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Roots Plays at Hornets' Half-Time
We are honored to be playing at the Hornets' Half-Time this Monday February 6.
This Friday- Come Support!
This Friday January 27th, the Camel Toe Lady Steppers will be having a show benefiting The Roots of Music. This is the 4th year these awesome ladies have supported our program! Come have a great time and support The Roots of Music at Tipitina's Uptown Friday at 8pm. See y'all there!
Vote for The Roots of Music!
Pepsi is giving away millions to fund great ideas that refresh the world. Please vote for our campaign: "Get The Roots of Music of New Orleans to The Rose Parade in 2013!"
http://www.refresheverything.com/therootsofmusic
Please forward this link to your family & friends.
Early Dismissal Saturday Oct. 8
Attention all Crusaders and family: Roots of Music will be letting out 30 minutes early on Saturday 10/08, at 1:30pm instead of 2:00. Thanks!
Roots of Music NOT MEETING Saturday 9/03
Attention: Roots of Music Crusaders will not be meeting Saturday September 3rd. The drum section's performance is also cancelled. Roots of Music will resume on Tuesday 9/06. Have a safe holiday weekend!
Derrick Tabb wins Blue Cross Blue Shield Angel Award
Congratulations for Roots of Music founder Derrick Tabb for being a 2011 recipient of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Angel Award!
ROM will be at Cabildo for another year!
A very special thank you to Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and the Louisiana State Museum for believing in the Roots of Music and providing our program a home.
The Lt. Governor's office has extended our stay at the Cabildo for another year! We are honored to be part of the Louisiana State Museum's family!
The Roots kids outside the Cabildo on Jackson Square.
Roots and Rebirth at Crawfish Fest
On Saturday April 16th, the Roots of Music Marching Crusaders will be performing together with the Rebirth Brass Band at Tulane's Crawfish Fest.
Please come out and show your support, and while you're there, enjoy some great crawfish.
What: The Roots of Music & Rebirth Brass Band
Date: Saturday April 16
Time: 3pm - 4:15pm
Where: Tulane Campus (for map, see festival site)
Costs: FREE! ($10 for unlimited crawfish and drinks)
More information: Crawfish Fest website
ONE Love: Tribute to Japan - Momentum Global Summit and Roots of Music
Mardi Gras Parade Pics & Video
Check our Photo section and the Video page for pictures and video of The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders at the Mardi Gras Parades.
Roots of Music Parade Schedule
Roots of Music Marching Crusaders Parade Schedule
Feb 25- Oshun
Feb 27 - Barkus (dog parade in FQ)
Mar 3 - Knights of Chaos
Mar 5- Nomtoc (West Bank)
Mar 6 - Bacchus
Mar 7 - Proteus (Lundi Gras)
Please come out and show your support!
Treme Benefit to Support The Roots of Music and The New Orleans Musicians Clinic "SOLD OUT "
Program Director and Cofounder Allison Reinhardt with Founder and Drummer for ReBirth Brass Band Derrick Tabb
Photo by Jen Blanchard
ZYNC from American Express donates $50,000 to The Roots of Music!
The Roots of Music is proud to announce a $50,000 donation from ZYNC from American Express to support youth music education in New Orleans, as a part of the Backstage Pass campaign on SPIN.com! A special thanks to Raphael Saadiq at Voodoo Experience, and to everyone who watched the video to help donate $1 for every video view.
'Nick News with Linda Ellerbee' goes 'Beyond I Have a Dream'
Thank You Camel Toe Lady Steppers!
A huge thank you goes out to the Camel Toe Lady Steppers for hosting their 7th annual fundraiser, the Valen-Toe-Down, on February 11th, 2011, at One Eyed Jack’s. It means so much to this organization to have your love and support!
Thank you HBO's Treme and all of the guests that attended Saturday nights Gala!
The event was phenomenal! We would like to express our gratitude to all of the participants and the people backstage that made this benefit a night to remember! Nola is a big easy city with an even bigger heart! Thank you for supporting the legacy and the future that is the music of New Orleans!
Best of the Beat Award in Music Education: Derrick Tabb and the Roots of Music
Donate without spending a dime!
Earn money for Roots by watching a video!
Photo by Jen Blanchard
You can now earn money for The Roots of Music simply by watching a video. For every time you watch it, American Express will donate $1 to the program. Donating was never this easy!!
The campaign is called "Help ZYNC from American Express Support Youth Music Education".
Please forward this message to all your friends and family, and be quick, the campaign lasts only till the end of January!
Campaign to Sustain! Help the Roots of Music by donating to The Roots of Music Campaign to Sustian account# 2081829678
Campaign to Sustain marches this Saturday in the Quarter!
Please come out to the Quarter this Saturday, December 18, to support our Campaign To Sustain. We are trying to raise $1 million to secure the program for the next three years.
The band will be out in Jackson Square at 2pm and will parade the French Quarter afterwards till about 4pm.
Read more about it in the Times Picayune article:
Roots of Music 'Campaign to Sustain' aims to keep youth program going strong
If you cannot make it out there, please donate online through the Donate Through Paypal button, conveniently located at the upper right corner of your screen.
Stephanie Heriger of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, wrote an inspiring blog about The Roots of Music presenting at the American Music Masters week
Teachers are inpsired to make change happen classroom during American Music Masters week.
Allison Reinhardt and Lawrence Rawlings went to Cleveland to present the ROM program at the museum's event. Stephanie ends her blog with the following compelling note:
"I hope that in hearing about Roots of Music’s success, Teachers Rock participants were inspired to continue to make positive changes in their own classrooms. Music can help make that happen. Rock and roll can help make that happen. No excuses."
Derrick Tabb speaks at AFC symposium
Derrick Tabb will be speaking at the "Work and Transformation: Documenting Working Americans" symposium co-sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Date: December 6-7, 2010
Location: Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-119
Free, open to the public, registration required
Registration and schedule: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Symposia/work/
Press release: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-265.html
Catch the kids in the Quarter, 12/2
The ROM kids will be marching in Globus and Cosmos Parade in the French Quarter tomorrow night, Thursday December 2, from 6:25pm till 7pm.
Parade Route:
- Parade Starts: 6:25pm - 221 Carondelet St.
- Cross Canal onto Bourbon Street
- Turn Right on Toulouse Street
- Turn Right on Decatur Street toward Canal- One Block
- Turn Right on St. Louis
Finish: 6:50pm in front of “New Orleans School of Cooking”
524 St. Louis Street --1st block off Decatur
(Middle of Block left side of Street)
Please come out and support them!
Check out new photos and video
Check out the new ROM Photos and video, including the pictures and video from Saturday's Campaign To Sustain.
Be a part of the Roots of Music and help provide the children of New Orleans with free academic mentorship and music education!! You can make a donation at any Capital One Bank...please deposit into the Roots of Music Campaign to Sustain account!!
We are asking every citizen of New Orleans to invest $2 to help us raise $1million to sustain this program for 3 years!! Thank you in advance.....
Please come out to our free concert this Saturday, November 20, at Jackson Square, 11 am.
Roots of Music Halloween Dance
The Roots of Music will be hosting a Halloween Dance at Grace Church located at 3700 Canal Street Saturday October 30th. The dance will be from 6-10pm and we will have a DJ and Secondline band. Admission is free for all Roots of Music students and $3.00 for family and friends. Please come and support the Roots of Music at this family event.
Benefit for ROM at Howlin' Wolf
This Saturday, October 16th, Warehouse Fest 2010 will be held at the Howlin' Wolf. Proceeds will benefit The Roots of Music, so come out and have a good time!
What: Warehouse Fest 2010 "Be Part of The Solution" Presented by United Way
Where: Howlin' Wolf, 907 South Peters
Time: 1pm till late
Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 online
More information:
Website Warehouse Fest
Event info on Humid Beings
CBS had a piece on The Roots of Music Friday August 27th.
Michelle Miller profiles two young boys who survived hurricane Katrina but lost everything. Five years later, "The Roots of Music" band program is helping them look toward the future
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6810923n#ixzz0xremdWbS
Derrick Tabb nominated for Energizer Hall of Fame
Derrick Tabb got nominated for the Energizer Hall of Fame.
"The Energizer Keep Going® Hall of Fame was created so there would be a place where the extraordinary stories of everyday people can live. A place where Energizer could honor those who match the enthusiasm and passion of the Energizer Bunny®."
Please support Derrick's nomination and vote for him and The Roots of Music. You can cast your vote once every day till August 20!
Vote for Derrick!
The Roots of Music Benefit hosted by Tim Robbins
  
Actor, Tim Robbins, will be hosting a fundraiser for The Roots of Music on Saturday, May 29th at Republic beginning at 8pm.
Special Performances by:
- Tim Robbins
- Ani DiFranco
- Anders Osborne
- ReBirth Brass Band
- Jon Cleary
- Preservation Hall Jazz Masters
- The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders
When: Saturday May 29th
Where: Republic - 828 S. Peters St - Warehouse District
Time: 8pm VIP Doors ---- 9pm General Admission Doors
Tickets: VIP Package $125.00 - includes private performance by ReBirth Brass Band and The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders hosted by Actor Tim Robbins. Hor d'oeurves provided by Capdeville 8-9 pm. Open Premium Bar 8pm- midnight with VIP balcony access.
General Admission tickets $25.00 doors at 9pm.
This Thursday, April 29, the Roots of Music Marching Crusaders will be at Jazzfest.
We will be parading the festival grounds at 3pm.
At 4:15 pm we will take the stage at the Chouest Family Kids Tent.
Please come and see us!
Our sincere apologies for spam email being sent from therootsofmusic@hotmail.com. Someone has hacked into our account and we are locked out of it. Please delete the hotmail account from your contact list. All emails may be directed to therootsofmusic@gmail.com for further information.
Thank you,
Derrick Tabb Allison Reinhardt
ROM partnered up with Essence Fest
Roots of Music is now an official cause-related partner of the 2010 ESSENCE Music Festival Presented by Coca-Cola.
ROM on the cover of The Gambit
ROM Benefit at Howlin' Wolf this Saturday
The Howlin Wolf and B.O.M.B. fest are hosting Brass Band Blowout fundraiser to benefit the Roots of Music. The cover charge goes to The Roots of Music - please support us and come and have a good time!
Bands: Rebirth Brass Band, Free Agents, Stooges Music Group, The Baby Boyz Brass Band, plus Standup Comedy in The Den , and more tba, plus a special performance by the Roots of Music Marching Band.
Date: Saturday March 6
Time: 8pm
Location: Howlin' Wolf - New Orleans
Cover: $15
Tickets: Buy tickets online
ROM on Launch Pad TV on Friday
This Friday, February 26th, Derrick Tabb and Allison Reinhardt will be on Launch Pad TV to talk about the program's needs.
Show starts at 4pm.
Watch Launch Pad TV
Thank you Studio G for dancing with The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders in the Mardi Gras parades. For more information about Studio G, please visit the Studio G website.
Muses Parade CANCELLED for Thursday!
The Muses Parade has been cancelled for Thursday night. Muses has rescheduled and will roll on Friday at 7:15pm.
However, The Marching Crusaders will not being doing this parade.
So ROM parents and children: you are off on Friday. Saturday morning report time is 7:30 am at The Mint.
Pictures and video of parades
Pictures and video of the Oshun and the Saints parade are now on the website.
We are very proud to be invited to participate in the Saints Parade.
The City of New Orleans is organizing this parade to honor The Saints.
Tuesday February 9th, at night.
ROM parents: report time 2pm at the Mint!
Updated schedule ROM at Mardi Gras
The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders will be marching in several Mardi Gras parades this year.
Please come and see us at the following parades:
Feb 5 - Oshun
Feb 9 - WHO DAT
Feb 11 - Muses
Feb 13 - Nomtoc (West Bank)
Feb 14 - Bacchus
Feb 15 - Orpheus
ROM on the news today (Thursday Jan 28)
Watch the news tonight:
9pm - Channel 13
10pm - Channel 11
Catch the kids at marching practice
With Mardi Gras just around the corner, the kids have an extra long marching practice on the Saturdays.
Each Saturday you can catch our Marching Crusaders marching through the French Quarter and the Treme.
Please come out and support them!
Time: 11am - 3pm
Where: French Quarter and Treme
The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders will be marching in several Mardi Gras parades this year.
Please come and see us at the following parades:
Feb 5 - Oshun
Feb 11 - Muses
Feb 13 - Nomtoc (West Bank)
Feb 14 - Bacchus (unconfirmed)
Feb 15 - Orpheus (unconfirmed)
ROM lead feature on WireTap
This week The Roots of Music is the lead feature on WireTap.org.
"An inner-city marching band helps students succeed and heals divides in New Orleans."
Read the article on WireTap.org
The Roots of Music is seeking donations or Christmas presents for our families in need. We have several students who will not get a Christmas gift without your help.
Donations and presents can be dropped off at the Cabildo Museum (Monday - Saturday; during museum hours). Or call 505.568.8975.
Congratulations to all the CNN Heroes. Thank you CNN for supporting the Heroes efforts to make the world a better place.
CNN Heroes 2009
Thank you Cameltoe Lady Steppers & The Conwill Family for Thanksgiving dinner!
The Roots of Music is proud to announce its founder, native New Orleanian Derrick Tabb, is a finalist for the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year having been selected by a CNN panel from over 9,000 individuals nominated. The honor of CNN Hero of the Year will be given to the finalist who receives the most votes from online voting by the general public, and will receive a cash award of $100,000 to go towards his or her special cause. The public can cast their votes as often as desired on the CNN website until November 19th with the winner being announced on Thanksgiving Day. To vote please visit CNN's website at http://www.cnn.com/HEROES and vote for Derrick Tabb.
The Roots of Music Crusaders will be marching at Voodoo Fest this weekend, October 31 & November 1st.
Date: Saturday October 31st & Sunday November 1st
Time: noon & 4pm
Location: City Park
ROM at the Louisiana Cultural Economic Summit
The Roots of Music Crusaders will be performing together with Trombone Shorty at the Louisiana Cultural Economic Summit, this Friday, October 30.
Date: Friday October 30st
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Royal Sonesta
RoM - Class closed Sept 2nd through Sept 7th
We apologize for the late notice but The Roots of Music is closed Wednesday, Sept. 2nd through Monday, Sept. 7th. Program will return Tuesday, September 8th.
ROM Larry King on Monday!
The airing of the interview with Derrick on Larry Kings show has been postponed till Monday.
You can now read the CNN Heroes story about Derrick Tabb on the CNN website. You can also watch the video items.
ROM on CNN - Derrick Tabb nominated a CNN HERO!!!
All throughout this weekend, starting Friday morning August 7th, CNN will do a story on the Roots of Music.
Derrick Tabb on LARRY KING LIVE
This Friday (August 7th) you can see an interview with Derrick Tabb, founder of The Roots of Music, on Larry King's show (CNN).
This weekend CNN aired a story about The Roots of Music.
High School Scholarship Fund
Andrea Boll, one of our academic teachers, has just published her first book "The Parade Goes On Without You." A portion of the proceeds will go to developing the Roots of Music High School Scholarship Fund.
We are proud to announce the launch of our new website. Please browse our site and send us your questions or comments.
Thanks Jarimbi for the beautiful web design.
ROM at "Old School at the Park"
The Marching Crusaders had a great gig at the "Old School at the Park" festival in Armstrong Park.
We have moved to the Lousiana State Museum in Jackson Square.
The Roots of Music at Jazzfest
The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders were a big success while marching at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday April 30st.
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