Upcoming Events
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by The Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation: Mark Braud’s Colossus Brass Band
The Colossus Brass Band is a group of well-seasoned musicians - most coming from a lineage of musical families. With trumpeter Mark Braud as their leader, the band brings their own style to classic New Orleans jazz and plays original compositions. Visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum for this Gallatin Street Friday show, sponsored by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation, to enjoy the Colossus Brass Band.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
The Ella Project
Join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Tuesday November 10 for Crescendo, a music business intensive designed for independent musicians. Led by musician and entrepreneur Lou Hill and attorney Bri Whetstone with special guest Greg Schatz of French Quarter Festivals Inc, this workshop explores practical music business topics to help artists understand their rights, opportunities, and careers.
This session covers:
Marketing, branding and live performance
Booking tours and working with festivals
Merchandise
Artificial intelligence in the music industry
All sessions are FREE. Attend one workshop or join the full series; advance RSVP is requested, but not required.
Crescendo: Festivals and AI
Tuesday November 10, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade Ave in New Orleans
ALSO on Zoom! We really think the class is better in person, as Crescendo is as much a conversation as a presentation, and the best experience is in person. But if joining us online is the best option for you, please email us at gene@ellanola.org.
The New Orleans Arts & Ideas Festival (NOAI)
NOAI: Arts & Ideas Festival returns to the New Orleans Jazz Museum November 11-13, 2026, for three days exploring this year’s theme, Arts & Ideas. Highlights include fireside chats with New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell and a panel of Louisiana education leaders on the future of schools; hands-on workshops in letterpress printing, e-bike conversation, tai chi, and even clowning; and a full Friday business track featuring local entrepreneurs and investors. The festival closes out each evening with only-in-New Orleans flourishes - a secondline parade, tarot readings, and a Secret Friday the 13th afterparty. Organized by the 11:11 Philosophers Group, NOAI has hosted 155+ talks and directed more than $333,000 to local causes since 2023. Tickets are $55; full schedule and registration at fest.philosophers.group.
The New Orleans Arts & Ideas Festival (NOAI)
NOAI: Arts & Ideas Festival returns to the New Orleans Jazz Museum November 11-13, 2026, for three days exploring this year’s theme, Arts & Ideas. Highlights include fireside chats with New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell and a panel of Louisiana education leaders on the future of schools; hands-on workshops in letterpress printing, e-bike conversation, tai chi, and even clowning; and a full Friday business track featuring local entrepreneurs and investors. The festival closes out each evening with only-in-New Orleans flourishes - a secondline parade, tarot readings, and a Secret Friday the 13th afterparty. Organized by the 11:11 Philosophers Group, NOAI has hosted 155+ talks and directed more than $333,000 to local causes since 2023. Tickets are $55; full schedule and registration at fest.philosophers.group.
The New Orleans Arts & Ideas Festival (NOAI)
NOAI: Arts & Ideas Festival returns to the New Orleans Jazz Museum November 11-13, 2026, for three days exploring this year’s theme, Arts & Ideas. Highlights include fireside chats with New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell and a panel of Louisiana education leaders on the future of schools; hands-on workshops in letterpress printing, e-bike conversation, tai chi, and even clowning; and a full Friday business track featuring local entrepreneurs and investors. The festival closes out each evening with only-in-New Orleans flourishes - a secondline parade, tarot readings, and a Secret Friday the 13th afterparty. Organized by the 11:11 Philosophers Group, NOAI has hosted 155+ talks and directed more than $333,000 to local causes since 2023. Tickets are $55; full schedule and registration at fest.philosophers.group.
Yelper Party: The Big Easy Bash at The New Orleans Jazz Museum!
Get ready to let the good times roll at the Big Easy Bash! Join us at this vibrant indoor/outdoor festival where local vendors dish out delicious offerings, custom pieces, live music fills the air, and the dance floor is calling your name!
Guests will enjoy complimentary tastings from 20+ local businesses, plus food, music, photo-ops, entertainment, and everything the New Orleans Jazz Museum has to offer! As a non-profit partner with the Louisiana Museum Foundation, Yelp will collect a suggested MINIMUM donation of $20 PER PERSON at the door.
Be sure to RSVP and read the important requirements to attend below:
You may only RSVP for yourself. One Party Pass = One Confirmed Guest.
