Tipitina's Foundation, is a not-for-profit charity organization in the United States

United States

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 in place to encourage the city of New Orleans to continue its musical heritage, in particular in the wake of the city's tragedy, Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

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. Part of the foundation's purpose is to empower the youth of the city to learn music. In order to encourage this, the foundation donates facilities to schools in the city and surrounding areas. The foundation also runs workshops teaching music and instruments.

Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....

 has dedicated proceeds from his latest musical release to the foundation. Actor Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director. He is known for his long-running role on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show...

 won $50,000 for the foundation on a recent edition of Celebrity Jeopardy!. Members of the foundation appeared on the Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an Academy and Emmy award winning American screenwriter, producer, and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Social Network, and Moneyball.After graduating from Syracuse...

 drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's...

in the episode "The Christmas Show."

The name "Tipitina" is taken from the classic New Orleans piano tune written by Professor Longhair

Professor Longhair

Professor Longhair was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist...

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