New Orleans Jazz Museum
Located at the foot of Esplanade Avenue, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, located in the Old U.S. Mint, is a national historic landmark that is part of the Louisiana State Museum system.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is strategically located at the intersection of the city’s French Quarter and the Frenchmen Street live music corridor. The Museum celebrates the history of jazz, in all its forms, through dynamic interactive exhibits, multigenerational educational programming, research facilities, and engaging musical performances. For further details, visit NOLAjazzmuseum.org.
You can hear great music from some of New Orleans’ best contemporary artists in the state-of-the-art performance venue on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third floor. The Museum uses the space for evening programs, solo and small group concerts and special events while the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park offers daily live music programs for local residents and visitors to the Museum. Learn more and find a calendar of events at MusicAtTheMint.org
Upcoming Shows
6 pm: Reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres
7:05 - 7:40 Live Performance: Louis Michot - performs with short discussions about his connection to the coast/how he communicates the importance of the wetlands, and this region through his music. His father, Tommy Michot, joins for a song or two. He is both a lifelong scientist and musician. Then the former chief of the Houma Nation, August Cocoa Creppel joins the band.
7:45 - 8:15: Panel Discussion - Paul Maasen as the moderator (and perhaps Eva Tesfaye, a coastal reporter as second moderator), and the "band" together for a panel discussion about the changes coastal Louisiana is experiencing, the connection of place and culture, and communication of the issues through music.
8:15: Audience Q&A
8:25: Musical Performance ends the program
