Chris Ammann/Baltimore Examiner Drum major Charlotte Tubman, a graduate of Baltimore City College High School, leads the University of Maryland marching band in their truck cadence during the Krewe of Alla's 75th Anniversary Carnival through the Gretna and Algiers suburbs on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.
Chris Ammann/Baltimore Examiner University of Maryland marching band members and other volunteers work on the roof while working for Habitat for Humanity at the Musicians' Village in New Orleans, La., on Monday, Jan. 8, 2007.
Chris Ammann/Baltimore Examiner Jazz musicians Harry Connick, Jr., left, and Branford Marsalis surprised the audience at the Cafe Brasil in New Orleans, La., with a performance on Monday, Jan. 8, 2007.