Davis: Coming up on "Studio 3 Live"... Kane: I was playing in, like, a New Orleans jazz band when I was in middle school, high school, on through college.

It's just something I've really loved, as well as the culture of New Orleans.

♪♪ Sawyer: Jeff got me hook, line, and sinker when we decided I was going to join the group when he said, "It's going to be lots of heart and very gutsy."

♪ And I tried to run, I tried to hide ♪ ♪ They were coming after me ♪ ♪ They grabbed my arms, they grabbed my legs ♪ People who even haven't heard it before, they just love it.

It just brings joy to people.

♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, whatever I hear ♪ ♪ Better get the heck away from here, let's go ♪ Announcer: Funding for this program was provided by Friends, the Iowa PBS Foundation, as well as generations of families and friends who feel passionate about the programs they watch on Iowa PBS.

Good evening and welcome to "Studio 3 Live."

I'm your host, Mickey Davis.

Tonight, I'm really excited to welcome some of my friends in the NOLA Jazz Band to perform this evening.

The NOLA Jazz Band is made up of a number of Des Moines musicians, a kind of rotating cast of folks who play across town and across Iowa in many different projects.

But when they come together, the NOLA Jazz Band really continues to interpret and reimagine a traditional style of music found in the streets of New Orleans.

Some of these tracks might find a home in Bourbon Street.

Some of them might feel like new takes on a classic tradition.

So without further ado, please give it up for the NOLA Jazz Band.

[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪ It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is sing ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot ♪ ♪ Just take that rhythm and give it what you got ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, it don't mean a thing ♪ ♪ If it ain't got that swing ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Jeff, Abbie, thank you so much for being here.

Tell me a little bit about the band.

What are your roles?

How did the band come together?

Would love to hear the origin story.

The band actually started in 2014.

We were a one-off for the Des Moines Arts Festival, so we put a group together and just had a really good time playing in the jazz and wine tent.

Then from there, we thought we might want to play somewhere once a month, and we played at a place called the Des Moines Social Club, and we started there.

Had maybe 20 or 30 people, the first show, about 80 the next.

And then we sold out our third show, and we played there for 4 1/2 years.

So we've been playing together ever since then.

[ Clarinet solo ] ♪♪ [ Trumpet solo ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Get it.

[ Trombone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Piano solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Oh, it don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing ♪ ♪ Yeah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot ♪ ♪ Just take that rhythm and give it what you got, oh ♪ ♪ It don't mean a thing ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ ♪ Doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] You all play in a lot of different groups along with the NOLA Jazz Band.

Abbie in particular, you have a number of other groups.

This one seems like a bit of a kind of musical departure for you, with some of the other groups you're involved in.

How do you approach this one differently, and where do you kind of draw inspiration for the work you do with NOLA Jazz?

Jeff got me hook, line, and sinker when we decided I was going to join the group when he said, "It's going to be lots of heart and very gutsy and very grabbing the -- grabbing the audience with the feel of the music."

And that is what I try and do with all of my groups.

And this one has just been consistently, even though we have this rotating cast of characters, it's consistently fresh, because each person in the group puts their thumbprint on it and their heart print on it every time we do a show, and the audience can feel that.

Oh, what a delight, what a delight to be here.

That was "Don't Mean a Thing."

Classic, classic tune to start out the set, and this next one is a more modern jazz tune that we're bringing into this set tonight.

And this is called "I'm Checkin' Out, Goombye."

So, you might hear -- I'm still -- We've been at this almost 10 years now.

I'm still waiting to hear from Verizon for a sponsorship deal, because I think the bit at the beginning, which you're going to hear, I have a conversation with a trombone, it's going to be the new "can you hear me now," but with a trombone, so it's like jazz edition.

So I think it's going to be really on fire.

So if you're with Verizon, you reach out to me after this set, okay?

So this is "I'm Checkin' Out, Goombye."

