rock 'n' roll, jazz and traditional folk culture.

Jazz: it's got folk, it's got funk, it's got various international influences...it's also got some pop and rock elements.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

That's folk music, swing, country blues, old time country, jazz. It's the roots of American music.

The food, the jazz culture, the lovely ladies; I miss everything about New Orleans.

This is a folk culture constantly revived. People think it's nostalgia for baby boomers, but the shows are always being recycled. We're now looking back on five decades of music, so it's representative of several generations. ... These songs are a great unifier.