One of the greatest living legends of one of the greatest jazz eras, 80 year old tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, headlines a 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival lineup that covers more than a century of jazz history: from its earliest roots to present day smooth jazz, starring multi-platinum-selling soprano saxophonist Kenny G. Also [...]
Backstreet Cultural Museum | New Orleans
The Museum’s mission is to present and preserve the unique cultural traditions of New Orleans’ African American society, including Mardi Gras Indians, Jazz funerals, and Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs. Through its programs and exhibitions of artifacts, memorabilia, photos, and videos, the Museum endeavors to protect these treasures of the community. The Backstreet Cultural Museum [...]
10th Annual Satchmo Summerfest | New Orleans
Satchmo SummerFest – the premier American Jazz Festival dedicated to the life, music and legacy of New Orleans’ native son, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong – returns for its tenth celebration, August 5 through August 8 at the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint. The festival is free and open to the public. Three stages of music [...]
Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club | New Orleans, LA
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club is is one of New Orlean’s most celebrated Mardi Gras parade krewes. Established in the early 1900′s, the Zulu Krewe, initially known as the “Tramps,” developed first as a marching group. According to legend, its members adopted the idea for the group from a popular vaudeville skit from [...]
Cane River Creole National Park | Natchitoches, LA
Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The park was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 in order to preserve examples of French and Creole architecture and to interpret the multi-cultural history of the area. The area currently protects a total of [...]
Amistad Research Center | New Orleans, LA
Founded on the campus of Tulane University in 1966, the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans houses one of this country’s largest collections of manuscripts pertaining to the African-American Diaspora, race relations, church history, education, and the Civil Rights movement. In addition to over 15 million primary documents, the center holds more than 250,000 photographs, [...]
