NOLA River Fest 2020 Lineup Announcement
NEW ORLEANS (September 18, 2020) — The 8th annual NOLA River Fest takes place the week of September 21-27, 2020, online at nolariverfest.org and on facebook.com/nolariverfest/live. NOLA River Fest celebrates the environmental, cultural, and economic impact of the Mississippi River and the land it built through live music, panels, and virtual tours that explore this year’s theme “Working on the River.” A full schedule of events can be found at nolariverfest.org
To celebrate the festival, live music will be streamed daily from the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint. This year’s musical lineup will include performances by Kinfolk Brass Band, Thais Clark and the Jazz Foundation of America All Star Jazz Ensemble, Mayumi Shara & Tack Tom Revolution, Treme Brass Band, The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, L.U.C. and Rebel Babel Ensemble from Poland, Grayhawk Perkins, and Bon Bon Vivant. For a detailed schedule please visit https://www.nolariverfest.org/line-up
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 5:00pm Kinfolk Brass Band, Big Queen Mary Kay of the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians and the N’awlins Dawlins Babydolls will lead the annual NOLA River Fest kickoff with a social-distance second line and concert from the balcony.
Livestreamed virtual panels include a Mississippi River flyover, history review, photography discussion, and an exploration of the Poverty Point World Heritage Site. Panel viewers can also join in on ZOOM. For a list of panelists, please visit https://www.nolariverfest.org/speakers
NOLA River Fest is presented by a coalition of institutions that include the New Orleans Jazz Museum, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, RESTORE The Mississippi River Delta, The Water Collaborative, ELLA Project, Offbeat Magazine, Guitar Center, LSU Ag Center, Estados Unidos Mexicanos/Mexican Consulate, French American Chamber of Commerce, Gambel Communications, Jazzmen New Orleans, Louisiana Music Factory, Louisiana Museum Foundation, Cervantes Foundation, Radio Tropical, Louisiana Travel, Louisiana Seafood, Royal Frenchmen, Telemundo New Orleans, UNO Federal Credit Union, Uptown Graphics, WGSO Radio, WWNO Radio, and WWOZ.
For more information on the NOLA River Fest, please visit nolariverfest.org or visit us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @nolariverfest.
About The New Orleans Jazz Museum
The New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates jazz in the city where it was born. Through dynamic interactive exhibits, multigenerational educational programming, research facilities and engaging musical performances, the music New Orleans made famous is explored in all its forms. Through partnerships with local, national and international educational institutions, the New Orleans Jazz Museum promotes the global understanding of jazz as one of the most innovative, historically pivotal musical art forms in world history. For more information on upcoming performances, visit nolajazzmuseum.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @NOLAJazzMuseum.
Poster Artwork by Léa Robin
Media Contacts
Baylee Badawy
Digital / Media Strategist
216-372-8268
bbadawy@crt.la.gov
www.nolajazzmuseum.org
Greg Lambousy
Director
504-427-2190
glambousy@crt.la.gov
www.nolajazzmuseum.org