“You can destroy our city, and that unique culture fees us all the more,” says Jazz Fest Producer, Quint Davis. “That’s why Jazz Fest plays such a role in energizing people. It’s a catalyst for rejuvenation. People feel a hunger to connect with these great performers.” “… music is not an accoutrement here,” Davis says. “People are bonded to it. They live on it. It’s food.”

“…Mother Nature isn’t as strong as the music of New Orleans.” Hmmmm…. I wouldn’t go that far… Mother Nature doesn’t always have a sense of humor.

Plan to attend the New Orleans Jazz Fest in 2008. For more of this article, go to: USATODAY.COM, and search for “New Orleans Jazz Fest: A celebration of a city reborn”