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Shortly after Katrina, when much of New Orleans was still vacant, a strange and beautiful phenomenon occurred. Sunflowers somehow began sprouting up all over town, inspiring Panorama tuba man Matt Perrine to form a band and call it "Sunflower City." I was fortunate to get the call on clarinet and before long found myself in the recording studio with Matt and a roster of New Orleans musicians, all of whom I admired tremendously. One of the tunes on the docket that day was an original number of his, "Sougouya," conceived in a West African style and featuring Ivorian percussionist and dancer Seguenon Koné on djembé. The title refers to a Nigerian dish of grilled goat and vegetables.

If you listen to New Orleans Public Radio, 89.9 WWNO, you'll recognize this tune as the theme song for Susan Larson's locally produced literary spotlight, "The Reading Life." Our recording features accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman taking a ride over the form and then drummer Doug Garrison with an open solo.

So, back in December, while I was working on putting out our New Year's track, I knew we didn't have anything lined up for February and I was feeling a bit weary about it; uninspired, like "what the heck are we gonna do?" I was chatting with Matt about this at a gig and he offered to let Panorama record "Sougouya" and to run the recording session. (He even cooked up a bunch of delicious food for the session that day, thereby raising the bar for studio hospitality.) Anyway, getting that extra month was a huge load off my mind. Now we have a terrific new track in our catalog and I have a couple things in the works for our Feb 17th session. Thanks Matt!

Enjoy this plate of sougouya. Thanks for listening and for your continued support. And by the way, Happy Mardi Gras! Be on the lookout for Panorama BRASS Band. If you see us, holler.

At your service,
Ben Schenck
Panorama
NOLA

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from Song​-​of​-​the​-​Month Club: Good Music For You, track released February 1, 2023
Panorama Jazz Band:
Ben Schenck - Clarinet
Aurora Nealand - Alto Saxophone
Charlie Halloran – Trombone
Michael Ward-Bergeman - Accordion
Patrick Mackey - Tenor Banjo
Matt Perrine - Tuba
Doug Garrison - Drums

Music written by Matt Perrine (Boing Zap Whee Publishing/BMI)
Published by Snack Daddy Music
Recorded and edited by Rick Nelson January 23, 2023, edited by Adam Keil and Matt Perrine at Marigny Studios, New Orleans, LA.
Mixed and mastered by Lu Rojas
Cover photo by unknown
Graphic design by Ben Schenck

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Panorama Jazz Band / Panorama Brass Band - New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana

"New Orleans' genre fluid jazz band"

The Panorama Jazz Band and the Panorama Brass Band have been working steadily in New Orleans and beyond since 1995. Many hundreds of nightclub gigs, festivals, weddings, crawfish boils and Mardi Gras parades have added to this community of musicians' collective experience, all of which they bring to each of their recordings. ... more

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