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OffBeat Magazine Jazz pianist Craig Brenner of Bloomington, Indiana, has been in and out of New Orleans so much over the past five decades, he may as well be an adopted son. He first caught the Crescent City bug by seeing Professor Longhair at Jazz Fest, which ultimately led to Brenner befriending Fess’ percussionist Uganda Roberts. He often hired Roberts for gigs when he was around, including an Old U.S. Mint concert, which netted Brenner his Live at the Old Mint release in 2014. Since Old...