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Stephanie Jordan performing at the NOLA Downtown Music and Arts Festival in Lafayette Square, New Orleans, September 23, 2011

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

For the first time this year, the Cutting Edge NOLA conference sponsored an outdoor event called the NOLA Downtown Music Festival in Lafayette Square near the Whitney and Intercontinental Hotels. The first night featured zydeco, and the big band jazz stylings of Kidd Jordan’s daughter Stephanie Jordan. 

The Cutting Edge Music Conference was held this year at the Pan American Center at St. Charles and Poydras, and the windows had amazing views of the Central Business District.

The Cutting Edge Music Conference was held this year at the Pan American Center at St. Charles and Poydras, and the windows had amazing views of the Central Business District.

The Cutting Edge Music Conference was held this year at the Pan American Center at St. Charles and Poydras, and the windows had amazing views of the Central Business District.

The French Quarter can be a place of unexpected delights, like the coffee bar whose front door hides a tropical courtyard, or the small jazz band playing on a street corner for tips. 

The French Quarter can be a place of unexpected delights, like the coffee bar whose front door hides a tropical courtyard, or the small jazz band playing on a street corner for tips. 

The French Quarter can be a place of unexpected delights, like the coffee bar whose front door hides a tropical courtyard, or the small jazz band playing on a street corner for tips.