Tanya Huang
Tape No. 4307
DONNER: What's your favorite part of Jazz Fest as a whole? Like, if you're going as a patron, or performing, or just being there, what's your favorite part about it?
HUANG: I like how it attracts music lovers to this city. Whether I'm at Jazz Fest enjoying Jazz Fest or just playing on the street as . . . During Jazz Fest time, it's just very apparent that this is not your average crowd, you know? It's a very different crowd than say the Super Bowl crowd, of course. [laughs] It's just very nice. There's something about people who really love music that just makes them very . . . I don't know. Very nice to be around, you know? There's something about music. And, of course, as a musician we love to play for people who love music, of course. But it's just . . . I don't know. It's kind of a charmed time for the city when like-minded people come.