The New Orleans Jazz Museum and Jazz Foundation of America present a performance featuring Stephen Foster Jazz Orchestra on Wednesday, June 7th at 2:00 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.

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 musicians perform live from the Jazz Museum! Tune in at 2pm on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to watch for free.

Stephen Foster

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.