Articles by Joanne Lane

Sampling Umbria Jazz

by Joanne Lane
August 30, 2005

The Algiers Brass Band from New Orleans is marching down Corso Vannucci, the main street of Perugia in Italy, led by a grand marshall with purple feathers.

They're marching and blowing trumpets. A drum beats and diners look up from their seats in the street still munching on plates of pasta and sipping wine.

They're marching and a woman starts dancing beside them. Others clap and the street crowds with people.

They're marching and singing, “Oh when ...