All ID's will be checked at the door - this event is strictly 21+
You must have a REAL photo that shows your face and your REAL name on your Yelp profile.
Your RSVP does not guarantee entry. We'll send confirmation emails on a rolling basis starting two weeks out.
Make sure your email settings are turned ON - meaning you've checked the box to "Receive emails from Yelp" in your account settings. Don't know how to turn email notifications on? Go to yelp.com/profile on a desktop, click "Email/Notifications" on the left-hand side, and check the box "Receive emails from Yelp."
Also, be sure that your city location in your Yelp settings is updated to the New Orleans area. Due to the popularity of this event, there will be a waitlist, and our RSVP system is designed to give priority to local Yelpers.
GUEST POLICY:
Anyone 21+ with a Yelp profile may RSVP to be considered. There are NO plus-ones for this event. Each person must RSVP individually on this page with their Yelp profile, no exceptions.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Yelp is committed to reducing barriers and ensuring that our events are welcoming and accessible to all. If you have questions or requests, please submit them at least one week before the event by emailing us at NewOrleans@yelp.com. WARNING: Flash photography and LED flashing objects will be used at this event and may not be safe for those with epilepsy or sensitivity to light.
The Ella Project Panel Discussion. Rampart: The Legacy of Culture & Place
In July 2026, the entire city of New Orleans was named to the World Monuments Fund’s Irreplaceable America list, recognizing the importance of preserving the city’s unique cultural heritage. New Orleans’ live music venues, dance halls, bars, and nightclubs are essential parts of what makes our city irreplaceable.
On Tuesday, November 17 at 2:00pm, join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum for a discussion on the cultural significance and lasting legacy of these spaces.
Moderated by David Kunian, Music Curator of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the panel features Jason Church, Director of Technical Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Donna Poniatowski Sims, educator, author, and former co-owner of Donna’s Bar & Grill; and Joel Scilley, visual artist and founder of Audiowood.
Together, they will explore:
-The legacy of New Orleans’ music venues.
-How art and technology can preserve these spaces and the memories made within them.
-What we can do to protect and support our irreplaceable cultural venues.
-Plus your questions!
Rampart: The Legacy & Culture of Place
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 2:00–3:30 PM
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade Ave. in New Orleans.
Free. Please RSVP here.
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Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
The Ella Project
This seminar offers community members practical guidance on licensing, intellectual property rights, and other essential music-industry business topics. With so much thriving talent in New Orleans, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to support local musicians by helping them protect both their creative work and their business interests. We hope you’ll join us!
Jazz Foundation of America presents: Karen and Norbert Stachel with LehCats
Veteran saxophonist Norbert Stachel and multi flutist Karen Stachel perform with their LehCats band, combining modern jazz, funk, Afro/Latin, and world fusion music. Focusing on their original music, the Stachels have honed their vast and varied experiences into a seamless, melodically charged sound in LehCats.
Based in New York for the past two decades, Norbert Stachel spent much of his career as a first-call sideman, touring widely with acts like Prince, Sheila E, Boz Scaggs, Diana Ross, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Roy Hargrove, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Freddy Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Tito Puente & Celia Cruz, Ray Obiedo, and Pete Escovedo. He also spent four years touring and recording with Tower of Power.
Over the past decade he’s concentrated on co-leading LehCats with his wife, jazz-and-classical flutist Karen Stachel who has deep Bay Area ties. She was part of the burgeoning acid jazz scene of the early ‘90s, the Karen Anderson Jazztet featured guitarist John Schott and drummer Scott Amendola. Her eclectic resume includes the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, and trumpeter Wallace Roney’s 2016 project “Universe,” a previously unheard suite of large ensemble music written for Miles Davis in 1968 by Wayne Shorter.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music
Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music performs original music exploring the history of jazz in New Orleans and investigating its relationship to lineages of Black radicalism. Through ongoing archival research, contemporary composition, and collective improvisation, the music looks backwards to see forward, reminding listeners of where the music has come from and suggesting where it might go. At this concert, the band will perform music from their 2024 release, Lord, when you send the rain, a meditation on the blues and its impact on the formation of jazz in New Orleans and its manifestations today, as well as a new piece for improvising large ensemble.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by The Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation: Piano Hour with Keiko Komaki
Born and raised in Kagoshima, Japan, pianist and keyboardist Keiko Komaki moved to New Orleans in 2006, where she has performed and collaborated with many celebrated local musicians. Since joining the internationally acclaimed Playing For Change Band in 2014, she has toured 23 countries and performed alongside renowned artists worldwide. Today, Keiko leads her own projects, KJD Trio and Komaki Soul, while continuing to share her dynamic sound throughout New Orleans.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by The Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Improvisations Gala 2026: The Coolest Night in New Orleans
We hope you will join us for the 9th annual Improvisations Gala at The New Orleans Jazz Museum! Our dedication to the history of jazz continues through our programming, mentoring initiatives, and community outreach alongside the cataloging, preserving, and exhibition of 250,000+ artifacts in the Museum’s collection. The Improvisations Gala is the greatest celebration of this mission.