♪♪ Hello?

[ Trombone playing ] Hello?

Anthony, is that you?

Darling, it's so odd.

You sound like a trombone.

Everything you say just sounds like, "Womp, womp, womp."

[ Trombone playing ] There it goes.

Again.

The very oddest thing.

Now, listen.

I have something to tell you.

It goes like this.

♪ Now, I tried to phone you, I hope you ain't sick ♪ ♪ But I'm checkin' out, goombye ♪ Sorry, darling.

♪ Nice to have known you, oh, you were my big kick ♪ ♪ But I'm checkin' out, goombye ♪ ♪ You tried an old trick, you found a new chick ♪ ♪ But I was too slick, I'm in the know ♪ ♪ You got to go, the gig is all over ♪ ♪ It's too bad our bliss had to miss out like this ♪ ♪ But I'm checkin' out, goombye ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ Sorry, Anthony.

Just not gonna work out this time.

Call me back on Verizon.

♪♪ [ Trombone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Hey.

♪♪ ♪ Now, I tried to phone you, I hope you ain't sick ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm checkin' out, goombye ♪ Sorry, babe.

♪ Nice to have known you, oh, you were my big kick ♪ ♪ But I'm checkin' out, goombye ♪ ♪ Yeah, you tried an old trick, you found a new chick ♪ ♪ But I was too slick, I'm in the know ♪ ♪ You got to go, the gig is all over ♪ ♪ It's too bad our bliss had to miss out like this ♪ ♪ But I'm checkin' out, goombye ♪ Anthony Williams on trombone.

You mentioned that you play with a rotating cast of characters.

As a viewer, as a fan, it's very cool to see, you know, I'll see members up here performing with NOLA Jazz and then a different jazz band another -- another week or a folk group or whatever.

What -- What's the value in that kind of rotating cast of characters?

And along with that, why is it so important to you all to have kind of a variety of experience and age in the people that you're playing with, as well?

To me, that was really important, 'cause my friends that play down in New Orleans and elsewhere, part of that tradition was you had the people who played for a while, and then they brought in the younger generation to play with them.

So, and also the people who've been playing for a while, you learn a lot from the younger people, too.

And as Abbie mentioned, everybody kind of brings their own thing to it.

So from the beginning for our group, we knew we'd have a core group of people, what we call kind of our extended family.

It was really important that we bring in some of the younger artists and have them play with us.

In fact, for our taping tonight, our youngest section, not necessarily -- I mean, they're probably the best section -- is our rhythm section.

So we have a -- And everybody in the band, we have someone in their teens, people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s.

So of the seven people in the band, we have six decades covered.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Bring it back ♪ ♪ Oh, pretty babe, I need you, I don't mean maybe ♪ ♪ Now, if you, oh, you bring it back, baby ♪ ♪ Everything's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ I been, oh, so lonely ♪ ♪ 'Cause I, oh, I want you only ♪ ♪ And when you bring it back, baby ♪ ♪ Everything's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ Oh, well, I love you like you love me ♪ ♪ We make a real fine pair ♪ ♪ But there ain't nothin' shakin' ♪ ♪ When the dawn starts breakin' ♪ ♪ With me over here and you over there ♪ ♪ Bring it back, let's get together ♪ ♪ Just like those birds of a feather ♪ ♪ If you, you bring it back, baby ♪ ♪ Everything's gonna be alright ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, well, I love you like you love me ♪ ♪ We make a real fine pair ♪ ♪ But there ain't nothin' shakin' ♪ ♪ When the dawn starts breakin' ♪ ♪ With me over here and you way over there ♪ ♪ Bring it back, let's get together ♪ ♪ Just like those birds of a feather ♪ ♪ If you, you bring it back, baby ♪ ♪ Everything's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ Alright ♪ ♪♪ Give it up for Finn Pope on the keys.

[ Cheers and applause ] Alright, now I'd like to bring out a very special member of the band.

