Schedule:

August 3, 2024

11:30 AM: Roots of Music Satchmo Soundoff Presented by Fidelity Bank

PosiGen Solar Stage - Esplanade Avenue

12:00 pm - 1:10 pm: Preservation Brass

1:30 pm - 2:40 pm: George Brown Band
Presented by Keesler Federal Credit Union

3:00 pm - 4:10 pm: The Nayo Jones Experience
Presented by The Derbes Foundation

4:40 pm - 5:50 pm: Yusa & Mahmoud Chouki

6:20 pm - 7:50 pm: Big Chief Donald Harrison with the ICONS
Big Chief Donald Harrison with the ICONS | Presented by JAX Brewery Parking Lots & The Berger Company

Fidelity Bank Stage - Barrack's Street

12:20 pm - 1:30 pm: Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders
Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders

1:50 pm - 3:00 pm: Catherine Russel

3:30 pm - 4:40 pm: Onward Brass Band

5:00 pm - 6:20 pm: NOJO 7 featuring Phillip Manuel
NOJO 7 featuring Phillip Manuel

6:40 pm - 8:00 pm: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

The Satchmo Legacy Stage in Memory of Joni Berry

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: "Back O' Town Blues" - The Anatomy of A Beloved Louis Armstrong Classic
by Paul Kahn & Catherine Russell | This discussion explores the transformative nature of Satchmo's artistry and the politics of music publishing.

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: The New Louis Armstrong Center
by Regina Bain | Bain will discuss the new 14,000 sq. foot Armstrong Center.

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: The Great Summit – A Timeless Recording Featuring Louis and the Duke
by Keith Hatschek | A discussion about Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong's 1961 joint album.

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: The King Oliver-Louis Armstrong Sessions
by Chris Thomas King | A discussion about the roots of jazz, exploring the historic blues session in Richmond, Indiana, in 1923.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: "Hello, Dolly" 60th Anniversary Celebration
by Ricky Riccardi | Armstrong scholar Ricky Riccardi will tell the entire story of how Armstrong took an unknown song from a Broadway production that hadn't even opened yet and turned it into the biggest hit of his lifetime.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Piano Sessions

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Matt Lemmler's New Orleans in Stride
Matt Lemmler's New Orleans in Stride | Presented by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: The Victor Campbell Duo
Presented by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Mari Watanabe & Kevin Louis
Presented by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

August 4, 2024

10am: Jazz Mass presented by Rhodes Funeral Home St. Augustine Church - Parish Hall 1210 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

PosiGen Solar Stage - Esplanade Avenue

12:00 pm - 1:10 pm: Al "Lil Fats" Jackson
Presented by Danny & Alana Wolfe

1:30 pm - 2:40 pm: Doreen's Jazz

3:00 pm - 4:10 pm: Detroit Brooks with Special Guest Charmaine Neville
Detroit Brooks with Special Guest Charmaine Neville

4:40 pm - 5:50 pm: Shannon Powell's Traditional All-Star Band
Shannon Powell's Traditional All-Star Band | Presented by Sal Borelli

6:20 pm - 7:50 pm: Brass-A-Holics with Flagboy Giz
Brass-A-Holics with Flagboy Giz

Fidelity Bank Stage - Barrack's Street

12:20 pm - 1:30 pm: John Boutté

1:50 pm - 3:00 pm: Steve Lands and Kosmi(k)rewe

3:30 pm - 4:40 pm: Wendell Brunious

5:00 pm - 6:20 pm: The Original Pinettes Brass Band

6:40 pm - 8:00 pm: Kermit Ruffins tribute to Louis Armstrong

The Satchmo Legacy Stage in Memory of Joni Berry

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: "Black and Blue": Louis Armstrong and the American Dream
by Robert Cataloti | This discussion explores the origin of "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" and Armstrong's reworked version, making it the first major racial protest song in American popular music.

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Louis Armstrong and Panama Al Brown: Muses of the Avant-Garde Movement in 1930's Paris
by Ariel Perez Price | Using their encounter in Paris in 1934 as a starting point, the presentation seeks to explore parallels between the lives of Louis Armstrong and Panama Al Brown, the first Latin American World Boxing Champion.

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: Roger Lewis, interviewed by David Kunian
Roger Lewis, founding Dirty Dozen Brass Band member, sits down with David Kunian, Curator of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, to talk about his storied life in music.

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: Home Movies: Louis Armstrong's New York City 1956 - 1963
by Catherine Russell & Paul Kahn | This discussion forms a fascinating picture of a musician's life in New York City from 1956 through 1963 through 8mm film home movies.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Louis in London
by Ricky Riccardi | The most talked-about Armstrong release of 2024 is Verve's Louis in London, a dazzling set of live recordings capturing the "last hurrah" of Armstrong's storied career.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Piano Sessions

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Capt. John Royen
Presented by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Rickie Monie & Jamil Sharif
Presented by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Steve Pistorius with Charlie Halloran
Steve Pistorius with Charlie Halloran | Presented by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Date: August 3 - 4, 2024

Location:

New Orleans Jazz Museum - 400 Esplanade Ave New Orleans, LA 70116

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