The Times-Picayune has a good article on Jimmy’s appearance at Jazz Fest: “Jimmy Buffett and NOJO close out Saturday“. Some photos of Jimmy Buffett at Jazz Fest are also available.
In his final 40 minutes, he broke down “Come Monday” to acoustic guitar and steel drums; showcased a singer he met in a bar on an African island; led the most exquisitely un-P.C. sing-a-long “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw?”; and cut loose Lafayette slide guitarist ace and frequent Buffett collaborator Sonny Landreth on “Southern Cross” and a grunged-up version of Landreth’s own “U.S.S. Zydecomobile.”
That’s when the party really got started. Buffett spotted an audience member wearing a T-shirt that read, “Helping Rebuild New Orleans one margarita at a time.” “I will trade you these flip-flops,” Buffett said, pointing at his own feet, “for that T-shirt.” Recognizing a one-of-a-kind Jazzfest souvenir when offered one, the guy accepted. Buffett immediately donned his new, slightly too big, “funky” T-shirt and kicked off the audience participatory “Fins.”
Update: The New York Times Artsbeat section has an article on the show: “Jazzfest: Jimmy Buffett in His Comfort Zone” (thanks to nycfeat for passing that along)
USA Today has an article: “Live from Jazz Fest: Parrotheads pay homage to Jimmy Buffett” (thanks to murPH for passing that along)