Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott

New Orleans jazz vocalist Meschiya Lake and pianist and composer Tom McDermott have won a lot of fans with their series of intimate, powerful duo performances. For “Let Them Talk,” Tom McDermott, who is also an accomplished journalist, interviews Meschiya Lake about her life in music. The two conclude their session with a 15 minute mini-concert of jazz and blues classics.
Recorded as part of "Let Them Talk: Conversations on Louisiana Music" sponsored and presented by French Quarter Festivals, Inc. and the New Orleans Jazz Historic Park, with support from The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at The University of New Orleans, The Hogan Jazz Archives at Tulane University, and the Louisiana State Museum. Recorded April 15, 2012, at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint, New Orleans, LA.