Learn more about The New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Improvisations Gala: https://nolajazzmuseum.org/gala
There are opportunities to sponsor the Improvisations Gala, and you can learn more about them here: https://nolajazzmuseum.org/galasponsorship
George S. Corey’s Book Launch: Kiddos Save Jazz 2!
The New Orleans Jazz Museum welcomes George S. Corey to launch the second book from his new Jazz Trilogy, Kiddos Save Jazz 2! Corey is the author of critically acclaimed children’s books such as The Mardi Gras Mystery, The Missing Maid of Orléans, and The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Corey writes for the younger readers in our community, and we hope you’ll join us in supporting him. It is pleasure to again host George S. Corey for another jazzy book launch.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Stanton Moore’s 14th Annual Spirit of New Orleans Drum Camp
This camp welcomes drummers of all skill levels. Through four 90-minute sessions each day, participants will explore practical drumming styles and grooves while learning embellishments and nuances to strengthen their skills, whether they are beginners or experienced players.
The Spirit of New Orleans drum camp for 2026 is sold out. Click here to sign up to be notified of the next available drum camp: SONO 2026
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Stanton Moore’s 14th Annual Spirit of New Orleans Drum Camp
This camp welcomes drummers of all skill levels. Through four 90-minute sessions each day, participants will explore practical drumming styles and grooves while learning embellishments and nuances to strengthen their skills, whether they are beginners or experienced players.
The Spirit of New Orleans drum camp for 2026 is sold out. Click here to sign up to be notified of the next available drum camp: SONO 2026
Cumbiafest
Come dance, connect, and celebrate with us for Hispanic Heritage Month!
Presented by Digital Latino Media, Cumbiafest brings the community together through the sounds and traditions of Latin America and New Orleans, celebrating the powerful connections between our cultures and our music.
El Dusty & the Homies are from Corpus Christi, Texas also known as Cumbia City. Featuring Dusty Oliveira, El Dusty, on the mixer and console; Angelito on the congas and samples; CQ the Drummer on percussion and the drum machine. This program will also feature a DJ set by Santero.
Admission to Cumbiafest is free. This is a family-friendly celebration of Latin music, culture and community.
Thank you to our community partners: Mayahuel, Lucha Krewe, Nolatería, Third Line, and the American Cancer Society.
Stanton Moore’s 14th Annual Spirit of New Orleans Drum Camp
This camp welcomes drummers of all skill levels. Through four 90-minute sessions each day, participants will explore practical drumming styles and grooves while learning embellishments and nuances to strengthen their skills, whether they are beginners or experienced players.
The Spirit of New Orleans drum camp for 2026 is sold out. Click here to sign up to be notified of the next available drum camp: SONO 2026
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation presents the Carl LeBlanc Holiday Show
Carl LeBlanc is a New Orleans-born guitarist and banjo player known for blending traditional New Orleans styles, including Mardi Gras Indian and second-line music, with avant-garde jazz. He has performed and recorded with legendary artists such as Sun Ra, Preservation Hall, Fats Domino, and Allen Toussaint, releasing seven solo albums throughout his career. As an educator, composer, and performer, LeBlanc continues to preserve and celebrate the rich musical traditions of New Orleans.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series: Professor Longhair's Birthday
Purchase your tickets here: FOC | Ticketing
Celebrate the musical legacies of New Orleans piano legends James Booker and Professor Longhair in a special concert featuring John “Papa” Gros, honoring Professor Longhair’s birthday. Inspired by their innovative blend of classical piano, blues, Caribbean rhythms, and traditional jazz, Gros carries their influence forward with a distinctive sound rooted in rock, funk, R&B, and New Orleans flair. Join us for a one-night-only performance celebrating the city’s rich musical heritage through improvisation, rhythm, and soul.
