OK my man, today’s Monday. Let’s do the math: that makes tomorrow Tuesday. But you know, tomorrow won’t be just any Tuesday –like most Tuesdays that follow most Mondays. This is Tuesday February the 28th, yes, the year 2006 of god knows whose lord.
Now, let’s get back to the importance of this particular Tuesday. Nope, it has nothing to do with a short February. In fact it isn’t even mysterious. OK, be impatient, here you have it in two words: Henry Butler (parenthesis doesn’t count: Henry Butler the acclaimed New Orleans jazz/blues pianist).
The highly respected pianist will grace the stage of the Lenart Auditorium at the Fowler Museum, “for a sonic journey through his examination of New Orleans' multi-musical personalities. Through lecture and demonstration, Butler explores the ebb 'n' flow of New Orleans music, its impact upon other musical styles, and the future of the city's musical culture in the wake of the storm”.
If people you invite say this is too short notice, tell them that this is put together by the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology in conjunction with the Fowler Museum of Cultural History. Duh. You want to be in the know? Be prepared to have to run to the hottest 
thing in town without the least advanced notice.
(By the way, this is how people who don’t get it are easily kept at bay).
I should’ve started with the title of Butler’s concert since it was spicy enough, but here you have me in paragraph six, still ranting on totally unrelated stuff… Or am I…? ‘cause if you’re getting it, you know I’m just slow timing it before let it land in the palm of your hands:
"Spices in Your Gumbo: The Uniqueness of New Orleans Music" Concert/Lecture by
Henry Butler
2006 UCLA Regents' Lecturer
Tuesday,
>> February 28, 2006 @ 5pm
>> Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum
Free of charge
In conjunction with the Fowler's exhibition ¡CARNAVAL!
For further information (310) 206-3033
www.fowler.ucla.edu or www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/upevents
About Henry Butler:
Butler is New Orleans' musical pride and joy. A five-time W.C. Handy "Best Blues Instrumentalist - Piano" award nominee, his unique piano style is a rich amalgam of jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, R&B and blues influences, exemplary of the eclecticism of his New Orleans birthplace.
Additionally, Butler has taught music workshops throughout the country and initiated a number of different educational projects, including a residential jazz camp at Missouri State School for the Blind and a program for blind and visually impaired students at the University of New Orleans.
And if you were unable to make it, you can also catch Henry Butler and Friends In Concert on Friday, March 3rd @ 7:30 pm at the Jan Popper Theater.
Parking: Enter UCLA from Sunset Blvd. at Westwood. Drive ahead to the Parking Information Booth in Lot 4; Parking on campus is $8
