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
The Big Easy & Pura Vida
The Jazz Museum is hosting a fundraising concert to help send the Jazz Ambassadors to San Jose and Limon, Costa Rica to share the unique culture and music of the Crescent City!
The New Orleans Jazz Ambassadors Program is an initiative between the New Orleans Jazz Museum and local universities, providing a rotating roster of New Orleans music students with the opportunity to perform abroad and serve as ambassadors for the city.
The Jazz Ambassadors will be sharing their traditional brass band music at Teatro Nacional in San Jose, hosting master classes in rural towns and local schools, and participating in the Grand Parade honoring Afrodescendente Day in the Costa Rican Caribbean.
Tune in on facebook.com/nolajazzmuseum/live to stream the concert.
