For the next few weeks, Music Friday will feature some New Orleans jazz musicians. We will, by the way, accept requests — just post a comment.

This week is Terence Blanchard, a man who has work closely with Spike Lee, composing soundtracks for some of his feature films, as well as for Mr. Lee’s When the Levees Broke. You might recall the poignant moment in that film when Mr. Blanchard took his mother back to her destroyed home.

Mr. Blanchard has had a couple of inspired performances in the two Jazz Fests since Katrina. In the first one, amid his great music, he surprisingly gave his support for mayoral candidate Landrieu over the incumbent Nagin. For those who don’t know, Jazz Fest is rarely a political event.

This year, Mr. Blanchard came back up on the stage with the Jazz Tent headliner Pharaoh Sanders. Great stuff.

Go here for a great tune featuring Mr. Blanchard’s incredible trumpet skills.

(Note from CMP team: Seems Sony BMG Music Entertainment won't let us embed the video on our site — uptight suits!)