Hard Living In The Big Easy: Housing Costs Push Musicians Out Of New Orleans

“Jazz vocalist John Boutté feels he can no longer afford to live in his hometown of New Orleans. He’s not alone. Rising housing costs are pushing many musicians and service workers — the backbone of New Orleans’ tourism economy — further and further outside the city limits. This suburbanization of the working class poses more…

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Gospel/Worship Music

I’ve been playing “worship” music every week for about a year. I really didn’t know about Hillsong and other artists like them. It’s different than “gospel,” I guess. I see that workship music is less soulful and gospel is as full of soul as you can get. Worship music requires less notes from the drummer…

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