The Mardi Gras celebration begins this weekend In New Orleans and on tonight's Fish Fry!
Touted as America's biggest party, Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is traditionally a time for eating and enjoying richly before the Lenten season. The celebration in New Orleans stems from a mixture of cultures which is also often touted as the founding factor in the birth of jazz music.
Harmonica virtuoso Jason Ricci tells of his influences and idols in the blues, including a very unique encounter with a legend of the Mississippi delta sound.