Author Biography
Writer and NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu was working on a film exploring life along the Mississippi, when Katrina slammed into his hometown. After hosting scores of refugees in his Baton Rouge home, Codrescu released his essay collection New Orleans Mon Amour, becoming one of the many important voices celebrating New Orleans culture, recording its devastation, and awakening America's conscience. Formed in 1991, The New Orleans Klezmer AllStars have fired up people off all ages with their electrifying interpretation of traditional Eastern European Jewish folk music. Featuring a lineup whose members all lead their own groups, the band's tremendous crossover appeal keeps audiences dancing in the aisles at jazz venues, punk rock clubs, retirement homes, and university performance halls.
