User:Treme Life

Tremé Life is a documentary by James Demaria featuring the life of Kermit Ruffins.

Kermit is the premiere artist of New Orleans Jazz. He is a world-class trumpet player, lovable character, dad and true New Orleanian. From his humble beginnings in the Lower 9th Ward to his education in the streets of the Tremé and French Quarter, or as he calls it “the front lines,” he epitomizes what it means to be from New Orleans.

I’ve been working closely with Kermit over the past year and just returned from a gonzo journalistic experience of trying to keep up with him on his home turf. Kermit takes us with him for his jam-packed daily routines and shares some private feelings with us about Hurricane Katrina and the city he loves so much. There are live performances and interviews with everyone from his family to local music legends.

Special appearances by Dr John, Irvin Mayfield, Uncle Lionel Batiste, Tambourine Green, Juicee and Kaylin Ruffins, Reverend Goat, Derrick Freeman, Richard Knox, Kevin Morris, Dirty Rice and David Simon.



[www.tremelife.com]