Friday September 25, 4:00-5:30: Jason Berry presents "New Orleans music after Katrina"

Friday September 25, 4:00-5:30: Jason Berry, presents “New Orleans music after Katrina” with a documentary video on jazz funerals

Jason Berry, New Orleans’ award-winning journalist and author, will discuss the newly revised edition of his acclaimed book, Up From the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II, co-authored with Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones. Berry will also show an original documentary on jazz funerals and offer his unique perspective on the enduring spirit of music in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Sponsored by the Georgetown College Americas Initiative, the Department of Performing Arts, and the American Studies Program.