This is vocalist Lauren Vilmain.

Give it up for Lauren.

[ Cheers and applause ] Kane: I pick out the songs and what we do, but I'll hear something -- And this has been kind of an evolution with the band, whether it's Abbie or Lauren Vilmain, who also sings with us, our other singer, if it's not something that's a band tune but a vocal tune, I'll just shoot them stuff.

I'll say, "I think this would be really cool for the band, and it kind of sounds like your voice, you know, like who you are and what you do."

So most of the time, we pretty much are -- I'll be like, "Yep.

Yeah."

Pretty much are in on it.

I don't think we've, you know, missed on one yet.

I'll listen to two measures.

"Yep."

Davis: Yep, yeah.

[ Laughter ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Down in the Delta where there is shelter ♪ ♪ No helter skelter, no blues around ♪ ♪ I'm tired of roaming, That's why I'm homing ♪ ♪ I'm going down ♪ ♪ When night is falling and night is calling ♪ ♪ And keep on calling, I'm going down ♪ ♪ I'm on my way now, most any day now ♪ ♪ I'm Delta bound ♪ ♪ Every time I close my eyes ♪ ♪ I seem to see Louisiana ♪ ♪ I can see those blues down there ♪ ♪ Sing in their free and easy manner ♪ ♪ I've been a rover, but now that's over ♪ ♪ Knee deep in clover I'll soon be found ♪ ♪ I'm on my way now, most any day now ♪ ♪ I'm Delta bound ♪ ♪♪ [ Trombone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Trumpet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Clarinet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Every time I close my eyes ♪ ♪ I seem to see Louisiana ♪ ♪ I can feel those blues down there ♪ ♪ Sing in their free and easy manner ♪ ♪ I've been a rover, but now that's over ♪ ♪ Knee deep in clover I'll soon be found ♪ ♪ I'm on my way now, most any day now ♪ ♪ I'm Delta ♪ ♪ Bound ♪ ♪ Bound ♪ ♪ Bound ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ Now, if your feet low down and you don't know what to do ♪ ♪ And you wanna show down ♪ ♪ There's a dance, dance, dance that you can do ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang, banana ♪ ♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang, banana ♪ ♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang, banana ♪ [ Piano solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ A flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ Now, if your feet are low down and you don't know what to do ♪ ♪ And you wanna showdown ♪ ♪ There's a dance, dance, dance that you can do ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Flat foot floogie with a floy, floy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ ♪ Floy, doy, floy, doy, floy, doy ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

So you talk about, you know, some of these kind of classics, new arrangements, originals.

How do you approach your repertoire for an evening for kind of what the band puts together?

What -- What really goes into that song selection process?

Well, Jeff puts together a set list, so I know he's going to say something, but I will chime in that we usually start with a set list, and then immediately Jeff says, "We're not going to follow this set list."

[ Laughter ] I have this really tidy set list with my name on the top of it, and I'm like, "Cool.

Yep.

We don't need that."

That's, again, just us reading that energy, and everybody kind of gets it.

We'll go, and we'll be like, "Okay, we need to do something different."

So we get that after the first two or three songs, we got a pretty good idea of what the audience is going to -- going to like, and we'll go with that, so... ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sitting 'round the table ♪ ♪ Swapping stories, drinking beer ♪ ♪ And a pair of nosey red lips whispers in your ear ♪ ♪ You know, there's lots of things you could be doing ♪ ♪ But you're not ♪ ♪ So I pulled her real close so I wouldn't get caught ♪ ♪ Keep your thoughts in your head, check that sly attitude ♪ ♪ Don't you worry about me ♪ ♪ I sure as sugar don't worry about you ♪ ♪ Mind your bidness ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ You better mind your bidness ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ You better mind your business ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm doing just fine ♪ That's right.

