NEW ORLEANS: KRIS TOKARSKI, TIM LAUGHLIN, HAL SMITH at EVERGREEN ( July 31, 2016)

Gorgeous New Orleans lyricism in the mountains of Colorado: recorded at the 2016 Evergreen Jazz Festival by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES The deliciously melodic creators are Kris Tokarski, piano; Tim Laughlin, clarinet; Hal Smith, drums paying homage to New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton, the NORK, Hoagy Carmichael, and many more: honoring the tradition by remaining themselves, as the great ones did and do.