"What We Can Know About Edmond & Basile" Film Screening, Talk & Performance with Sascha Just & Oscar Rossignoli

Friday, March 27, 2026 - 7:00pm

New Orleans Jazz Museum

400 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70116

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

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Upcoming Shows

Doors 6:30pm | 7pm: "What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile” Film Screening

9pm: Oscar Rossignoli plays Dédé & Barès 

The new documentary film, “What We Can Know About Edmond And Basile,” directed by Sascha Just, is a story of hidden histories and a resurrection. Its stars are 19th century New Orleans composers Basile Barès and Edmond Dédé. Barès and Dédé were Creoles of Color – Dédé a free man, Barès born into enslavement. The film features, among others, contemporary pianist Oscar Rossignoli and Givonna Joseph, the current artistic director of OperaCréole.

In addition to being selected for its world premiere at the 2025 New Orleans Film Festival last October, “What We Can Know About Edmond And Basile” has been awarded the “2026 Humanity Documentary of the Year” by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. In celebration of the film’s LEH Award, which shall be presented to Ms. Just in Baton Rouge, LA on March 24th, an exclusive screening of the film, followed by a brief talk-back with the director and an intimate concert by Oscar Rossignoli.

Tickets $10 Advance | $15 At the Door 

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