VOA标准英语2010-New Orleans Jazz Fest Rolls On

The band Cowboy Mouth performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, 24 April 2010

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

With the promise of hearing some great jazz at the 41st Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (being held April 23-May 2), fans will not be disappointed.  But, be prepared to encounter almost every other type of music imaginable, with the possible exception of chamber¹ music and Gregorian chants.

Although classical music has yet to make its debut² at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, better known as "Jazz Fest," you never know.  There's always a chance a string quartet may someday pop up on the schedule. 

For the hundreds of thousands about to pass through the gates of the New Orleans Fairgrounds, as long as the music has a great beat, it doesn't really matter what you call it.

Dr. John talks with bassist George Porter, right, as they perform with the Voice of the Wetlands All Stars at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, 25 April 2010

This year's lineup boasts a number of rock and soul veterans, including Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin, Simon and Garfunkel, The Allman Brothers Band, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Irma Thomas, Richie Havens³, Dr. John, and The Neville Brothers.  Rounding out the long list of headliners are Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket, Anita Baker⁴, Lionel Richie, The Gipsy Kings and Jose Feliciano.

Among the festival's most popular attractions are its local acts, arriving from one end of Louisiana to the other.  Beyond the main stage, 11 other stages will feature zydeco, Cajun, brass⁵ bands, gospel, country, blues⁶ and folk, with a continuous offering of traditional and contemporary jazz and world music.

Jazz Fest officials suggest arriving early to beat the long lines at the internationally-famous Food Fair, as well as the Crafts Fair and Louisiana Marketplace.

The 2010 Jazz Festival poster is a portrait of the late New Orleans singer, songwriter and bandleader Louis Prima, painted by jazzman Tony Bennett.  Tributes to Prima, whose 100th birthday is being celebrated⁷ this year, will include performances by his children, Louis Prima, Jr., and Lena Prima, as well as his former wife and collaborator⁸ Keely Smith. 
 

1 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

2 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

3 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

4 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

5 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

6 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

7 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

8 collaborator   

n.合作者，协作者

参考例句：

• I need a collaborator to help me. 我需要个人跟我合作，帮我的忙。
• His collaborator, Hooke, was of a different opinion. 他的合作者霍克持有不同的看法。