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PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER ELLEGARD
MUSIC the best traditional jazz can be found at the
From blues, jazz and rock’n’roll to atmospheric Preservation Hall and at Maison
country, soul and hip hop, music is the Bourbon – with its nicotine-stained brown walls
heartbeat which brings life and vitality to and its sign proclaiming “Dedicated to the
communities across the country. preservation of jazz” – while you can dine and
One delight of exploring the US is coming enjoy traditional music at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe.
across a traditional juke joint, music festival Explore the history of jazz at the Louisiana State
or an impromptu performance by local Museum and the New Orleans National Historical
musicians, and soaking up the sounds and Park, which has regular live performances.
atmosphere. This is the real America, a Jazz is also associated with Chicago, along with
world away from glitzy resorts and fairytale blues. Chicago blues, with its amplified guitar, sax
theme parks. Visitors are always made to feel and piano, developed from the simple acoustic
All that jazz: legendary welcome, too. It’s like a family affair. guitar and harmonica-based blues of the
venue Maison Bourbon You can experience live music anywhere, but Mississippi Delta, brought north by migrating
(main picture) and a many music-based tours follow the corridor black workers. The Chicago Blues Festival is the
street musician, between New Orleans, Memphis and Chicago city’s largest music event, drawing 750,000
New Orleans – America’s musical heartland. people to Grant Park over four days every June.
New Orleans is synonymous with jazz. Born Clarksdale, Mississippi, is regarded as the birth-
in the Crescent City in the early 20th century, place of the blues. It lies on the “Blues Highway”
exponents play it on street corners and in clubs – Highway 61 – which runs between Chicago and
throughout its historic French Quarter. Some of New Orleans via Memphis and St Louis.
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