Through the iron gate on St. Peter St. lies one of the world’s most respected music venues and the spiritual home of New Orleans jazz, Preservation Hall. It’s small and simple but a little magic happens there daily. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is dedicated to preserving the traditions of New Orleans jazz as it was in its heyday a hundred years ago, and they play four white-hot, hour-long sets each day.
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Rising Rhythm: New Orleans Jazz Museum Unveils a New Economy Hall Exhibit
February 24, 2025
Generally speaking, when Economy Hall is mentioned in conversation, it’s typically regarding the lively, crowd-filled stage nestled within the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival that radiates electric sounds of jazz, blues, brass and other distinctly Crescent City musical notes. However, the original Economy Hall, which dates back to 1857, not only had roots in music but also played a vital role in shaping the city’s cultural legacy.
Jazzing Up Our Jazz Museum
November 18, 2024
Exciting new improvements are happening at the New Orleans Jazz Museum! The museum has long been a center that celebrates the city’s jazz and history through interactive exhibits, multigenerational educational programming, research facilities and engaging musical performances. The museum provides educational outreach for high school and university students, educators and visitors through interactive exhibits, online programming, professional classes and instrument lessons, student performances, as well as teacher training.
Celebrating Jazz At the Improvisations Gala
August 22, 2024
You are cordially invited to dance the night away at The New Orleans Jazz Museum on Saturday, Dec. 7, for the seventh annual Improvisations Gala, a fusion of the senses featuring cocktails, spectacular musical entertainment and fabulous food.
What a Wonderful World! On the Way to Stardom
May 30, 2024
It’s the dog days of summer, and we are all looking for an escape from the heat. A favorite of locals and tourists alike is the New Orleans Jazz Museum, located in the historic Old U.S Mint building at 400 Esplanade Ave. by the French Market. At the Jazz Museum, you can learn about jazz in the very city where it was born and enjoy dynamic interactive exhibits. The museum offers engaging listening stations, instruments, photographs, and artwork … and it’s free!
Festivals in Bloom At The New Orleans Jazz Museum
February 23, 2024
It’s festival season! We have so much to celebrate and the weather is beautiful! The Jazz Museum is going to be sure that we all have happy feet as they keep us dancing all over their lush grounds all Spring!
The Jazz Museum’s Global Bridge
November 27, 2023
The New Orleans Jazz Museum teamed up with Le 360 Paris Music Factory in bringing New Orleans Jazz to Paris, France for a jointly produced Festival Jazz Nouvelle-Orléans. The festival featured performances by premier New Orleans musicians, James Andrews, George Brown and Christie Jourdain of the Original Pinettes Brass Band and a traditional second line. The artists served as cultural ambassadors of the New Orleans music tradition, teaching master classes and sharing our unique culture with the Parisian audience.
Directing Jazz at Preservation Hall
August 23, 2023
No visit to New Orleans is complete without a visit to hear traditional jazz at internationally renowned Preservation Hall. Founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe, Preservation Hall sought to give a home to traditional New Orleans music at a time when it was surviving primarily on neighborhood streets. Integrated from its very inception during the Jim Crow South, the Hall was always a place for black and white musicians to play together for black and white audiences.
New Orleans Jazz Museum's Improvisation Gala: "Out of This World!"
August 23, 2023
Here’s yet another event to get excited about this fall! The New Orleans Jazz Museum’s 6th annual Improvisations Gala will feature the incomparable Jason Neville Funky Soul Band and Special Guest Mr. P. Funk “George Clinton” on Dec. 2, 2023 on the museum grounds in the historic French Quarter.
The Improvisations Gala will take place throughout the historic complex at 400 Esplanade Ave. from 8–11 p.m., preceded by a one-hour Patron Party. This year’s theme is “Out of this World.” Tickets are $300 per person for the exclusive Patron Party and $150 per person for General Admission.
The Improvisations Gala will take place throughout the historic complex at 400 Esplanade Ave. from 8–11 p.m., preceded by a one-hour Patron Party. This year’s theme is “Out of this World.” Tickets are $300 per person for the exclusive Patron Party and $150 per person for General Admission.
Sharing Jazz Across the Globe
May 24, 2023
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is delighted to partner with the French Consulate in New Orleans to realize two intersecting projects in Paris, both of which are set to take place around the annual Fête de la Musique celebration in June.
Kazoo Horns, Bazookas, and Slow Drag: Box Guitars and Homemade Instruments A New Exhibit at The Jazz Museum
March 03, 2023
People have been making instruments since the beginning of human history. There is something inherent in our species and development that makes us want to create and express ourselves. Rattles made of bird skulls and turtle shells, whistles fashioned from the wing and leg bones of large birds, and eagle bone and sugarcane flutes have been found at Native American mounds. People need to make sound, so they make things that create sound.