♪ And walking down the street with my hair done up nice ♪ ♪ And a low-cut shirt and my skirt's real tight ♪ ♪ He was hanging on the corner, seems like he's always there ♪ ♪ I walk tall and strong and I fix him with a stare ♪ ♪ He says smile for me, pretty ♪ ♪ Look so much better when you do ♪ ♪ I said I smile when I'm happy, this outfit's not for you ♪ ♪ You better mind your bidness ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ You better mind your bidness ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ You better mind your business ♪ ♪ 'Cause baby, I'm doing just fine, yeah ♪ Tell me.

[ Piano solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Ow!

♪ Just take it from me, one piece of advice ♪ ♪ Don't let anybody tell you how to live your life ♪ ♪ They'll push and pull and drag and drop you ♪ ♪ Into something new ♪ ♪ But you and me, we're custom made like a fine Italian suit ♪ ♪ So the next time some poor fella starts getting loud ♪ ♪ Tell him to simmer down, button up, and shut his mouth ♪ ♪ You better mind your bidness ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ You better mind your bidness ♪ ♪ Mind your business ♪ ♪ You better mind your business ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, I'm doing just fine ♪ ♪ Just fine ♪ ♪ Life is mine ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mm ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] The Nolettes.

Thank you.

Alright, this next one is straight out of New Orleans from one of the biggest groups down there in this genre, and that's Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Anybody ever heard of them?

Yeah, a little band called Preservation Hall?

And this is called "Rattlin' Bones."

Jeff, you ready for this one?

I'm ready.

Alright.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ If you ever get down New Orleans way, you might just stay clear on Saint Joseph's Day.

Them graveyard bones make a rattling sound.

♪ The dead get up and start walking around ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Well, you might not believe me, but I'll tell you it's true.

And you would, too, if it happened to you.

I'll tell you what.

I went to the night down at that graveyard there.

♪ And what I saw gave me a terrible scare ♪ ♪ Rattlin' bones, them rattlin' bones ♪ Creeping down behind all them.

all them tombstones.

You don't want to believe me, then you best stay home.

♪ 'Cause there ain't no running from the rattlin' bones ♪ Let's hear it, Anthony.

[ Trombone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Trumpet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Well, you might not believe me, but I'll tell you it's true.

And you would, too, if it happened to you.

I'll tell you what.

I went to the night down at that graveyard there.

♪ And what I saw gave me a terrible scare ♪ Rattlin' bones, them rattlin' bones, creeping down behind all them, all them tombstones.

If you don't want to believe me, then you best stay home.

♪ 'Cause there ain't no running ♪ ♪ From the rattlin'... ♪ ♪ From the rattlin'... ♪ Almost there.

♪ Bones ♪ Watch out for them rattlin' bones.

Stay away from them graveyards!

[ Laughs ] ♪♪ Woman: Whoo!

That might have been the longest pause we've ever -- we've ever had on "Rattlin' Bones."

It was a special, a special for this night only.

Alright, this next one is a Fats Waller tune that is great any time of year, because who doesn't like to be reminded of the gloriousness of flowers and honeybees and sweetness?

So this is "Honeysuckle Rose."

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Every honeybee fills with jealousy ♪ ♪ When they see you with me ♪ ♪ I don't blame them, goodness knows ♪ ♪ Honeysuckle rose ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When you're passing by, the flowers droop and sigh ♪ ♪ And I know why ♪ ♪ You're confection, goodness knows ♪ ♪ Honeysuckle rose ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I said you're my sugar ♪ ♪ You just have to touch my cup ♪ ♪ Oh, I am your sugar ♪ ♪ You're so sweet when you stir it up ♪ ♪ When I'm taking those sips ♪ ♪ I'm taking those sips from your lips ♪ ♪ You're so sweet, goodness knows ♪ ♪ Honeysuckle rose ♪ [ Clarinet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Trumpet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Trombone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Yeah.

