{"id":4495,"date":"2014-10-23T14:30:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.artinfo.com\/blunotes\/?p=4495"},"modified":"2014-10-23T14:30:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T14:30:51","slug":"why-ill-tune-in-to-new-orleans-city-council-tomorrow-you-should-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/larryblumenfeld.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/23\/why-ill-tune-in-to-new-orleans-city-council-tomorrow-you-should-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I'll Tune In To New Orleans City Council Tomorrow (& You Should Too)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cover \u201cThe Mascot,\u201d November 15, 1890. Cartoon by F. Bildestein<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIf you’re the sort of person who is inclined to livestream the proceedings of a city council meeting\u2014and I am\u2014you might want to tune in tomorrow (Oct. 24) at 11am EST<\/strong> here<\/a>.
\nThat’s when the New Orleans city council will vote on a final draft of the city’s revised Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
\nHere’s why I’ve become that sort of person:
\n\u2022\u00a0Here<\/a>‘s my recent post with some background on the implications for the city’s indigenous jazz culture.
\n\u2022 And here<\/a>‘s an Open Letter from David Freedman<\/strong>,\u00a0General Manager of the city’s flagship radio station, WWOZ-FM<\/strong>, containing\u00a0\u00a0“fourteen questions about the consequences\u00a0of that Ordinance for live music in New Orleans.”
\n\u2022\u00a0Here<\/a>‘s some relevant background from the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO)<\/strong>.
\n\u2022 And here<\/a>‘s one practical illustration of what’s at stake.
\nNow, if you also happen to the be sort of person who will be in Washington, DC for\u00a0the\u00a0Future of Music Coalition<\/a>\u2019s <\/strong>Future of Music Policy Summit <\/strong>2014, please join me on Oct. 27, as I delve more deeply into these and related issues:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Fight for New Orleans Jazz Culture, and What It Means”<\/strong>
\nA frank and open conversation about the tensions between the city of New Orleans and its celebrated indigenous music culture, the current activism surrounding new cultural policy, and the implications for other American cities. Journalist and critic Larry Blumenfeld<\/strong>, who writes for The Wall Street Journal and has delved deeply into this subject, will interview David Freedman<\/strong>, general manager of WWOZ-FM and Ashlye Keaton<\/strong>, entertainment attorney and educator (both cofounders of the and Bernie Cook<\/strong>, Director of Film and Media Studies, Georgetown University.
\nIncludes an open forum for questions and ideas.
\nMon., Oct. 27:\u00a0Salon C in the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, <\/strong>
\n3:30 pm – 5:00 pm. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re the sort of person who is inclined to livestream the proceedings of a city council meeting\u2014and I am\u2014you might want to tune in tomorrow (Oct. 24) at 11am EST here. That’s when the New Orleans city council will vote on a final draft of the city’s revised Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Here’s why I’ve … <\/p>\n

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