Last week was very special since it was my birthday week as well as the first weekend of Jazz Fest. There were so many celebrations that I did not get a chance to go to the jazz festival but I am looking forward to doing it this weekend.
AS you probably noticed our town is full of jazz lovers from all over the world, as well as media people from out-of town.
Almost every venue is featuring live performance and the melodic sounds are spilling all over the streets. Most of these venues have no cover charge. I had the opportunity to enjoy last Saturday, the electrifying performance of talented, local jazz trumpeters Wynston Marselis and Irvin Mayfield at the Irvin Mayfield's Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. The venue was full to capacity as well as the courtyard and the lobby. In keeping with the jazz fest theme prevalent throughout the CrescentCity this week, trumpeters Irvin Mayfield and Kermit Ruffins are offering jazz lovers a chance to experience two outstanding musicians who will be performing on the same night at two different locations across town.
On Wednesday, April 29 from 6 to 9 pm,Irvin Mayfield will be blowing it out at Kermit's Lounge located at 1200 St. Bernard Avenue. While at the same time, in a true artist exchange, Kermit Ruffins will entertain at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on 300 Bourbon Street.
Validated parking is only $10 for 4 hours.
April 28 & 29
PONDEROSA STOMP AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES
Ponderosa Stomp will take place at the House of Blues during the week between JazzFest, April 28 and 29. American Routes, the nationally-syndicated public radio program dedicated to the exploration of music and the American experience, has joined with the House of Blues to showcase this year’s Ponderosa Stomp, on April 28 and 29, 2009.Some of the great featured artists include Wanda Jackson, Dale Hawkins ("Suzie Q"), Lazy Lester (whose song, “Ponderosa Stomp gave the fest its name), James Burton, Otis Clay, Question Mark & the Mysterians (“96 Tears”), Ray Sharpe ("Linda Lu") and many other “unsung musical heroes” of Louisiana, plus a touching tribute to the late Eddie Bo by his fellow musicians and friends. For a lineup and ticket information go to http://www.ponderosastomp.com/ .
Wednesday, April 29 WEDNESDAYS NIGHT AT THE J.W.MARRIOTT Experience from 5:30 to 8 p.m., an evening of cultural indulgences at the JW Marriott Lobby Lounge featuring works represented by Bryant Galleries.Live Entertainment by:
Riccardo Crespo(Brazillian musician, singer and songwriter who plays acoustic guitar and harmonica)Spirit Tasting and complimentary Hors D’oeuvres.
April 29
Wednesday At The Square
Marcia Ball and Marva Wright and the BMW's
5:00pm until 7:30pm,Lafayette Square Park
Wednesday at the Square is a free, 12-week concert series with food and drink for sale to benefit the Young Leadership Council. It is at Lafayette Square off St. Charles in the CBD. Local artisans also sell their work in the ArtistVillage near the Camp Street entrance.
Wednesday, April 29
LPO PRESENTS THE BRITISH ARE COMING
7:30 p.m.at FirstBaptistChurch, Kenner -Tickets start at $15!
Rebecca Miller leads the LPO in an all-British program that includes the American premiere of York Bowen's Piano Concerto No. 3 played by her husband, Danny Driver
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Wednesday, April 29
DR MICHAEL WHITE & HOT 8 BRASS BAND
Dr. Michael White joins the Hot 8 Brass Band for the third annual mid-Jazz Fest concert at Sound Cafe. The Hot 8 Brass Band continues to use music as a means for seeking social justice in our community
TIM LAUGHLIN MUSICAL CALENDAR
Tue 4/28
Palm Court Jazz Café TL Band performing from 2 -4 pm
N.O Jazz Club Aniv party (1 – 5 pm)
Fri, 5/1 Jazz Fest 2 gigs
Clarinet Woodshed w/ Evan Christopher & Gregory Agid
Contemporary Jazz Stage 1:10 pm
Tim Laughlin Band
Economy Hall tent 4:35 pm
Fri & Sat night, The Intercontinental Hotel (400 St. Charles) performing in the Lobby bar from 8 -11pm.
This week, April 28-May 3- the Historical New Orleans Collection presents
Now on view
The Photography of Michael P. Smith from
The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Collection and the Contemporary Arts Center have teamed up to host a joint exhibition celebrating the life and work of photographer Michael P. Smith (1937–2008), who captured the heart and soul of New Orleans’s music, culture, and folkways. Each venue will highlight a different aspect of Smith’s work. A full-color catalogue has been produced with this exhibition and is available for purchase at both venues. For details, visit www.michaelpsmithphotography.com. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public.
“Beyond the Music”
Williams Gallery 533 Royal Street
Through September 13, 2009
THNOC’s display, “Beyond the Music,” features more than 80 photographs of spiritual churches, second lines, Mardi Gras Indians, social aid and pleasure clubs, and other inimitable facets of New Orleans life.
