NEW ORLEANS — Famed New Orleans trumpeter Leroy Jones brought his Original Hurricane Brass Band to this year’s French Quarter Fest. Playing in the shadows of the Old U.S. Mint Friday, April 7, Jones offered traditional jazz standards before a swaying and toe-tapping audience. Here’s a photo gallery of the band’s set.
Leroy Jones plays with the Original Hurricane Brass Band at French Quarter Fest 2017. Photo by John Soltes.
Leroy Jones’ Original Hurricane Brass Band plays French Quarter Fest 2017. Photo by John Soltes.
Leroy Jones plays before hundreds at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans. Photo by John Soltes.
Leroy Jones’ Original Hurricane Brass Band plays French Quarter Fest 2017. Photo by John Soltes.
Leroy Jones’ Original Hurricane Brass Band plays French Quarter Fest 2017. Photo by John Soltes.
Leroy Jones often plays around the Crescent City and is a mainstay on festival stages as well. Photo by John Soltes.
Leroy Jones is one of the most respected New Orleans trumpeters of his generation. Photo by John Soltes.
John Soltes is an award-winning journalist. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Earth Island Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, New Jersey Monthly and at Time.com, among other publications.
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