International Jazz Day 2021 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum
Event photography by Eliot Kamenitz.
[NEW ORLEANS - APRIL 30, 2021 ] The New Orleans Jazz Museum invites you to celebrate International Jazz Day with us on Friday, April 30! The Museum will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of this UNESCO-designated celebration with a day-long virtual event on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum. Programming will feature local performers, including school bands, alongside international performers from Argentina, Japan, Taiwan, France, and other countries. Through these programs, the Jazz Museum will explore the global impact of New Orleans Jazz.
We welcome you to help us celebrate the unifying power of jazz music by enjoying our International Jazz Day streaming offerings. Highlights include the following:
Roots of Music — 10:30 a.m. CDT
Loyola Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Vocal Ensemble — 10:35 a.m. CDT
University of New Orleans Jazz Ensemble — 11:00 a.m. CDT
Samy Thiébault — 1:00 p.m. CDT
Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano — 4:00 p.m. CDT
Vincent Hsu & Soy La Ley Afro-Cuban Jazz Band — 8:00 p.m. CDT
Yoshio, Keiko Toyama & The Saints — 9:00 p.m. CDT
Don’t miss: In addition to these virtual performances, Amina Scott Quartet will perform from the Jazz Museum’s balcony on Friday, April 30, at 5:00 p.m. We welcome a limited outdoor audience to celebrate International Jazz Day in person for this free concert. Attendance is first-come, first-served. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. We will also stream this program on Facebook for audiences at home.
We are excited to once again participate in this incredible annual celebration. All programs are free and available to stream on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY International Jazz Day is the world’s largest celebration of jazz as a force for peace, intercultural dialogue and international cooperation. It is co-led by legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, whom the Museum appointed as an Honorary Improvisations Gala Co-Chair in 2019.
ABOUT THE JAZZ MUSEUM The mission of the New Orleans Jazz Museum is to celebrate the history of jazz in all its forms through dynamic, interactive exhibits, multi-generational educational programming, research facilities, and engaging musical performances. The Jazz Museum enhances New Orleans’ ongoing cultural renaissance by providing diverse resources for musicians and music lovers of all languages and nationalities. The Museum fully explores America’s quintessential musical art form in the city where jazz was born.
Our free virtual performances are made possible by program partners and sponsors like Hilton. Plan your stay today.
All past and upcoming virtual programs are free and open to the public on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum. For more information about the Museum and for a full calendar of events, visit www.nolajazzmuseum.org, or follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @NOLAJazzMuseum.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Greg Lambousy, Director
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Baylee Badawy, Digital Strategist
New Orleans Jazz Museum
bbadawy@crt.la.gov