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
The 11th annual NOLA River Festival celebrates the cultural, economic, environmental, and inspirational impacts of the Mississippi River and its inhabitants on the Crescent City and the entire Gulf South region. The all-day festival at the New Orleans Jazz Museum will include live music, presentations and panels, walking tours, delicious local food vendors and a full bar, and more. The festival is free and open to the public as well as streaming on Facebook.
2023 NOLA River Fest Line Up
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Treme-Lafitte Brass Band Ft. the N’awlins D’awlins Babydolls (Starting at Jackson Square)
12:00 pm - 12:40pm: Caesar Brothers Funk Box
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm: Funky Friends
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Shawn Williams
3:20 pm - 4:20 pm: Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale
4:40 pm - 5:40 pm: Lynn Drury
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Little Freddie King
2023 NOLA River Panel Discussions in the 3rd Floor Performance Center
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: At the water's edge: Performing water in New Orleans
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Rituals: Survival, Resistance, Joy with Tank Ball