The New Orleans Jazz Museum & NOLAxNOLA present the Hispanic Heritage Month Musical Celebration featuring Oscar Rossignoli with Martin Masakowski & Peter Varnado on Friday, September 30th at 2:00 PM CDT.
Join us for the Hispanic Heritage Month Musical Celebration: starting Friday, September 16 through Friday, October 14, you can enjoy weekly live performances as we honor Hispanic Heritage Month. The event will be held inside our third-floor Performance Center. 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.
Oscar Rossignoli
Honduran-born pianist Oscar Rossignoli folds many traditions into his music, from his classical music formation to his passion for Latin and North American jazz. He’s currently based in New Orleans and works with some of the city’s best musicians such as Jason Marsalis, John Boutté, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herlin Riley, among others. He has also established his reputation in various settings and bands, including his brilliant Extended trio with Matt Booth and Brad Webb and by leading his own quartet.
His latest self-released album, Inertia, marks his first full-length solo piano project. The record, which he says he had been wanting to do for a long time, showcases his long relationship with his instrument of choice, as well as his process of discovery through improvisation. Tracks range from original compositions to improvisations and include a nod to Chopin and a tribute to the late great Chick Corea. -Matt Micucci for JAZZIZ
Martin Masakowski
Bassist and luthier Martin Masakowski was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of a musical family, Martin's immersion in the arts began from a young age. He spent his youth studying visual arts and transitioned into music at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts high school. Martin went on to study jazz at the University of New Orleans before moving to The Netherlands to finish his bachelor’s in music at the Rotterdam Conservatory. He spent the following years touring with an Eastern European folk band, the Balcony Players.
As a result of his travels and the influence of his family and his city, Martin’s musical styles span across jazz, folk, classical, electronic, experimental, Eastern European and Indian genres. Inspired by years on the road with an upright bass, Martin's most recent endeavor was the design and building of his own custom travel bass, with future plans to produce his own line of instruments to meet the need of traveling musicians. In 2019, Martin received a Masters in Jazz Performance from the University of New Orleans. He is currently back home in New Orleans, performing regularly at clubs such as Snug Harbor and The Spotted Cat while continuing to develop and push the rhythmic and harmonic boundaries of the double bass.
Peter Varnado
Peter Varnado is a very distinguished drummer who is exceptionally versatile at playing multiple styles of music. Born and raised in New Orleans, La., Peter attended the prestigious school of the arts, NOCCA. After receiving his high school diploma, Peter was granted a full scholarship to The University of New Orleans, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in Jazz Studies degree, and continued to receive his Master’s in Music.
Peter has shared the stage with Nicholas Payton, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Stephanie Jordan, The Masakowski Family Band, Jason Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, James Martin Band, Loose Willis Band, Carl Leblanc, Ryan Hanseler Trio, Tansy, and many others. Peter has been featured on several albums showcasing his all-around drumming skills. Some of those albums are “Live at Snug” Ryan Hanseler, “Cicada Songs” by Quinn Sternberg, and “Monsters” by Loose Willis Band. Peter is currently the Director of Applied Music at Tulane University where he also serves as the Black American Music drumming instructor.
This event is in partnership with NOLAxNOLA. To check out other event listings, go to NOLAxNOLA.com.
