Jazz Fest 1999Professor Longhair by George Dureau Note: George Dureau, New Orleans' 20th Century Degas, passed away in 2014. The Signed, ReMarque, C Marque & Proof editions are all signed by him. Twenty fifth in the series. New Orleans master draftsman George Dureau, working in the tradition of Degas, turned his eye to a finger snapping portrait of the root of New Orleans rhythm and blues: The legendary Henry Roeland Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair, or