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A (AP) - Hurricane Katrin littered with some residents and musicians across the country, many wondered if the best days of all music was drowned in the city. But if you're a music festival, is a proof of its music scene is waterproof.

Some holidays are as strong as ever should be, at least, is greater than before Katrin hit in 2005. French Quarter Festival, takes place in mid-April, I started almost 30 years as a small party of locals. But in the years to bloom in Moneymaker about 300 million dollars of the city. Bring some 500,000 music fans each year, came as Jazz and Heritage as well.

French Quarter Festival is also a start to the spring festivals of south Louisiana, with the revelry of Mardi Gras and the cold, in the end, giving the flip-flop, floppy hats and toted folding chairs, music lovers around the world.

Jazz also extends two weekends, 27 to 29 April and 3-6 May, in the beautiful, the race track, followed by a Cajun, Zydeco Festival in June, the essence of the music festival in July, Satchmo Summerfest in August and the Voodoo Music Experience in October. There are many festivals throughout the South, Louisiana is stuffed between the months of April and October, the Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge, La., Festival International de Louisiane and the soft, La.

"We're just feeling good," said Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who was hand picked to offer President Obama and his family at the White House in February. He worked also in the list, "a new birth," explained that this year and Brass Band Renaissance by Grammy, making for the first time and the revival-style brass band to win the honor. Andrew was in the act of rebirth for the French Quarter Festival this month, and is to perform at Jazz.

"For every song a heartbeat," said Andrew. 'Now we are in the way of all things beautiful, how to search, however, are becoming stronger. O wonderful. You must be happy. Welcome Whether you are using, with some musical instruments. "

The trumpeter Irvin Mayfield says overcoming tragedy and coming out stronger on the other hand, is nothing new here. In almost 300 year old city to the echoes of centuries of disasters including fires, pests, hurricanes and, recently, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Through all the hard times just a music flourished, and c in the history of the city.

"I think if I ask, Katrin, because I think the answer is` But despite Katrin, '"said Mayfield. "This do. That this proposition is the care of '.

Mayfield said that the music continues to help him cope with the loss of his father, Irvin Mayfield here, who drowned when the levees not Katrin. When a storm of the greatest champions of the city - where does the time claimed, and has opened two clubs under the name Mayfield.

"That they may know all these parts," said Mayfield. "When you hear the note of Trombone Shorty, are you listening to the note from Armstrong. When you hear Dr. John, are you listening to James Booker. When you listen to the Ellis Marsalis, James Black, who is listening. You are listening to all persons that may or may not still be here. "

From the party, Mayfield says, is the best way to celebrate the world and have only one of the city of music, food, art and culture.

"A lot of our music, jazz music, by the way, in the Mardi Gras Indians, in the culture in the holiday season," said Mayfield. "We have definitely a unique position to know things, and know how to really well."

French Quarter Festival included more than 100 Louisiana Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Jazz acts in grade 22 inserted through the historic French Quarter at Jackson Square, French Market and Mississippi outdoors in the grassy park area along the river. Visitors from all over.

"The different chains, Gothic and old, to discover that there is no better time than him," said Ken Louis Afton, Wisconsin, while a cold beer, so to speak, from the SOUP gothic band played in the Jackson Square.

"We kind of grease the skids for jazz and all music festival," said Ron Ondechek Jr. of Denver, who called themselves avid fan of the holidays. "There's a lot of technical people, many many more. I just send them back to their great".

But there are also a great business was done. "You have given a lot of times it's fun and a great attraction, but in terms of dollars, is a harsh economic blow to the city," said Kelly Schulze of a Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"Read this," he said. "And you are staying in our hotels. It is eaten in restaurants. And Shopping in stores. And the pain that people do not even think of supporting other activities, the more the rays of the people rent a scooter for the city. There are many aspects of tourism sector, if he has the larger parties, just like a real contribution to the city. "

No more than 8 million people visit each year, and the music is the draw after Mardi Gras, the most international visitors, Schulze said. But there are many attractions, including a vibrant restaurant on stage, in the Audubon Butterfly Garden and the newly expanded Museum of World 2. This increase in dollars from BP for the city and the state's oil spill in 2010 has also helped promote tourism in the last two years, Schulze said.

"The City", he added, "it's time to be hot."