New Orleans Band

This picture really represents the culture of New Orleans and their history. New Orleans is often called the birthplace of jazz, and rightfully so, jazz plays a major role in the city's culture. New Orleans is often depicted by hollywood as having the streets filled with musicians playing on the streets, playing all forms of jazz and other music. What this picture is showing is the normal people playing the music they love on the streets of New Orleans for all to hear.
On common idea among the world is that musicians are a certain type of people, professional, dressed to their genera, and always in the studio. New Orleans is all about everybody who can play an instrument, just playing what they love. That is one thing this picture shows, that even normal people can play music, and they don't have to be in the studio. This shows that New Orleans is all about playing your music wherever, especially in the streets where it can be appreciated by the people that walk by.
Jazz is often thought of in the mainstream as a saxophone, piano, and a bass; but jazz is just a style of playing, improvising, and sticking to a steady base pattern. One big thing about jazz is that it can be started by one instrument, and any other instrument can jump in at any point and play along. Jazz is very fun to listen to because of all the solos and improvization that constantly change throughout the song, and this picture shows people in the background listening to this group of players.
Another thing that New Orleans is well known for is Mardi Gras, and the first image that comes to many people is the crowds lining the streets, and up in the balconies. This picture sets a backdrop for that, showing the buildings with their balconies, with people on them. The architectural culture has and is a big piece of the city of New Orleans. The buildings show their age, and the wear and tear they have been through. What some might not see in this picture, is the people seem to match the buildings, even their instruments match the buildings, not in a straight forward way that most look for, but in what they represent. They have their age, and have worn with use, but are still alive and being used, producing beauty for the city, and keeping the culture alive.
This picture was taken in the french quarters, which is a huge reminder that New Orleans culture originally comes from the french, and was hugely impacted by the french culture, even till now. A large amount of the city is actually fluent in french, and comes from french decent. Much of the way the people dressed was affected by this, as well as the architecture in the area.
One thing that this picture shows that I believe can be related back to the culture is the simplicity of the group. There is nothing fancy about them. They have simple instruments, they are not wearing anything special, and there  are no flashy signs for them, just a copper bucket for tips. New Orleans is a very simple area, they do what they love, nothing more. They love the way their city is, and change nothing because the culture goes so deep into their heritage there is nothing they want to change.
Culture has made this amazing city the way it is now, and this picture shows a string sense of how the people embrace their culture, love it, and live it. It shows that they know where they have come from, and have continued just they way they were raised, and the way their parents were raised, and going back even further. The city of New Orleans is run by its culture, and is even famous for its deep culture. The city's culture will always be captured in pictures, because it is everywhere, and this picture is a great example of that. This group was just walking around before leaving the city and came across this scene, getting a final dose of the New Orleans culture to bring back with them.

Works Cited

       Davies, Robert. Musicians, New Orleans. 2013. National Geographic. Photo.