DK: Thank you! Please Read the [FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNOLA/comments/panlj5/the_faq_google_pandemic_and_hurricanes_ps_please/) and search the sub before posting. Want this Picture? Doreen Ketchens and her band perform on Royal St in the French Quarter, in front of Rouse's Market. More than 25 Million People have loved and shared Doreen Ketchens video clips on YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. She was tasked with learning how to play the clarinet her second choice, after all the other girls signed up for the flute. A driver who allegedly rammed his vehicle into a police cruiser while attempting to flee a street takeover in Pomona was arrested along with 26 other people at the . Only recently did I start looking for other reeds. Sometimes having someone sit in is a pleasure, and other times, youre looking at your watch, waiting for them to leave! Thank you for your recognition of Ketchens and that true-to-life photo. Doreen grew up in Trem, a New Orleans neighborhood that birthed several extraordinary musicians including Kermit Ruffins, Trombone Shorty, Louis Prima, and The Rebirth Brass Band, just to name a few. You know, I said Ill go to college, and Ill major in performance because we had listened to the symphony, we did a lot of things, you know, and I thought, you know playing the clarinet is something you can do for a living. Why, you might ask, is this classically trained phenom, who has played for four presidents; who was dubbed "Lady Louis" and whose sound has been compared to the great Sidney Bechet, performing "al fresco" on the streets of NOLA?Two simple answers: She carries on the fine heritage of live music played in the streets of the Big Easy for more than a century, and, because you will, after listening for a few moments, be more than happy to pay for your listening pleasure with a generous tip, or, more often, by taking home one of Doreen's wonderful CDs as a treasure of your visit and your time with her.Royal Street - French Quarter, Royal Street & St. Peter is where you'll meet her! I dont like using savings, as opposed to saving savings, but thank God we had savings! Her group is Doreen's Jazz New Orleans. This is for all types of music even classical. Its nothing like before the pandemic, but we are surviving. After high school, Doreen attended Loyola University, which is where she met her husband Lawrence. You have to practice and be ready to perform at the drop of a hat. He caught my eye and said, Come in! We started talking about Rachel, music, and my audition earlier that day. Dispatchers with the Pomona Police Department received a call just before 9 p.m. from a concerned citizen who reported the drivers were doing burnouts in a shopping center parking lot. When my teacher moved, his wife gave me about 600 boxes of Mitchell Lurie 5.5 reeds. Free concert series in the idyllic Sauk County setting of Witwen Campground. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. He told me, You know, you probably didnt do as badly in that audition as you think you did. ). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. How are you thinking? I told him I was positive. While Ketchens may prefer playing on the street, she has also demonstrated her ability to play with a classical orchestra. Cool 1. Nicknamed "Lady Louis" because of her ability to hit and hold powerful high notes, and her love of Louis Armstrong's performance style, she has performed with Ellis Marsalis, Jon Faddis, Trombone Shorty, Al Hirt, Dorothy Donegan, The Black Crows and Jennifer Warnes, opened for Macy Grey and Dr. John,[3] and has been seen around the world by millions of people via media and fan videos of her performances. Then he said, But, you still have to practice! I was really looking forward to that performance, and it really hurt me when he passed away And I was just so amazed; I was like Ahhh! We were running in the hallways, just having a ball, you know. I used to play alto sax in school, and Ive been trying to translate that into learning the clarinet (started mid 2020). BR: You are known in New Orleans as a street musician, and you have performed on Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans for many years. In a two-day operation targeting illegal street takeovers, LAPD arrests one person wanted for attempted murder and another wanted for hit-and-run. Jazz clarinetist and music educator Doreen Ketchens is famous for her performances on Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. During her university years, Doreen attended The Hartt School at The University of Hartford in Connecticut through a scholarship from The New York Philharmonic. Enter your email address for updates from our sister site, NewOrleans.com, on all the best things happening in New Orleans. Although when home in New Orleans she can often be found on Royal Street performing for tourists and other French Quarter strollers, she is an . Preservation Hall, Doreen Ketchens to be featured on 'CBS Sunday Morning' this weekend 1 of 7 Veteran newscaster Ted Koppel, right, interviews the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in December 2021. Thats when I discovered Doreen on YouTube. I wasnt interested in jazz at all. I learned a lot from him! We look forward to a time when we can hear you perform again, whether it be on Royal Street, or at an International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest! Ive been teaching private lessons online, and I did weekly clarinet lessons on my YouTube channel, but we had to stop once the storms started we are still cleaning up from that. I found a set of clarinets and they came with two Kaspar mouthpieces, which I fell in love with. In 1987, they started performing on the street together almost daily, giving them exposure and a platform to start selling their music. Rampant chauvinism and her