NOMC-in-exile co-coordinators, Michelle Gegenheimer and Kathy Richard, at the gig at the Cajun Dome shelter gig in Lafayette.

Little Vincent ( pictured with his grandmother) had always wanted to play the drums. His wish was fulfilled when the drummer at the gig presented him with drum sticks and gave him his first lesson.

Kathy Richard, Director of Healthcare for Musicians (H4M), the NOMC's sister clinic in Acadiana, listens to Red Morgan playing the gorgeous new sax furnished by the Jazz Foundation of America.

Club 307 in Lafayette hosted an informal gathering of displaced New Orleans musicians to share their current needs with Wendy Oxenhorn, Director of the Jazz Foundation in New York.

The 1st New Orleans Musicians' Clinic-in-exile (NOMC) gig funded by the Jazz Foundation of America at the Red Cross shelter at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, Louisiana featured Big Sam's Funky Nation and members of the Hot 8 Brass band, all displaced New Orleans musicians.