We will record audio & video our concert series, then produce a live CD & DVD to benefit Armstrong Park (Treme) the Birthplace of Jazz
New Orleans’ Armstrong Park was created as a memorial to the city's rich cultural and musical heritage, home of Congo Square and the original site of the Jazz and Heritage Fest in 1970. People United for Armstrong Park believe the newly renovated park deserves a music series to highlight the rich cultural history of Congo Square and the Treme neighborhood.
The fall concert series culminates in a benefit concert intended to keep the music free and coming in the spring. This benefit show will take place at 5PM til on November 8, 2012, in Armstrong Park, with a line up of eclectic local talent including Irma Thomas, George Porter, Jr., Bill Summers, and MyNameIsJohnMichael.
PUfAP presented seven free concerts in the spring, also under the mantle of Jazz in the Park. The series featured performers such as Kermit Ruffins, James Andrews, Glen David Andrews, David and Russell Batiste, Allen Toussaint, Leo Nocentelli and The Meters Experience, and Bo Dollis and The Wild Magnolias. These events created a safe, family-friendly cultural experience for residents and tourists, nurtured community involvement and have helped re-establish Armstrong Park, Rampart Street, and the Treme as a destination for arts and entertainment.
About PUfAP: The People United for Armstrong Park is a volunteer-based 501c3 nonprofit organization that led the community effort to re-open Armstrong Park. Our primary work focuses on coordinating and collaborating with individuals and institutions to catalyze Armstrong Park into a premier hub for the city’s cultural economy. We aim to connect individuals in the community to their culture and history by establishing the park as a nurturing, living environment for the arts, and provide opportunities to ensure their success and accomplishments in their chosen craft. Please visit www.pufap.org for more information.
Help us help usher back the spirit of New Orleans to Louis Armstrong Park.
Every little bit counts - thank you for supporting our culture!
Check Out some music from Treme and New Orleans mixed by our wonderful friend and world-class DJ Quickie Mart
Renard Poche/Treme Brass Band: http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/jazz-in-the-park-week-4/s-wVHvG
Stephanie Jordan/Soul Rebels: http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/2012-10-04-jazz-in-the-park/s-XnoVM
Africa Brass/Stooges Brass Band/ Russel Batiste & Uptown Indians : http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/2012-09-27-jazz-in-the-park/s-mcB0f
Charmaine Neville/Rocking Doopsie: http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/2012-09-20-jazz-in-the-park/s-qrLy5
Big Sam's Funky Nation + Glen David Andrews http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/2012-10-25-jazz-in-the-park/s-dqT3I
Los Hombres Calientes / Leroy Jones http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/2012-11-01-jazz-in-the-park/s-WJxa2
John Boutte / Treme Funktet ft. Trombone Shorty http://soundcloud.com/livemusicnola/sets/2012-10-18-jazz-in-the-park/s-fpAwe
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Multiple developments with the potential for large-scale economic development, community revitalization, housing, cultural identity, and environmental responsibility have been proposed for the area surrounding Armstrong Park in downtown New Orleans, LA. Thus Armstrong Park sits in a larger footprint of developments with a significant chance of being actualized, presenting our organization multiple opportunities for leadership and advocacy:
To fill a much-needed key leadership position in the redevelopment and revitalization of Armstrong Park. At the present moment, there is a dire lack of vital infrastructure, support, and coordination network or advocates.
To promote healing and reconciliation between the government of New Orleans and its citizens and amongst the citizens themselves in one of the most fracture and contested areas in the city.
To benefit the community by connecting the local arts scene to the cultural economic and establishing an international stage presence in the park itself.
To make Armstrong Park a welcoming and supportive home for the training and cultivation of the next generation of culture bearers so that they may continue to enhance and translate their art in a way that is relevant to the 21st-century.
To provide children future opportunities for advancement and excellence in the arts, crafts, and music through partnerships with various local keystone education, musical, and cultural organizations and foundations.
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