The Barbarin Family Foundation of Jazz Christmas Event
The Barbarin Family of Jazz Foundation is dedicated to inspiring youth through job skills development, music education, community service, and the preservation of jazz culture. Through honoring Louis Barbarin’s legacy with concerts, music archiving, educational programs, and support for jazz venues, the foundation helps preserve New Orleans’ rich jazz traditions and inspire future generations of musicians.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Stanton Moore’s Hands-on Rudiment Application Camp
This three-day drumming camp helps participants strengthen technique, master rudiments, and apply rhythms to New Orleans, funk, and rock. With only 20 spots available, drummers receive personalized instruction to build confidence, creativity, and lasting practice skills.
This camp is sold out. Click here to sign up to be notified of the next available drum camp, or if a spot opens for this camp: Rudiments Camp 2027
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Stanton Moore’s Hands-on Rudiment Application Camp
This three-day drumming camp helps participants strengthen technique, master rudiments, and apply rhythms to New Orleans, funk, and rock. With only 20 spots available, drummers receive personalized instruction to build confidence, creativity, and lasting practice skills.
This camp is sold out. Click here to sign up to be notified of the next available drum camp, or if a spot opens for this camp: Rudiments Camp 2027
Stanton Moore’s Hands-on Rudiment Application Camp
This three-day drumming camp helps participants strengthen technique, master rudiments, and apply rhythms to New Orleans, funk, and rock. With only 20 spots available, drummers receive personalized instruction to build confidence, creativity, and lasting practice skills.
This camp is sold out. Click here to sign up to be notified of the next available drum camp, or if a spot opens for this camp: Rudiments Camp 2027
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Balcony Show sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents its weekly Balcony and Courtyard Show, sponsored by the Positive Vibrations Foundation, every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Bring your blankets and chairs! Seating is not provided for outdoor programs.
Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the museum online for its weekly Courtyard Live-Stream Concert Series, featuring dynamic musicians performing live from the museum’s balcony. Tune in every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Jazz Foundation of America
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation
Join us for Gallatin Street Fridays presented by the Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation as we celebrate the artists that make New Orleans a world destination for music. This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center.
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Friends of the Cabildo Film Series Present Irma Thomas
Irma: My Life in Music features Irma Thomas out of the limelight, as archival photographs, film segments, and interviews collectively share the life story of Irma Thomas. Finding success singing at the restaurant where she waitressed, Irma Thomas was only 18 years-old when she made her mark on the U.S. Billboard R&B charts with her single “Don’t Mess with My Man.”
In this documentary, Thomas tells her own life story. Influential figures in Thomas’s life including Scott Billington, Ken Ehrlich, Ledisi, and Bonnie Raitt speak on the moments they’ve shared with Irma, challenges they’ve overcome together, and what collaborations to come may look like. Come get to know other sides of Irma Thomas. You can purchase your tickets here: FOC | Ticketing
The Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) Present the Ben Fox Trio
The Jazz Foundation of America presents the Ben Fox Trio, led by a New Orleans-based musician whose sound blends classic jazz with influences from classical, Latin, folk, Cajun, country, and rock music. A versatile multi-instrumentalist and composer, Fox performs original jazz compositions on bass with his own band and other groups throughout the Crescent City. Join us for an afternoon of music as the Ben Fox Trio takes you on a musical journey!
Admission to the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third-floor Performance Center is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and listen in person or enjoy the performance from home! Watch live on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM: facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
The Ella Project
Special Monday Crescendo! How a Song Breaks in 2026
The Jazz Museum is closed for Election Day, so we're moving Crescendo to Monday November 2nd, and this should be a good one! Led by musician and entrepreneur Lou Hill and attorney Bri Whetstone, this workshop explores how a song can gain traction in today’s music industry with real world examples straight from their respective work in the music business.
This session covers:
TikTok’s influence on the industry
Streaming services and curators
Contracts and clearances
Touring adjustments and working with out-of-market media
Crescendo: How a Song Breaks in 2026
Free. Please RSVP here.
