The Birth Place of Jazz and Jazz a National Art Treasure rooted in the Black Experience to what is now a global treasure, jazz continues to be a source of inspiration and creativity, due in large part to the Honorees the Black Men of Labor, will honor and pay tribute to on October 20, 2023, at 7:00pm at the Sheraton Hotel Armstrong
Ball Room.

Presented by the Black Men of Labor, New Orleans Iconic Cultural Bearers and in partnership with the New Orleans Culture and Tourism Fund will celebrate the commitment, dedication, creativity, and contributions of the following musicians:

Germaine P. Bazzle (91) , Lawerence Cotton (96), Charles “Charlie” Gabriel (91) Daniel Farrow (91), Roger Dickerson (89) Al “Carnival Time” Johnson (84), Roger Lewis(82), Thais Clark (81), Benny Jones, Sr, (80) Lester Caliste (76)

The Gala will be dedicated in Memory of Peter “Chuck” Badie and Edward “Kidd” Jordan

We are inviting everyone to come out and celebrate over eight hundred plus years of educating, mentoring, performing, and living life.