The New Orleans Jazz Museum and Jazz Foundation of America present a performance featuring Stephen Foster & Friends on Wednesday, August 31st from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM CDT.

This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center, listening room. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first-come, first-serve. Learn more about our program admission policy. 

Enjoy jazz music from home with the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join the Jazz Museum online for our daily Live-Stream Concert Series, in which dynamic jazz musicians perform live from the Jazz Museum! Tune in at 2 pm on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.

Stephen Foster is the 2020 recipient of the Donald Meade Legacy Jazz Griot Award. He is a native New Orleanian, music educator, musician, and arranger. He is a product of St. Augustine High School, University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff, Loyola University, and Band Director’s Academy Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Stephen’s inspiration hails from studying Conducting/Orchestration under the tutelage of Dr. Ernest G. Chachere. He founded the Children’s Academy of Music, Mid-City Full Arts Workshop, Foster Family programs and developed the Jazz education curriculum for Stax Music Academy. He is a member of AAJC and the Quincy Jones Muzik Consortium. Using a holistic approach, he has inspired thousands of students over 46 years to become viable, contributing professionals in our society.-JAZZ GRIOT

Roy Joseph (Lead Guitar), Sylvester Andrews (Bass Guitar), Shannon Hamilton (Drums), Tracy Griffin (Trumpet), Trevarri Huff-Boone (Saxes), Christopher Butcher (Trombone), Steven Glenn (Tuba), Alaina McClue (Vocals), and Stephen Foster (Vocal and Saxes), Jocelyn Foster (Percussion), Dwight Fitch Sr. (Piano)