♪ Every honeybee fills with jealousy ♪ ♪ When they see you and me ♪ ♪ I don't blame them, goodness knows ♪ ♪ Honeysuckle rose ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When you're passing by, the flowers droop and sigh ♪ ♪ And I know why ♪ ♪ You're so sweet, goodness knows ♪ ♪ Honeysuckle rose ♪ ♪ I said you're my sugar ♪ ♪ You just have to touch my cup ♪ ♪ Whoa, I am your sugar ♪ ♪ Oh, you're so sweet when you stir it up ♪ ♪ When I'm taking those sips, those sips ♪ ♪ When I'm sipping from your lips ♪ ♪ You're confection, goodness knows ♪ ♪ Honeysuckle rose ♪ ♪♪ Thank you.

What about this type of music has given it the staying power to be relevant, you know, 100 years after some of these songs have been written?

I guess you could call it a lot of playfulness in the music.

Especially as we open up things and solo more, you may hear somebody do something, and then one of the other horns hears that and plays with that or takes that theme.

So we just allow that.

And I think sometimes in certain types of music, that's maybe missing a little bit.

And a lot of the themes are perennial -- you know, heartbreak, love songs, more heartbreak, more love songs.

People leave, people come back.

I mean, these -- these themes are themes of being a human.

And I knew very few of these songs when I came on board, but I immediately just, like, took them up, like through a straw, because I was like, oh, yeah, I can do something with this.

I can -- I can work this.

I can connect with this.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] What are some of the tracks that you most like to play as a band, and then what are some of the tracks that you feel like are the most kind of crowd pleasers when you play, as well?

Well, one of the songs that we've played the longest is "The Horn Man Blues," and it's always like -- It has a lot of double entendres and tongue in cheek sayings.

And I have to say, I mean, we've been playing as a band for almost 10 years, and at the beginning of the band, I was like embarrassed to sing this song.

And now I've, like stepped into owning this song and presenting it, and people just like, love it.

We love it.

The audience loves it, because it's playful, and it's funny, and it kind of tiptoes on the line a little bit, walks the edge.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Mm, mm-mm.

Now, I want to tell you all my story for all the world to see why no lazy, no-good horn man, honey, they can't do nothing good for me.

At first I thought it was just the one, 'cause he was the first that I ever had.

But then I tried another and another.

Hell, they nearly all made me mad.

Yes, I know those horn men, they work all night, and they don't get too much pay.

I've heard it all.

But then they come around my house eating and drinking and playing the blues all day.

Now, I paid my dues with the lot of them, and I got it all in hand.

But there'll be no more horns for me, honey.

I done had every horn in the band.

♪ I got the horn man blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I got the horn man blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I'm gonna, I'm gonna spread the news ♪ ♪ Your mama's got the horn man blues ♪ ♪♪ Now, the first one was that trumpet man.

Oh, how he could blow.

He'd blow it way up high, and he'd blow way down low.

And when he put that trumpet in his mouth with those great, big, old, juicy lips, well, I just scream and holler, and I start shaking my head.

Play!

[ Trumpet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Dave Kobberdahl, everybody.

The next one was that trombone man.

Oh, how he could cry.

He'd just slide that trombone up and down.

Honey, I nearly lost my mind.

Then again, he about took all my money, but I just couldn't howl, 'cause when he played that trombone at night, let me tell you, he made me and that trombone growl.

Play it!

[ Trombone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Anthony Williams.

The last one was a clarinet man.

Oh, he made me sick, 'cause he made the people all warm inside, ooh, the way he worked that stick.

And then he'd pull out that long, black horn, and he'd just make it scream and shout.

Then he played the blues all deep and hard, and, well, that's when I passed out.

[ Clarinet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Jeff Kane.

So now you heard my story, and I hope you can understand why it's bad for a good, old gal like me to mess with a horn man.

But when they blow them horns, ooh, I just -- I just give up the game.

And then I give it all I got, yes, and I just dance without no shame.

