11/21/2025
Have you heard of a New Orlean's "Jazz Funeral"?
When people die in New Orleans, they like to fill the streets with music – a celebration of the person’s life as much as a mourning of their death.
A typical jazz funeral begins at a church or funeral home and leads the way to the cemetery.
Mourners are joined by a brass band that plays music that starts off heavy and sad but soon turns celebratory. Everybody dances.
📷 Chris Bair