Honoring Harold Battiste
HONORING HAROLD BATTISTE
The Historic New Orleans Collection hosted “An Evening with Harold Battiste & Friends” at their Williams Research Center in June 2010 to celebrate the man who produced and arranged many hits – from Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me,” to Joe Jones’ “You Talk Too Much” to Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe” – for studio, film, stage and television. The evening celebrated Battiste’s recently released biography “Unfinished Blues.” The patron party featured a performance by the Ellis Marsalis Trio, an interview with Battiste and co-author Karen Celestan, and a charity auction. Jesse McBride and the Next Generation led post-party concert at One Eyed Jacks. Proceeds from the event support HNOC’s Louisiana Musicians Biography Series and the AFO Foundation, which strives to further the jazz tradition through education and assistance to New Orleans musicians. [Photo by Steven Forster, The Times-Picayune]
