{"id":36502,"date":"2021-02-11T05:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/?p=36502"},"modified":"2021-02-11T05:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:49:28","slug":"the-soul-of-new-orleans-is-at-risk-along-with-its-blues-jazz-and-funk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/the-soul-of-new-orleans-is-at-risk-along-with-its-blues-jazz-and-funk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soul of New Orleans Is At Risk, Along with Its Blues, Jazz, and Funk"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the COVID-19 pandemic rolled across the globe, it silenced live music everywhere. Perhaps nowhere was that silence more deafening than New Orleans.<\/p>\n

This unprecedented crisis has led to the indefinite cancellation of gigs, event postponements, and venue closures around the world. It has left many Louisiana musicians and others who work in the music industry facing a total or near-total loss of income for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

To help offset the fallout for struggling musicians, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation launched a Music Relief Fund last spring. Through their efforts, they\u2019ve distributed more than $1MM to musicians across Louisiana. This year, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will commence the next wave of relief efforts in partnership with independent creative agency LIGHT+CO<\/a>, by asking people everywhere a simple question:<\/p>\n

Have you ever been saved by a song?<\/h4>\n