Play it, boys!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I got the horn man blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I got the horn man blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now, I'm gonna, I'm gonna spread the news ♪ ♪ Your mama's got the horn man blues ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪♪ Give it up for those horn men.

It's incredible to see the legacy that this music has, to see a group like you all continue that legacy into the 21st century and continue it forward.

Jeff and Abbie, thank you so much for being here.

Thank you to your entire band for joining us tonight.

Really appreciate you playing on "Studio 3 Live."

Thanks for having us, Mickey.

This is a modern jazz tune that is just one of our favorites.

This is called "Black Swamp Village."

And the thing about -- Who's been to New Orleans here?

Anybody?

Alright.

Great.

We -- We know what's going on.

So, the mausoleums, the above-ground mausoleums and that wonderful, like, year round Halloween, spooky vibe that they have going on, that's what we're channeling with this song.

This is "Black Swamp Village."

So we're all going to hold hands... in our minds, and we're going to go -- We're going to put on our headlamps and our glow stick bracelets, and we're going to traverse through the Black Swamp together, and the horns are going to bring it alive.

The drums are going to bring it alive.

We're just going to get into that foggy, misty space where the mausoleums come to life.

So this is the "Black Swamp Village."

It's going to start back here on drums.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I went to the black swamp village ♪ ♪ Where the strange people live ♪ ♪ And I saw a scrawny old drunk man ♪ ♪ And he gave me a flask to drink ♪ ♪ Then he started speakin' unusual ♪ ♪ Oh, he sounded kinda scared ♪ ♪ He said listen to me carefully 'cause ♪ ♪ I'm gonna tell you something that I never tell ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ He said, I went to the cemetery ♪ ♪ Where lies my dead wife ♪ ♪ And believe me, those graves, they were opened ♪ ♪ And those skulls and bones, they were raised ♪ Here we go.

♪ They said a-hey, ho ♪ Now you.

♪ Hey, ho ♪ ♪ They said a-hey, hey, ho ♪ Here we go.

♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ They said a-hey, hey, hey run away from the dead ♪ ♪ And they were screamin' their bones out of ♪ ♪ Hell ♪ Ohh.

But then something started to happen.

They had something to say.

♪ They said hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, whatever I hear ♪ ♪ Better get the heck away from here ♪ ♪ I met that old peculiar man and that creepy yarn ♪ ♪ And I walked down that gravel road ♪ ♪ Heard voices from the creepy black swamp ♪ ♪ Hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, whatever I hear ♪ ♪ Better get the heck away from here, let's go ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I tried to run, I tried to hide ♪ ♪ They were coming after me ♪ ♪ They grabbed my arms, they grabbed my legs ♪ ♪ Said you're going nowhere until you sing hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, whatever I hear ♪ ♪ Better get the heck away from here, let's go ♪ ♪ Hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ Bah, bah, bee-dah ♪ ♪ Bah, bah, bee-dah ♪ ♪ Rowr, rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr, rowr ♪ ♪ Riggity rah, riggity rah ♪ ♪ Riggity rah, riggity rah ♪ ♪ Bing bong, bing bong ♪ ♪ Bing bong, bing bong ♪ ♪ Diggity dack, diggity dack ♪ ♪ Diggity dack, diggity dack ♪ ♪ Biggity back, biggity back ♪ ♪ Biggity back, biggity back ♪ ♪ Gn-gn-gn-gn ♪ ♪ Gn-gn-gn-gn ♪ ♪ Bada bada bada ba ♪ ♪ Bada bada bada ba ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Rowr ♪ ♪ Whoa, said hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, whatever I hear ♪ ♪ Better get the heck away from here, one more time ♪ ♪ Hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ho ♪ ♪ Hey, whatever I hear ♪ ♪ Well, I get the heck away ♪ ♪ From here ♪ Get out of that black swamp, everybody!

Thank you so much!

We're the NOLA Jazz Band!

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

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