Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans: After Hurricane Katrina

This scholarly study demonstrates "that while post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans is changing, the vibrant traditions of jazz . . . must continue" (Journal of African American History).

An examination of the musical, religious, and political landscape of black New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina, this revised edition looks at how these factors play out in a new millennium of global apartheid. Richard Brent Turner explores the history and contemporary significance of second lines—t...