ALSO on Zoom! We really think the class is better in person, as Crescendo is as much a conversation as a presentation, and the best experience is in person. But if joining us online is the best option for you, please email us at gene@ellanola.org.
This seminar offers community members practical guidance on licensing, intellectual property rights, and other essential music-industry business topics. With so much thriving talent in New Orleans, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to support local musicians by helping them protect both their creative work and their business interests. We hope you’ll join us!
Quotes from the Road, the Lecture and Presentation with Robert Mugge
As an experienced filmmaker, Robert Mugge has mastered the art of captivating tellings of American music history. Through documentaries such as Black Wax, A Joyful Noise, Kingdom of Zydeco, Deep Blues, Rhythm and Bayous, and New Orleans Music in Exile, Mugge has been documenting the stories of American musicians for over 50 years and gives viewers and readers alike presentations of each artist as if it were a personal conversation. Please join the New Orleans Jazz Museum for a lecture and presentation with photos and film from Robert Mugge author of Quotes from the Road: The Wit and Wisdom of American Musicians.
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by The Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation: The Noah Young Trio
The Noah Young Trio delivers New Orleans funk music with an innovative spin, great for dancing or sitting and listening. Their album Noah was released in 2025, and other singles from the band include “Gemini” and “Early Morning.” Every show is a special and groovy experience.
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen, or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
Composers Now: Dialogues in New Orleans
Established in 2010, Composers Now has been uplifting the voice of living composers of every genre and medium through performances of opera, musical theater, vocal and orchestral ensembles, as well as dance. The Dialogue Series, started in 2015, brings these working composers together with an audience to openly converse about what it means to compose and perform in today’s day and age.
Please RSVP here: Composers Now: DIALOGUES @ New Orleans Jazz Museum Tickets, Thursday, October 29 • Starts at 7 PM | Eventbrite
Brass Band Headquarters: Donna's Bar and Grill Exhibition Opening
Open from 1993 to 2010, Donna’s Bar and Grill, located at 800 North Rampart Street, was a true microcosm of New Orleans music and culture. For nearly eighteen years, musicians of all backgrounds and disciplines gathered nightly for community, camaraderie, collaboration, and education. At the heart of it all were Donna Poniatowski Sims, the club’s namesake and owner, and her husband, Charlie Sims. Together, they created an atmosphere that welcomed musicians, artists, neighborhood residents, visitors, and music lovers from around the world. With the foresight to document the people and moments that filled the club, Donna and Charlie captured a remarkable visual history of a pivotal period in New Orleans music.
The exhibition features photographs capturing musicians and patrons doing what Donna’s inspired them to do best: playing, connecting, celebrating, and enjoying themselves. Images of Troy Andrews, Shannon Powell, Kermit Ruffins, Doc Paulin, Uncle Lionel Batiste, and many others offer an intimate glimpse into the energy and creativity that made Donna’s such a special gathering place.
Through Donna and Charlie Sims’ photographs, visitors to the exhibition are invited to experience—and perhaps begin to understand—the joyful essence of this truly legendary New Orleans venue. Their photographs preserve not only the musicians who performed at Donna’s, but also the sense of community, spontaneity, and celebration that made the club unique.
Imox Jazz from Guatemala
Imox Jazz is one of the most prominent jazz projects in Guatemala and Central America. Founded in 2004 by pianist Víctor Arriaza, this Guatemalan quartet—composed of Rosse Aguilar (saxophone and voice), Luis Pedro González (bass), and Kevin Escobar (drums)—has built a two-decade career and released five recordings that fuse elements of swing, Latin music, flamenco, and neo-soul with the essence of traditional Guatemalan music.
Their international reach has led them to represent Guatemala on important stages in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and the United States. Their participation in the annual Jazz Education Network (JEN) conference stands out, where they have presented their fusion-driven approach to a global community of educators and artists. Throughout their career, the ensemble has collaborated with and shared the stage alongside world-class artists such as Erick Marienthal, Jason Marsalis, Andrea Motis, Luis Gasca, Dave Schroeder, and Marco Pignataro.
More than an ensemble, Imox is the epicenter of jazz in Guatemala. As founders of the Imox Jazz Institute and creators of #LosMartesSonDeJazz—the iconic jam sessions that, for more than 10 years, have nurtured the local scene—the group embodies a balance of technical excellence, educational innovation, and deep cultural identity that resonates on world music stages across the globe.