struggles only added fuel to her fire, and never made her change the direction of her band or music in order to conform to the music venues around town. When officers arrived on scene, they saw a large plume of tire smoke caused by numerous burnouts as well as people attempting to flee the location. Royal St. @ St. Peter St., Friday - Sunday, 11am - 1pm. Even if you get told no, keep pursuing your dreams. Leave a Review. I was warming up, and Mr. Marsalis walked in. While police attempted to block in the vehicles, one driver allegedly rammed his car into a CHP cruiser. In the meantime, my husbands father passed away, then shortly after, my father passed away, so we moved back to New Orleans. Edmund Hall had this thing he could do, where it sounds like he was playing two tones at the same time. [7][5], Doreen attended Delgado Community College, Loyola University of New Orleans, Southern University In New Orleans, and, through scholarships, including one from the New York Philharmonic, University of Hartford's The Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut, where she studied under Henry Larsen. In front of the rouses around 12:30pm. Back in January, I was recording a film for Branford Marsalis, Ellis came around a few times, and we had worked out what we were going to play one song together, and one song as a solo with the LPO. I found it very frustrating. Doreen Ketchens' guitarist. Doreen Ketchens: Hello! Ketchens' group appears at Jazz Festivals in New Orleans and at music festivals, fairs, and showcases throughout the world. Ketchens performing at the French Quarter Jazz Festival in New Orleans, 2010, University of Hartford's The Hartt School, "Doreen and her Jazz New Orleans band got nothing but love at New Orleans Jazz Fest", Facebook Posting - Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, Doreen Ketchens Saint Peter Street New Orleans, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doreen_Ketchens&oldid=1137578206, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Civil Dysfunction Meets Civil Disobedience", Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans Live in Korea 2006, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans Live in New Orleans 2015, Doreen's Jazz XXI Triple Threat Series Part IV, Doreen's Jazz XX Triple Threat Series Part III, Doreen's Jazz XVIV Triple Threat Series Part II, This page was last edited on 5 February 2023, at 10:57. Doreen Ketchens (born October 3, 1966) is an American jazz clarinetist who performs Dixieland and Trad Jazz. Charges included assault on a police officer, possession of a firearm and possession of drugs. [citation needed]. New Orleans, LA. Back then, girls played certain instruments and boys played certain instruments. And Im like, well I dont want to play that now! Joseph, what are you doing here? I said, Im playing on this recording session. He said, You mean to tell me, all those years at NOCCA, you werent interested in jazz, and now youre playing jazz? The group has toured the world, and performs in the Royal Street Performing Arts zone in the French Quarter of New Orleans, at jazz festivals, fairs, showcases, and concert halls. 2017. Most of the people were arrested on suspicion of spectating or participating in the takeover. Authorities said they impounded 19 vehicles in connection with the street takeover near the intersection of Rio Rancho Road and Rancho Valley Drive. He was a very gifted educator. BR: There is a protocol for claiming a spot on the street in New Orleans. ), it could also be called Clarinet City. There are more professional clarinetists living and working in New Orleans than any other American city, except, perhaps, for Washington, D.C. because of all of the military bands stationed there. 2023 Copyright. So I told my mom, I ran home, I said, Mom we have to raise some money because I want to be queen, and all this other stuff, and she said, Well what Ill do is Ill just sell a little candy out of the front door, and thats what she did. He would also later become her arranger and band member, but, at the time, it was through Lawrence that the classically trained clarinetist found a passion for Jazz. Listen, listen, listen! How to find the best blooms without the drama, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. I played Mitchell Lurie reeds in college. [5] She ran a plate lunch eatery called "Doreen's Sweets" for a time until she and Lawrence kept passing musicians working the streets of New Orleans, and she told him that they could make money doing that. I started playing clarinet in the fifth grade. In 2006, she was part of a program for South African cultural exchange with the Field Band Foundation that was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Jazz at Lincoln Center in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. ), and The Catholic University of America (D.M.A.). There was no real work here, I mean, were back home in New Orleans, the symphony has gone bust for the third time, so we took a walk out in the quarter one day, and there were some people playing in the street. He used to call me Ms. Joseph, my maiden name. When I have experienced this, the look on an amateurs face is priceless, as they seem to be having the time of their life. Even though the fundraiser was over, the kids kept coming to the door. I dont care what you were talking about, he was a genius. Before you knew it, almost every girl wanted to play the flute. Royal Street Performing Arts Zone. To this day, Doreen continues to perform at Jazz festivals around the world, including her annual spot in the economy tent at Jazz Fest. My husbandhe was my boyfriend at the timehe said, Well we could do that. Im like, Man you must be crazy, Ive been to college, Im not playing no music on the street. But love makes you do crazy things. 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