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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — You may know about Tremé from David Simon’s HBO series about jazz musicians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. You may know it as the first neighborhood of free African Americans in the U.S. Or you may know it as the colorful neighborhood — literally and figuratively — where New Orleans’ jazz culture was born. Read more here…

Playing favorite songs to people who have memory loss may not help them recognize family members. But it can trigger memories from their past. When a favorite song plays, some laugh, dance or sing. A light often returns to eyes dimmed by memory loss, at least for awhile. Read more here…

The 14th annual Music Therapy Ride hits the road this weekend. And in keeping with their aims, music will be a part of the ride up the Sea to Sky Highway. “We’re going to fill up the base of the GLC again with motorcycles and we’re bringing the country band High Valley and the wonderful Shaun Verreault from Wide Mouth Mason,” organizer Patrick Zulinov says.”It’s coming together nicely. We always hope for more and appreciate any contributions people have. Quite a few people believe in what we are doing.” Read more here…

Patrick Zulinov has seen the impact of music therapy up close. “Whether it’s a kid in the burn ward who just needs something uplifting or it’s seniors who could be suffering from Alzheimer’s, it works,” he said. He also recalled observing a spinal-injury patient at G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre who resisted treatment but “beat the hell out of some drums to get his anger out. Through that, the music therapist worked with him to get his rhythm and motion going, and it was amazing to see what they did. Read more here…

Over the past 39 years, San Diego Repertory Theatre has carved itself an artistic niche for celebrating the stories of what co-founder Sam Woodhouse calls “those without a place at the table.” So to kick off the company’s 40th season this week, Woodhouse is directing the San Diego premiere of “Violet,” an award-winning country/bluegrass musical about a disfigured woman fighting for the life she deserves but has long been denied. Read more here…

MIAMI (CBSMiami) —  A 20-year-old man is celebrating the gift of life after receiving a liver transplant but that’s not the only thing that saved him. Angel Lopez says music also saved him and on Tuesday he performed a concert at Holtz Children’s Hospital as a thank you. Read more here…

Playing music while patients are having surgery can ease their pain and anxiety, even if patients are completely unconscious, researchers reported Wednesday. They didn’t directly study the effects of music on pain but collated the results of 72 different studies that did. The results were clear: music helped ease pain and anxiety, even if it didn’t help patients recover any faster. Read more here…

Dearborn Heights — Singing in unison, the voices of two dozen girls filled the room — and the hearts of their audience at the Vista Maria treatment center. “There is a war going on and no one can see …,” they sang, bringing some in the crowd to tears. Read more here…

Music Therapy Gateway In Communications, Inc. has received a grant from ArtsBuild and the Tennessee Arts Commission. The 2015-16 “Arts Build Communities” grant will support the continuation of a concert series designed to highlight the value of music in therapy. Read more here…

WARWICK — Numerous studies demonstrate that familiar and likable music can reduce depression while increasing sociability, movement and cognitive ability and decreasing agitation and other behavior problems, according to the Institute for Music and Neuralgic Function, a leading authority in clinical music therapy. Read more here…