The name “Imox” comes from Mayan culture and refers to a Nawal, or guardian spirit, that connects a person with nature. It represents sensitivity, chaos, spontaneity, and the human will to create.
This event will be held in our Education Center. The Education Center is located on the first floor of the museum in the left wing.
Louisiana Folklife Celebration of Fred J. Johnson Jr.
Community leader, advocate and friend of many, Fred J. Johnson Jr. continuously fights for the rights of his community. He is an advocate for property and housing rights, promotion of financial literacy, and spreading awareness of discriminatory policies to break the pattern of poverty in New Orleans’ black communities. On top of being the Chief Executive Director at the Neighborhood Development Foundation, Johnson is also a member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Johnson’s work has left an impact within and beyond his community. He is a leader in professional development and social cultural connections. We hope you’ll join the New Orleans Jazz Museum and Louisiana Folklife in celebrating Fred J. Johnson, Jr.
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
Crescendo: Record Deals and Contracts
Join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum for Crescendo 2026, a free six-session music business intensive designed for independent musicians. Led by musician and entrepreneur Lou Hill and attorney Bri Whetstone, this workshop explores practical music business topics to help artists understand their rights, opportunities, and careers.
Balcony Concert sponsored by Positive Vibrations presents The George Brown Band
The New Orleans Jazz Museum, sponsored by Positive Vibrations, brings you the George Brown Band! The group plays traditional jazz, R&B, funk, pop, and rock’n’roll. The George Brown Band is led by New Orleans native, Lil George Brown himself. A trombonist, vocalist, and known to some as Joji. One thing that this group brings is energy, and it’s a show with moments you just have to be there for. Come and listen in the New Orleans Jazz Museum balcony and courtyard area or join in from home at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live.
Rampart: Protecting Artist Legacies
Join The Ella Project on October 27, 2026 from 2:00–3:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Jazz Museum for a free panel on protecting artists’ legacies, featuring curator David Kunian, producer Don Bartholomew, attorney Ashlye Keaton, and archivist and musicologist Melissa Weber.
Gallatin Street Fridays Presented by The Nathan and Priscilla Gordon Foundation brings you Barakat!
Barakat blends Middle Eastern melodies with New Orleans soul. His most recent album, Taawilat Sittee (“My Grandmother’s Table”) is his compositional debut honoring his family and displaying his work as the band’s leader. We hope you will come to experience this with us.
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen, or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
The Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) Present... Abe Thompson Orchestra - "After the Storm (is Life)" Album Release Show
Come and hear “After the Storm (is Life)” for the first time at the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Abe Thompson and Evan Oberla collaborated on this orchestral album that highlights the talents of Thompson’s vocals and drumming, as well as Oberla’s trombone and production skills. “After the Storm (is Life)” is a groovy combination of gospel and funk. Be there or be square!
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen, or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
Crescendo 2026: Publishing and Revenue Streams
Join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum for Crescendo 2026, a free six-session music business intensive designed for independent musicians. Led by musician and entrepreneur Lou Hill and attorney Bri Whetstone, this workshop explores practical music business topics to help artists understand their rights, opportunities, and careers.
This session covers:
What publishing is and how publishing revenue works
How to use someone else’s publishing rights
Sound recording copyrights and what’s covered
Common revenue streams from masters
Royalties derived from the public performance right (performance royalties)
All sessions are FREE. Attend one workshop or join the full series; advance RSVP is requested.
Location: New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave., 3rd Floor, New Orleans
Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.
RSVP: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/eBt0e4825Xth-2CJRmkCug
More information: https://ellanola.org/crescendo
Presented by The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
The Cultural Center for New Orleans in the South of France with BassX
Back from six months in Millau, France, CCNOSF founder Laurence Copel invites you to join us Tuesday October 20th at the New Orleans Jazz Museum's weekly Balcony Concert Series to learn about CCNOSF's progress and help support the project.
Come out early to learn about what CCNOSF has accomplished in Millau since March. Come ask questions, share your own ideas, and support the new Cultural Center for New Orleans in the South of France.
4:00pm: Gates Open with Cash Bar
4:30pm: CCNOSF Info Session
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Live Performance by Julius McKee's BassX
Admission to the Jazz Museum courtyard lawn is Free and Open to All Ages, however, a Suggested Sliding Scale Donation of $5 - $50 to CCNOSF on-site is kindly and gratefully requested.