“Twenty-Five Jazz Fests”
Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp Street
Through July 12, 2009
Visitors will be able to see some of the iconic photographs from Smith’s 30-plus-year career of documenting the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Highlights include images of Louisiana legends—such as Professor Longhair, Irma Thomas, and Lightnin' Hopkins—as well as national acts like Chuck Berry (above), Bonnie Raitt, and Willie Nelson.
The CAC’s display of Smith’s material is funded under a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibition is also made possible by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. Exhibition on view through Summer 2009
The fifth collaborative exhibition between The Historic New Orleans Collection and the New Orleans Museum of Art opened at NOMA in CityPark. Drawing from the holdings of both institutions, the exhibition includes more than 50 examples by more than 40 women artists, including Caroline Durieux, Colette Heldner, Josephine Crawford, Ida Kohlmeyer, and Helen Turner. All artists featured either visited or resided in Louisiana from the late 19th century through the cusp of postmodernism. Women Artists in Louisiana, 1825–1965: A Place of Their Own is free to Louisiana residents; NOMA’s standard admission rates apply to all other patrons. The opening reception is free and open to the public.
The Hotel Monteleone’s “Jazzy Jams” sessions feature locally-based, nationally-recognized musicians who give hotel guests and locals an intimate, yet fascinating taste of musical New Orleans.
Nightly through out Jazz Fest from 9:00PM- 1:00AM
April
28 - John "Papa" Gros
29 - Big Daddy 'O'
30 - Theresa Andersson
May 1 - Mitch Woods
2 - Cherie Mannino
3 - Leslie Smith
The Carousel Bar & Lounge, Hotel Monteleone,214 Royal Street
MUSIC OFFERING AT DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR- NO COVER CHARGE
Dosjefescigarbar.com
TUES., 4/28 (TONITE) TOM HOOK w/ special guest WENDELL BRUNIOUS@ 9:30
WED., 4/29 - BOB ANDREWS@ 9:30
THURS., 4/30 - TONY GREEN & GYPSY JAZZ@ 9:30
FRI., 5/1 - THE GEORGE FRENCH BAND w/WENDELL BRUNIOUS & STEVE MASAKOWSKI @ 10 SAT., 5/2 - SUNPIE & THE LA. SUNSPOTS@ 10
SUN., 5/3 - JOHN ROYEN@ 9
MON., 5/4 - JOHN FOHL@ 9:30
***HAPPY HOUR*** HAS EXPANDED TO 7 DAYS
$2.50 HEINER BRAU PINTS;$3 HI-BALLS;$4 MARTINIS, MARGARITAS..
THE BOMBAY CLUB’S JAZZ FEST HAPPENINGS- NO COVER CHARGE
Monday-Wednesday 04/27-29 - David Armstrong on the piano. 6:00p-9:00p
Thursday, 04/30 - Monty Banks on the Piano. 7:00p-11:00p
Friday, 05/01 - Kris Klein & The Boulevards. 9:30p-12:30a
Saturday, 05/02 - Banu Gibson Trio. 9:30p-12:30Am
Sunday, 05/03 - Judy Spellman & Trio. 9:30p-12:30a
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Reservations are recommended (but not required) during Jazz Fest. Please call us at 504-586-0972, and we will be happy to make arrangements for you!
MUSIC OFFERINGS AT THE POLO CLUB LOUNGE AT THE WINDSOR COURT
–NO COVER CHARGE –[Live Music 7 Nights a Week!
The Leah Chase Trio-Friday -9 PM - Midnight
Saturdays-Anais St. John With The Harry Mayronne Trio- 9 PM – Midnight
MUSIC LISTINGS AT IRVIN MAYFIELD'S JAZZ PLAYHOUSE AT THE ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL
Fridays- May 1 at 8 p.m.LEON "KID CHOCOLATE" BROWN
Mondays - May 4 at 8 p.m. BOB FRENCH AND THE ORIGINAL JAZZ BAND
MUSIC LISTINGS AT THE RITZ CARLTON
on TROIS : JEREMY DAVENPORT- at 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Catherine Anderson - Sat and Sun at 1 p.m.
Armand St. Martin -10 a.m. Sunday
MUSICAL RENDERINGS AT IRVIN MAYFIELD’S PLAYHOUSE AT THE ROYAL SONESTA CLUB
Wed. April 29 6pm-9pm
Special show with Kermit Ruffins.
Also, Irvin Mayfield¹s NOJO Jam Sessions
every Wednesday beginning May 6, 8pm.
MAY 2009 SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 30 Johnaye Kendrick
Friday, May 1 Leon ³Kid Chocolate² Brown
Saturday, May 2 Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz
Orchestra¹s Book One CD Release Party
Monday, May 4 Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
Thursday, April 30
MEET RALPH BRENNAN AND HAVE NIBBLES AND WINE AT PARTYSIST
LATIN RHYTHMS WITH PATRICE FISHER,CHIKO AND ROGEIRO FROM BRAZIL
Pavilion of Two Sisters, New OrleansBotanical Garden, CityPark. Music at 6 p.m. $6.Mint Juleps and, wine and beer, soft drinks and food available.
