Lit Louisiana: Check out these books for Jazz Fest

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Lit Louisiana: Check out these books for Jazz Fest

One of the many delights at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is joining a second line of your favorite brass band as it winds seemingly spontaneously through the Fairgrounds. The 19th century roots of brass bands that have sprouted many branches who take their traditions seriously. A comprehensive look at one such organization is the Stooges’ book “Can’t Be Faded: Twenty Years in the New Orleans Brass Band Game.” Ethnomusicologist Kyl…