点评:DBA - Frenchmen Street
In New Orleans on April 24, 2026, the first Friday of the 2026 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. It had been a busy day at the fairgrounds, shuttling between the Blues tent (featuring Al "Lil Fats" Jackson) and the Gospel tent (featuring LB Landry Gospel Choir and St. Mary's Academy Gospel Choir) for most of the day. Lorde began her performance around 5:30 p.m., by which time I knew I’d had enough sunshine for the day.
Taking the Express Shuttle bus back to my hotel, I made plans to stop by DBA for a drink and a listen. This is a modest venue – a traditional stage at the back, maybe a dozen tables – no food, just a well-stocked and diverse menu of beverages priced for the going market . . . not cheap, but not over the top expensive; and very tasty.
The musicians were just setting up when I arrived around 6:30 p.m. on a Friday. There was one hi-top table for two left when I got there, so I claimed it and went looking for the bartender. The band fired up, and away we went. No cover for the 6 p.m. show, acoustics were great, the audience vibe was enthusiastic, and you get a sense that this is what New Orleans brass band jazz is all about. Time well spent!
翻译:DBA - 法国人街
2026年4月24日,星期五,新奥尔良,2026年新奥尔良爵士与传统音乐节的第一个星期五。音乐节场地热闹非凡,我几乎一整天都在蓝调帐篷(由艾尔·“小胖子”·杰克逊演出)和福音帐篷(由LB Landry福音合唱团和圣玛丽学院福音合唱团演出)之间来回穿梭。下午5点半左右,洛德开始演出,那时我已经晒够了太阳。
我搭乘快速班车返回酒店,计划顺道去DBA喝一杯,听听音乐。这是一个规模不大的场地——后面有一个传统的舞台,大概十几张桌子——不提供食物,只有种类丰富、价格适中的饮品单……不算便宜,但也不算贵得离谱;而且味道很棒。
周五下午六点半左右我到的时候,乐手们正在调试设备。我到的时候只剩一张双人高脚桌了,于是我占了个位子,然后去找调酒师。乐队开始演奏,演出就此开始。晚上六点的演出没有门票,音响效果很棒,观众热情高涨,你会感受到这就是新奥尔良铜管爵士乐的精髓所在。真是不虚此行!