Doreen Ketchens: from the conservatory to the street, and back again
By Dan Emerson At the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, clarinetist and bandleader Doreen Ketchens finished her set in the Economy Hall tent and announced her next gig: “We’ll be back on the street tomorrow,” she told the audience. On the street in the French Quarter is where Ketchens has become a fixture […]
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