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Here is the cutting edge of contemporary New Orleans jazz. The New Orleans Saxophone Ensemble brings together four of the most talented players in the Crescent City, who lay down a funkier groove than similar ensembles from other cities. The uncompromising Improvising Arts Ensemble, led by Kidd Jordan, plays dense, challenging music in the tradition of Chicago's AACM (in fact, drummer Alvin Fielder was a charter AACM member in the '60s).