A New Orleans Jazz History, 1895-1927. Even before jazz, for most New Orleanians, music was not a luxury as it often is elsewhereâit was a necessity. Throughout the nineteenth century, diverse ethnic and racial groups â French, Spanish, and African, Italian, German, and Irish â found common cause in their love of music.
Edward Herrmann. Edward Herrmann -- perhaps best known for playing Richard Gilmore on  Gilmore Girls  -- died this morning in a hospital in New York. He was 71. Herrmann's family tells TMZ he had been battling brain cancer and had been in ICU for the last 3 1/2 weeks.
Kimberly Alexis Bledel (Spanish: [Ëbledel], English: /ËblÉdÉl/ BLEH-dÉl; born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is perhaps best known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000â07), for which she received nominations for Satellite, Teen Choice and Young Artist Awards.