Music - Southern Comfort Stage
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Last Straws |
| 1:15 - 2:30 |
New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra presents "New Orleans Music of Satchmo's Youth" |
| 2:45 - 4:00 |
Clive Wilson's Satchmo Serenade with Butch Thompson |
| 4:15 - 5:15 |
Irakli and the Louis Ambassadors with an "All Star Repertoire", sponsored by the Florence Gould Foundation, le Meridien and the French Consulate |
| 5:30 - 6:30 |
Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers |
| 6:30 - 7:00 |
Trumpet Tribute Finale with Guest Musicians, sponsored by the Music and Entertainment Commission of New Orleans |
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Music - NewOrleans.com Brass Band Stage
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| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Louis Cottrell Brass Band |
| 1:45 - 3:15 |
Algiers Brass Band |
| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Michael White's Liberty Brass Band |
| 5:15 - 6:30 |
Storyville Stompers |
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Red Bean Alley
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| 12:00 - 7:00 |
A Sampling of Satchmo-inspired foods |
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Children's Informance (Mint Auditorium - 3rd Floor)
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| 12:00 pm |
"Nuts & Bolts of Armstrong" with Tim Laughlin & Company Explore the greatness of Louis Armstrong's music through an up close and personal look by noted New Orleans musicians. Sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. |
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Popeye's Children's Tent
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| 1:00 pm |
Pieces of Power present a Red Beans & Rice Mosaic Workshop |
| 2:00 pm |
Howard Pink & His Musical Garden Hoses or "Everything You Wanted to Know about the French Horn but Were Afraid to Ask": Using a conch shell, a cows ohm, a variety of soda straws and more, this LPO musician, teacher, and storyteller, teaches the history and development of the French horn in an educating and entertaining way. |
| 3:00 pm |
Second-Line Creations Station: Mardi Gras Indian Queen and public school teacher Cherice Harrison Nelson, with help from members of social aid and pleasure clubs, will supervise as kids of all ages create second line umbrellas and sashes, and second line with a brass band. Presented by the Jazz Centennial Celebration. |
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Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Tent
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| 12:00 - 7:00 |
The history of this premier black cultural organization is illustrious and, at times, controversial and colorful. Native son Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong served as King in 1949, the only non Zulu member to hold this distinguished position. His wife, Lucille, served as Queen Zulu in 1973. Relive Satchmo's reign through rarely seen photos from the Marion Porter collection, doubloons featuring Armstrong's likeness, a silkscreen poster in his honor, memorabilia and pictures of the float that was used in the parade. |
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Harrah's "Hot Five" Seminars (Mint Auditorium - 3rd Floor)
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| 1:00 pm |
Jazz & Its Influence on Dance Donald Byrd, a nationally renowned African American choreographer, is joined by New Orleans writer/poet Kalau ya Salaam, and sculptor, Martin Payton, to explore the influence of
Louis Armstrong and jazz on our contemporary arts. Presented by the New Orleans Ballet Association. |
| 2:00 pm |
The Jazz Kings: New Orleans' Link to the First Generation of Jazz Men Following their Heritage Music Mass Series performance at St. Augustine Church, seven seasoned jazz musicians, ages 70-93, will discuss musical experiences and memories. Moderated by Lolis Eric Elie, columnist for The New Orleans Times-Picayune. |
| 3:00 pm |
New Orleans Jazz Funerals Don Marquis, jazz historian and author of "In Search of Buddy Bolden, First Man of Jazz", explains this cultural phenomena that links death and celebration. |
| 4:00 pm |
Ambassador Satch: An Agent for Change New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial and a panel of political, art
and music leaders, including Stanley Crouch, columnist for the New York Daily News and one of the world's best and most famous jazz critics, and Robert O'Meally, Department Head of the newly added Jazz Studies at Columbia University, explore Satchmo's impact as a world figure, humanitarian and virtuoso. Presented by the Music and Entertainment Commission of New Orleans. |
| 5:00 pm |
Memories of Armstrong Richard B. Allen, curator emeritus for the Hogan Jazz Archives at Tulane University, and author of Louis Armstrong's obituary which appeared on the front page of the New Orleans States-Item on July 6, 1971, is joined by Armstrong protege Chris Clifton and Jewel Brown, touring vocalist with Armstrong from 1961-68, for touching and entertaining remembrances of Satchmo. |
