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 New Orleans Jazz Museum presents John Coltrane and A Love Supreme, a talk by the Grammy-winning American music historian, author, professor and producer, Ashley Kahn. This program takes place inside our Education Center located on the outside wing of the Jazz Museum. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first serve.
Too often, John Coltrane’s towering legend and enduring influence overshadows his message, which he meticulously wove into his best known album -- which some have called his musical self-portrait -- A Love Supreme. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of this seminal recording, this presentation employs music and video excerpts to better understand the connection between Coltrane's music and universal message. How did he work spiritual focus into his music? What role did Coltrane envision for himself and his recordings? What was his core message, and how does it continue to influence musicians and attract an audience well beyond the jazz circle, to this day? An exciting multimedia slideshow and discussion, with audio and video, to be followed by live music featuring The Tony Dagradi Quartet.
This event is co-sponsored by Qobuz. Com: Rediscover Music and The Friends of the Cabildo.
