Music: Inner Journey

Music is definitely something that plays a huge role in New Orleans culture. Music is everywhere. It's on every street corner, in every bar, and playing in every restaurant. I've learned a lot about my music taste since I've been in New Orleans. New Orleans is all about Jazz. I didn't think I was a big fan of Jazz before going on the trip, but once I walked past all of the bars and listened to all of the different band, I leanred that I like Jazz, just a certain type of jazz. The jazz that intrigued me the most was jazz that had a lot of soul. Any band with an amazing trumpet player and some other funky horns was right up my alley. Every time my friends and I stumbled upon someone playing music, we rarely kept walking. You could tell that music was something New Orleans was proud of. It's like really good white noise that never ends. I need the sound a fan to fall asleep, but New Orleans needs jazz music. Listening to all of this music, made me appreciate these local musicians. They get up everyday to do what they love and entertain people that they don't even know. It made me think about how many kids raised in New Orleans want to grow up and be a musician when they grow up because of how much music they listen to when they are little. I've learned that New Orleans speaks through music because it is a way of life.

Here is a video showing all of the differnt kind of music and musicians in New Orleans: