Articles by Gerardo Alejos Victoria

Tim Laughlin: Bourbon Street in the Yucat

by Gerardo Alejos Victoria
November 4, 2005

A Mardi Gras parade in the nucleus of the Mayan culture? Were we hallucinating? Not really, since the people of Mérida, capital of the state of Yucatán had the fortune of seeing two concerts by a traditional New Orleans jazz quartet led by clarinetist Tim Laughlin, which included pianist Tom McDermott, double-bassist Bradford Truby and drummer Ronnie Magri.

Tim Laughlin was born and raised in New Orleans, where he still lives and works, and the music of his ...