Support the preservation and dissemination of New Orleans culture through this new program in partnership with the New Orleans Jazz Museum providing opportunities to New Orleans culture bearers in the South of France!
Learn More: CCNOSF.org
Freedom at the Mat: Freedom Fête
Freedom Fête is an intentional wellness experience designed to spoil women with an afternoon of self-care which will renew, connect and transform.
On Sunday, Oct 18, Freedom at The Mat offers all women an indulgent self-care experience at the New Orleans Jazz Museum to celebrate how beautiful and special you are, renew your mind, body & spirit, connect with your inner self and like-minded women, and be transformed by the love in the room, two wellness sessions led by Olivia F. Scott and Shanda Domango and the wisdom of Film Director and Visionary Woman Fox Rich.
Don't miss out on this rejuvenating day to love, care and pour into number one - YOU.
Ticket proceeds benefit Freedom at The Mat, a women's wellness 501c3, and Rich Family Ministries.
Details and tix at Black-Owned Yoga Mats & Yoga Classes for Retreats & Corporate Wellness – Freedom at The Mat: A Women's Wellness Sanctuary
https://calendly.com/omergealliances/now-massage-at-freedom-fete
Who Freedom Fête is for: Any woman in need of a break. Freedom at The Mat is creating and holding this self-care space to pour into and nourish your mind, body & spirit. Dedicate this afternoon to turn off everything for a day, pour into yourself, renew, connect and walk away transformed.
Dominican NOLA Fest
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to welcome Dominican NOLA Fest! Born in the heart of New Orleans, Dominican NOLA Fest celebrates the rich cultural connections between the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, and New Orleans through music, dance, gastronomy, history, and the arts. This special festival brings together international and local artists, musicians, dancers, writers, and educators for a full day of entertainment, cultural exchange, and educational workshops for the whole family.
What to expect: Live music and dance performances, historical educational workshops, Dominican & Caribbean gastronomy, cultural arts activities from international and local artists.
Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the cultural connections that bring our communities closer together. Donations will be accepted at the door to help support the festival and its mission to bring musical instruments and arts supplies to communities in the Dominican Republic and the New Orleans area.
We are grateful to everyone who has helped make this celebration possible. Come celebrate with us!
BRAT
BRAT is a heavy metal band from the depths of New Orleans underground, and they just released their newest LP, Manslayer! Catch their record release show with Joystick and Fiend here at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Manslayer has been said to unleash BRAT’s deeper artistic abilities... BRAT band members are Brenner Moate on lead guitar, Liz Selfish on vocals, Dustin Eagan on drums, and Ian Hennessey on bass/rhythm guitar.
After being on tour for the past few years they’re finally home. Don’t miss it!
Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brat-record-release-show-joystick-and-fiend-the-new-orleans-jazz-museum-tickets-1998966025192
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: Arco Latino
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an afternoon of music and culture!
The New Orleans Jazz Museum & NOLAxNOLA504 present Arco Latino, a collective of collaborative entertainers founded in 2016 by Bremman Burgos and Raymond Florentino. Blending the elegance and versatility of a string ensemble with the vibrant rhythms of Latin music, Arco Latino offers a fresh and distinctive approach to genres such as merengue, bachata, salsa, and jazz. Through creative arrangements and dynamic performances, the group reimagines familiar sounds while creating an experience that is both rooted in tradition and uniquely its own.
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen, or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
Trempo Masterclass
Registration is closed.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to collaborate with the Trempo Brass Band of France as they hold masterclasses for local musicians. The Trempo Program teaches the history of Brass Band music in New Orleans, and the influences from cultural genres from France, the United States, and the Caribbean. In addition to learning New Orleans classic melodies and harmonic chords, this masterclass will include other musical traditions special to New Orleans.
Friends of the Cabildo Film Series Present Ancestral Artistry
Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture is a film about the legacy and impact of people of creole descent in Louisiana. This documentary, produced by the Louisiana Architecture Foundation, features members of families who have passed down trade skills throughout generations. Specifically focused on the lives of Jeff Pree, Darryl Reeves and Teddy Pierre. Learn about the people who laid the groundwork of Louisiana’s exemplary architecture that has supported our families and continually engages visitors in our history. This film is a part of the Friends of the Cabildo Film Series.
