LOUIS JORDAN, PROFESSOR LONGHAIR, FATS DOMINO... AND MITCH WOODS!! YES, THIS IS THE BLUES, BOOGIE-WOOGIE, AND ROCK ’N’ ROLL OF NEW ORLEANS, THE MOST GENUINE AND PROFOUND ROOTS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL CULTURE. THEIR LEGACY HAS ENDURED ALL THE WAY TO THE PRESENT DAY. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, MITCH WOODS CELEBRATED THE VITALITY OF THIS MUSIC WITH THIS PERFORMANCE. HE THANKED US FOR FORTY YEARS OF PLAYING THE PIANO, AND HE PAID TRIBUTE TO ALL THE PIONEERS WHO BUILT THIS MUSICAL TRADITION. MITCH WOODS IS A TREASURE IN THE IMAGINATION AND HEARTS OF GENERATIONS OF FANS OF MUSIC WITH A TRUE SENSE OF PLACE AND HERITAGE. NOLA IN OUR SOULS, AND FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD.