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Although Jazzfest has come and gone there are hundreds of people from all over the world talking about this years fest and many already gearing up for next years. But One group in particular, The Threadheads has done more than just talk abou the music scene in New Orleans. The threadheads had a fundraising party where they raised 20 thousand dollars a for the musicians clinic. John Boute and Paul Sanchez played an acoustic set at the party which led to the recent record releases. John Boute tells the story of how it all happened.
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