Ella Project presents the State of New Orleans Culture: 20 years after Katrina
Moderator
Lolis Eric Elie – Journalist and documentarian
Panelists
● Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes – Musician; Big Chief of the Northside Skull and Bone Gang; former park ranger, biology teacher, and NFL player
● Edward Jackson – Founding member and bandleader, To Be Continued Brass Band
● Tamara Jackson – President, Social Aid & Pleasure Club Task Force and the VIP Ladies & Kids; Executive Director, Silence is Violence
● Fred Johnson – Director, Neighborhood Development Foundation; founding member, Black Men of Labor; former spy boy, Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indians
● Jordan Hirsch – Writer and researcher focused on New Orleans music and cultural history; editor of ACloserWalkNola.com; founding director of Sweet Home New Orleans
● Delfeayo Marsalis – Grammy-winning producer, trombonist, NEA Jazz Master; founder, Uptown Jazz Orchestra and Uptown Music Theatre
● Big Chief Howard Miller – Chief of Creole Wild West; President, Mardi Gras Indian Council; veteran carpenter