben Jaffe, bassist for New Orleans' long-running [[ | Ben Jaffe, bassist for New Orleans' long-running [[Preservation Hall Jazz Band]], also appearing at the Playboy fest, shares Toussaint's optimism. | ||
"It's bittersweet, having this spotlight focused squarely on the musicians of New Orleans right now. To see someone like Allen Toussaint basically have a new celebrity career, which he richly deserves, because of Katrina, it's just ... I keep coming back to that word 'bittersweet.' How can we have this great success out of all this destruction and disaster? | "It's bittersweet, having this spotlight focused squarely on the musicians of New Orleans right now. To see someone like Allen Toussaint basically have a new celebrity career, which he richly deserves, because of Katrina, it's just ... I keep coming back to that word 'bittersweet.' How can we have this great success out of all this destruction and disaster? | ||
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"We just wanted to get back to work. Not act like nothing has happened, but act like a certain business - this business of making music - that it can happen again there. | "We just wanted to get back to work. Not act like nothing has happened, but act like a certain business - this business of making music - that it can happen again there. | ||
"You hear a lot of talk these days about musical artists accused of abusing the privilege of a position on stage to make | "You hear a lot of talk these days about musical artists accused of abusing the privilege of a position on stage to make naive political pronouncements. The reality is that it's these politicians who actually play up simplified slogans that don't offer those who they represent the complexity of the situation. Rather, they reduce it to a series of fearful images. | ||
"Artists are actually the ones who are able, by the very nature of what we do, to express emotions that might be too hard to put into words. On this record, something could be humorous, something else could be grave. But it's all about the time we've just passed through and the time that we continue to be in. Whether that's a big statement depends upon how you view it. But it | "Artists are actually the ones who are able, by the very nature of what we do, to express emotions that might be too hard to put into words. On this record, something could be humorous, something else could be grave. But it's all about the time we've just passed through and the time that we continue to be in. Whether that's a big statement depends upon how you view it. But it is offered there." | ||
Contact the writer: 714-796-2248 or bwener@ocregister.com. | Contact the writer: 714-796-2248 or bwener@ocregister.com. | ||
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<center><h3> A few more minutes with Elvis Costello </h3></center> | <center><h3> A few more minutes with Elvis Costello </h3></center> |
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