You can purchase your tickets here: FOC | Ticketing
Trempo Masterclass
Registration is closed.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to collaborate with the Trempo Brass Band of France as they hold masterclasses for local musicians. The Trempo Program teaches the history of Brass Band music in New Orleans, and the influences from cultural genres from France, the United States, and the Caribbean. In addition to learning New Orleans classic melodies and harmonic chords, this masterclass will include other musical traditions special to New Orleans.
The Ella Project
This seminar offers community members practical guidance on licensing, intellectual property rights, and other essential music-industry business topics. With so much thriving talent in New Orleans, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to support local musicians by helping them protect both their creative work and their business interests. We hope you’ll join us!
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: The New Orleans Jazz Museum & Positive Vibrations present NolaGaita
Experience the vibrant traditions of Venezuela at the New Orleans Jazz Museum as NolaGaita brings the festive sounds of Gaita Zuliana to our Hispanic Heritage Month Balcony Concert Series.
Founded in 2022 by 12 Venezuelan musicians, NolaGaita is a New Orleans–based ensemble dedicated to preserving and sharing Venezuela's rich cultural heritage through music. Featuring the traditional rhythms of Gaita de Furro Zuliana, the group celebrates the spirit of the Zulia region with joyful performances that honor its music, traditions, and stories. Whether performing at cultural festivals or community celebrations, NolaGaita creates an authentic musical experience that brings people together through the warmth, energy, and pride of Venezuelan culture.
Trempo Masterclass
Registration is closed.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to collaborate with the Trempo Brass Band of France as they hold masterclasses for local musicians. The Trempo Program teaches the history of Brass Band music in New Orleans, and the influences from cultural genres from France, the United States, and the Caribbean. In addition to learning New Orleans classic melodies and harmonic chords, this masterclass will include other musical traditions special to New Orleans.
Trempo Masterclass
Registration is closed.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to collaborate with the Trempo Brass Band of France as they hold masterclasses for local musicians. The Trempo Program teaches the history of Brass Band music in New Orleans, and the influences from cultural genres from France, the United States, and the Caribbean. In addition to learning New Orleans classic melodies and harmonic chords, this masterclass will include other musical traditions special to New Orleans.
Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series Present Sonny Landreth
Slide guitar player, Sonny Landreth, is from Lafayette, Louisiana. He began playing guitar when he was 12 years old and has been a member of Clifton Chenier’s music group, The Red Hot Louisiana Band, and a guest guitarist in Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band. Landreth has held top 5 Billboard chart ratings on several of his recordings, and his album Recorded Live in Lafayette (2017) was nominated for a Grammy. His most recent album, Blacktop Run (2020), is ranked in the top 5 on Official Americana and Jazz and Blues album charts. The Friends of the Cabildo and New Orleans Jazz Museum are delighted to have him play in the third-floor Performance Center.
You can purchase tickets here: FOC | Ticketing
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: Alesia and Sasong
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an unforgettable afternoon of music and culture!
The New Orleans Jazz Museum & NOLAxNOLA504 present Alesia Marie Garcia, a powerful Louisiana vocalist bringing together jazz, R&B, soul, pop, inspirational music, and Latin influences in a sound that is uniquely her own. Rooted in her Honduran heritage and inspired by a lifelong connection to music, Alesia brings warmth, emotion, versatility, and authenticity to every performance. Singing in both English and Spanish, she creates a musical experience that moves between genres and cultures while keeping her own voice at the center. Her music is about more than a beautiful voice—it’s about connection. Whether celebrating, reflecting, or simply enjoying the moment, Alesia believes music has the power to make people feel something.
Come experience her voice. Come celebrate her culture. Come discover her artistry.
Admission is free to the New Orleans Jazz Museum third floor Performance Center and seating is first come, first serve. Come and listen, or enjoy from home! Watch from the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s Facebook page at 2:00 PM at facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live
Trempo Masterclass
Registration is closed.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is proud to collaborate with the Trempo Brass Band of France as they hold masterclasses for local musicians. The Trempo Program teaches the history of Brass Band music in New Orleans, and the influences from cultural genres from France, the United States, and the Caribbean. In addition to learning New Orleans classic melodies and harmonic chords, this masterclass will include other musical traditions special to New Orleans.
