Piano Night 2014 happened April 28, and it was another outstanding celebration of the New Orleans piano tradition.
Piano Night is the flagship benefit event for WWOZ 90.7FM and has become a tradition among New Orleans music lovers and loyal fans all over the world. This one-of-a-kind benefit concert for WWOZ is held each year on the Monday night between the two New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival weekends.
2014 Piano Night Photo Galleries
Piano Night Food Donors
2014 Piano Night Line Up
Rocking the 2014 Piano Night stagese: Ellis Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut, Jon Cleary, Davell Crawford, Marcia Ball, Joe Krown, Nigel Hall, David Todd Paquette, Marty Sammon, the Terrance Simien Trio featuring Danny Williams, Yoshitaka "Z2" Tsuji, Sanford Hinderlie, Paul Longstreth, David Torkanowsky, Robert Walter’s Trio featuring Simon Lott & Chris Stillwell, and direct from Cuba Jorge Luis Pacheco. Read more about these amazing artists.
The New Orleans Piano Tradition
If you'd like to learn more about the New Orleans Piano Tradition celebrated on Piano Night, check out the videos on our "Exploring the New Orleans Piano Tradition" page, which include lengthy lecture/performances by Tom McDermott, Henry Butler, and John Cleary, as well as shorter clips featuring legends like Professor Longhair, Dr. John, and James Booker.
Thank Yous
Photographers. Thanks to our volunteer photographers, whose work can be seen in the galleries linked above: Leon Morris, Kichea S. Burt, and Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Catherine King, and Eli Mergel .