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Katrina Affects the Sounds of Jazz Fest

NPR | By Ashley Kahn
Published May 8, 2006 at 6:00 AM EDT
Elvis Costello performs with Allen Toussaint (not pictured) during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 30, 2006.
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Elvis Costello performs with Allen Toussaint (not pictured) during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 30, 2006.

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Ashley Kahn
Ashley Kahn is an American music historian, journalist, and producer, as well as a regular commentator on Morning Edition.
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