906 New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint [Photo by Jennifer Leslie]
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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
Friends of the Cabildo will host a special screening of rare 16mm film footage from the first-ever New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Wednesday, April 22. The event, part of the ongoing FOC Film Series, will take place in the third-floor performance space of the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, beginning at 6 p.m.
The one-night-only screening will feature seven short films captured at the inaugural 1970 Jazz Fest, showcasing footage of legendary performers such as Duke Ellington, Pete Fountain, Danny Barker and Mahalia Jackson. The films, originally shot by Don Perry—a co-founder of the New Orleans Jazz Club and a former WDSU cameraman—were donated to the Louisiana State Museum in 1978 and digitized in 2012 for preservation.
To enhance the viewing experience, the Band-In-A-Pocket Jazz Trio will perform live during portions of the films that do not contain audio. The screening will be moderated by Jon Pult.
General admission is $20, with a discounted rate of $10 for Friends of the Cabildo members. Tickets are available through the FOC Office at (504) 523-3939 or online at friendsofthecabildo.org.
