Doreen Ketchens | |
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 Ketchens performing at the French Quarter Jazz Festival in New Orleans, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Doreen J. Ketchens |
| Also known as | "Lady Louis" "The Clarinet Queen" "Ms. New Orleans" |
| Born | October 3, 1966 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician bandleader educator |
| Instrument | Clarinet |
| Labels | DJNO Records |
| Website | https://www.doreensjazz.org |
Doreen J. Ketchens (born October 3, 1966) is a virtuoso American jazz clarinetist who performs Dixieland and trad jazz. She has performed at concert halls, music festivals, and U.S. embassies, as well as in decades of weekly performances in Dixieland's tradition in the Royal Street Performing Arts Zone in the French Quarter of New Orleans with her band, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans. Ketchens has performed for four U.S. presidents– Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter[1]– and was described by Nola.com in 2012 as a cultural ambassador of New Orleans.[2]
Nicknamed "Lady Louis" because of her ability to hit and hold powerful high notes, and her love of Louis Armstrong's performance style, she has performed with Ellis Marsalis, Jon Faddis, Trombone Shorty, Al Hirt, Dorothy Donegan, the Black Crows, and Jennifer Warnes, opened for Macy Gray and Dr. John,[3] and has been seen around the world by millions of people via media and fan videos of her performances. She has been featured in numerous documentaries about New Orleans, its music, and its heritage, and she has been seen on television in shows like HBO's Treme.
- ^ Index Page Archived 2016-06-19 at the Wayback Machine - DoreensJazz.com
- ^ "Doreen and her Jazz New Orleans band got nothing but love at New Orleans Jazz Fest", Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune
- ^ "Doreen's Jazz New Orleans - Biography". doreensjazz.com. Archived from the original on 2001-07-20.