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FRENCH PRESERVATION

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND

New Orleans Revival Jazz Band

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NEW ORLEANS APRIL 2004 :

Following research at TULANE UNIVERSITY and thanks to information supplied by Mr. RAEBURN I could at last meet EMANUEL PAUL’s daughter, Mrs. WILHEMINA DUPATY-BEAN, who had just celebrated her 80^th birthday on APRIL 6^th 2004. I’ve had official approval to publish her father’s web site. WILHEMINA and her husband kindly hosted me at their house for over 2 hours and showed me family papers and professional documents relating to the career of EMANUEL PAUL. I send them my eternal thanks and I have promised to stay in touch with them as much as possible. I will keep my word to them. I took photos and a video of my meeting with WILHEMINA but she asked me not to post them on the site.

FRENCH PRESERVATION plays at the legendary PRESERVATION HALL: Alain Martien and I both members od the FRENCH PRESERVATION band

played again at the PRESERVATION HALL playing a full set with the PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND led by the marvellous trumpeter GREG STAFFORD. Intensely happy and unforgettable moments.

The French quarter Festival openng parade with th MAGNOLIA BRASS BAND

And of course on the International Stage official podium were JP ALESSI, ALAIN MARTIEN, CLODY GRATIOT, HENRI LEMAIRE from the FRENCH PRESERVATION and guests KJELD BRANDT from Denmark, BRIAN TOWERS and ROBERTA HUNT from Canada and BILL EVANS from New- Orleans.