"Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?" If we didn't before, we do now...
Our
musician safe list on the CJA jazzsafe.hmtl page has now been folded into
the main list at
WWOZ.org.
Many thanks to everyone who sent musician names to CJA; new info should now go to webmaster at wwoz.org, be sure to put "musician info" in the subject line!
Links to relief efforts and N.O. information
The scams have begun! Folks, don't respond to or click on links in emails asking for relief funds or your personal info! It's safer to contact relief organizations directly, see the links below. There's more than one scam email with links to fake Red Cross sites, and at least one that has a virus in it. Nothing like a disaster to bring the slime out from under rocks...take care!Ways to help with donations
- JIC/HotHouse New Orleans Jazz Emergency Relief Fund
- Preservation Hall Hurricane Relief Fund
- New Orleans Musicians' Union Local 174-196 Hurricane Fund
- Grammy Foundation MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund
- More relief organizations courtesy of WWOZ.org and SaveNOLAmusic.org
Financial and other assistance for musicians at:
- WWOZ.org's Music help page
- SaveNOLAmusic.org's Musician resources page
- the Grammy Foundation's MusiCares program
More on New Orleans
- WBEZ's Tony Sarabia wonders, "Will jazz be drowned out?" on Eight forty-eight, Sept. 2, 2005.
- Check the Times-Picayune's nola.com for updates on the situation in New Orleans.
- For news on New Orleans museums check the website of the American Association of Museums. For libraries, check the American Library Association's Hurricane Katrina page.