Gerry Murphy at the Irish-Italian Parade in New Orleans
On Sunday 30/3/08, at the end of the Mardi Gras-St. Patrick's -San Giuseppe marching season in Louisiana takes place the Irish-Italian Parade in a city which boasts a pluri-cultural identity based on French, Spanish, Italian Irish and African immigrants which have made it the home of Jazz and R&B music.

As Nick Riozzi pointed out to me at the 'Buona Pasqua Day', it was the Italian immigrants who brought over the brass instruments which created the characteristic Dixieland Jazz style, and Louis Prima the perfect expression of the New Orleans-Italian zoot-suited jazzer. As you can see from the pictures it was a great day and proof, if it were even needed that Irish and Italians and Irish-Italians have a lot to celebrate!

Ciao a tutti,

Gerry

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