Nashville's Opryland and New Orleans' jazz scene seem like an odd combo, but a collaboration could happen in the next year. Opryland, old pros in the music/entertainment biz, is in talks with the Downtown Development District about turning the 400 block of South Rampart St. into a jazz district. Often called the "birthplace of jazz," the street is packed with historic landmarks, most in desperate need of preservation. [nola.com]
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