Tag Archives: New Orleans
Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans – Book Review
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 6th July 2020In 1922 Louis Armstrong left his native city and went to Chicago to play second cornet for Joe Oliver’s Band. This book is his story leading up to the move that would bring him fame and riches. The autobiography was first published in 1954 and reissued in 1986. In the introduction to the second edition…
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Ella Brennan – Commanding the Table
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 29th April 2018This is not a film review, rather it’s a recommendation that you see the movie the title of which is above. Netflix has it. The movie tells the story of Ella Brennan who has been the Doyenne of New Orleans restaurateurs for more than 60 years. She first made Brennan’s into a eating powerhouse. She…
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