Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Jazz musician Kermit Ruffins performs along with a talented group of children in Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. In the song, listeners can hear two points of view about eating right: a group of children who claim that they only need sweets and other unhealthy foods, and the adult perspective of the need for balanced meals. Back-and-forth between Ruffins and the children in the song is accompanied by some typical jazz instruments: the trumpet, drums, and piano.

Ruffins, a jazz trumpeter, comes from New Orleans (Louisiana), home of the New Orleans style of jazz. These southern roots are reflected in Ruffins’s lyrics, as he encourages the children to eat “good soul food,” or traditional African American cuisine that is often associated with the southern states. Ruffins even sometimes cooks BBQ (barbeque) at his concerts!