Friday, April 1
OBITUARY COCKTAIL SOCIETY
AS every Friday, Obers will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. at this great saloon: Voila, 300 Decatur Street. $2 Drinks. Includes all domestic beer, many call liquors and more!
Friday, May 1
Suzaune McKamey & Company are performing this Friday, May 1 at Dino's on Tchoupitoulas from 9 p.m. to midnight
Friday, May 1
Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown.
A New Orleans native, Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown developed his love and passion for music while attending The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA).
Music lovers can experience the stylish young artist every Friday night in April and May from 8 pm until 12 Midnight. Locals and visitors can re-discover their love for jazz with the sounds of New Orleans jazz trumpeter, Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown.
May 1 AUDUDON'S WHITNEY ZOO-TO DO Audubon Nature Institute's annual black-tie gala "Outdooors and Under the Stars, will take place at the Audubon Zoo from 8:30p.m. to midnight. Nationally recognizable entertainments, silent auction of luxury vehicle,raffle, food from 100 restaurants and libations from 50 open bars will keep the guests very happy under the stars. Call 504-861-6160 or visit www.AudubonInstitute.org
May 2
If you love this year's NOJH Festival poster by Michalopoulos as much as I do, you do not want to miss the artist reception on May 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Michalopoulos Gallery, 617 Bienville Ave., 558-0505 .
Saturday, May 2
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM RIGHT WEEK
The Department of Justice will hold its annual National Crime Victims Rights Week informational fair at St. Mary's Academy, from 10am to 1pm. This is an excellent chance to learn about victims' rights and services in our city, and about emerging support for victims on a community and a government level. The Silence Is Violence Music Clinics kids will perform, and the youth artists of YA/YA will be present with "A Moveable Peace," a bus-mural project memorializing recent victims of homicide in New Orleans.
Please take time this week to remember victims of crime in New Orleans, and to do your part to enhance community-based safety and respect in our city.
www.silenceisviolence.org
May 2
GALLERY BIENVENU ARTIST RECEPTION
RAINE BEDSOLE Reception Saturday May 2nd 6-9-www.gallerybienvenu.com
Until May 10
Tony-Award-Comedy "The Little Dog Laughed" at Le Petite Theatre
Support Le Petit Theatre by attending The Little Dog Laughed By Douglas Carter Beane, on the Muriel's Cabaret Stage-Starring Francine Segal, Michael Aaron Santos, Sam Dudley,Jessie Terrebonne and directed by Heidi P. Junius Performances Thursday - Sunday. Tickets available at www.LePetitTheatre.com
Sunday, May 3
THERESA ANDERSSON AND JOHN BOUTTE AT LE PETIT THEATRE
Theresa Andersson @ Le Petit for Jazz Fest -One Woman Show w/ John Boutte opening
8:30pm - 10:00pm,Le Petit Theatre,616 Saint Peter St,504.522.2081
This is going to be amazing! First of all, this performance takes place in Le Petit: one of the oldest theatres in the country, and,yes, the theatre's haunted! It's located directly across the street from St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter.
Monday, May 4
The Making of 'Kind of Blue'
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Tom Dent Congo
Square Lecture Series presents author Ashley Kahn in a
multi-media presentation on the making of Miles Davis'
masterpiece "Kind of Blue," Monday, May 4, 7 p.m.,
at the Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart St.). Please Mark your calendar
MAY 8 World Cocktail Week Fundraiser in NEW ORLEANS
Friday May 8th 6- 9pm Presented by Beam Global Spirits & Wine
New Orleans' best mixologists will pay tribute to the great traditions of their city plus Museum founders Dale DeGroff and Chris McMillian will present the largest flaming mint julep in the world! Fabulous Music, Food, & Cocktails! All proceeds go to the Museum. Tickets $40 (incl. food & drink) Purchase online: http://www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org/
or by phone:504-569-0405.-Museum of the American Cocktail-At the Southern Food & Beverage Museum-Riverwalk Marketplace1 Poydras Street May 7 2009 COMMUNITY ARTS AWARDS
The Arts Council of New Orleans and AT& T will be hosting a luncheon celebrating the creative spirit of New Orleans and honoring individuals and organizations that are making contributions to the arts and culture in our community. The honorees are Luther Gray, Deacon John Moore, Auseklis Osols, Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, Mario Villa, WWOZ 90.7. The Patron Party will be on Wednesday, May 6 from 6 to p.m. at the WindsorCourtHotel and the Luncheon on the 7th will be at the Audubon Tea Room from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. For more information please contact Dolit! a Brown at 504-523-1465.
Darling friends,
