Following research at TULANE UNIVERSITYand thanks to information supplied by Mr. RAEBURN    I could at last meet EMANUEL PAUL’s daughter, Mrs. WILHEMINA DUPATY-BEAN, who had just celebrated her 80th birthday on APRIL 6th 2004.  I’ve had official approval to publish her father’s web site. WILHEMINA and her husband kindly hosted me at their house for over 2 hours and showed me family papers and professional documents relating to the career of EMANUEL PAUL.  I send them my eternal thanks and I have promised to stay in touch with them as much as possible.  I will keep my word to them.  I took photos and a video of my meeting with WILHEMINA but she asked me not to post them on the site.

FRENCH PRESERVATION plays at the legendary PRESERVATION HALL: Alain Martien and I both members od the FRENCH PRESERVATION band  

played again at the PRESERVATION HALL playing a full set with the PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND led by the marvellous trumpeter GREG STAFFORD. Intensely happy and unforgettable moments.

The French quarter Festival openng parade with th MAGNOLIA BRASS BAND

And of course on the International Stage official podium were JP ALESSI, ALAIN MARTIEN, CLODY GRATIOT, HENRI LEMAIRE from the FRENCH PRESERVATION and guests KJELD BRANDT from Denmark, BRIAN TOWERS and ROBERTA HUNT from Canada and BILL EVANS from New- Orleans.
 

the PALM COURT managed by NINA BUCK

the STORYVILLE Jazz Club annual gala

and at the FRITZEL'S with GREG STAFFORD and PATRICK TEVLIN 

Visit to their final resting place  : GEORGE LEWIS 

EMANUEL PAUL

and  KID THOMAS

CEMETERY VISITS

BIG JIM ROBINSON

   LOUIS NELSON

and  MAHALIA JACKSON

And my annual visit on CARROLTON CEMETERY  EMANUEL PAUL tomb

to play hymn  "BLUES FOR MANNY PAUL"

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