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Big River

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 8:00 PM (CT)

New Orleans, LA

Big River

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
General admission Ended $25.00 $0.99

Event Details

Big River celebrates New Orlean’s unique culture and music featuring some of today’s most talented jazz artists with deep roots in the music of the Big Easy. Originally organized as a fundraiser by pianist and music director, Peter Martin in St. Louis, the Big River concert successfully showcases the musicians in varied combinations including solo piano, duo pianos, quartet, quintet drawing upon New Orleans repertoire from Jelly Roll Morton to the present day.

Performing...in various combinations ranging from solo piano and piano duos to trios, quartets, quintets and an all-inclusive final jam session all the artists seemed to tap into the indefinable essence of New Orleans music and to communicate that magic to each other and the audience. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Exuberant parade music and raunchy blues tunes, rowdy street marches and sweet jazz nocturnes attested to the enduring power of the music of New Orleans.... (Chicago Tribune)

Featuring Ellis Marsalis (piano), Don Vappie (banjo), Jeremy Davenport (vocals), Peter Martin (piano), Herlin Riley (drums) Reginald Veal (bass), and Victor Goines (saxophone). Presented in partnership with the Contemporary Arts Center.

 
Please note: Big River offers special prices for students and seniors ($20) as well as members of the CAC and The NOCCA Institute ($15). Please call 504 940 2900 to order tickets at those rates. 

When & Where



New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
2800 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 8:00 PM (CT)


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The NOCCA Institute



New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) is a world-class educational institution that has been changing the lives of young people since 1973. Every year, this professional arts training center provides intensive instruction in Classical Music, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts, Dance, Drama, Jazz, Media Arts, Musical Theatre, Theatre Design, Vocal Music, Visual Arts, and academics to students from public, private, and parochial schools across Louisiana. Students attend via schoolday, after-school, weekend, and summer sessions. Admission to NOCCA is by audition, and tuition is free. Find out more at www.NOCCA.com.

The NOCCA Institute provides supplemental funding for NOCCA students and advocacy for NOCCA’s world-class program. With the support of corporations, foundations, and individuals across Louisiana and the globe, the Institute has helped turn NOCCA into a flagship professional arts training facility. Some of the Institute’s more notable endeavors include: the Term-Time Financial Aid Program, the NOCCA Summer Term Financial Aid Program, the Summer Study Financial Aid Program, the Artists-in-Residence Program, the capital campaign for NOCCA’s current home and future capital expansion, and numerous arts programs for the general public. Learn more about the Institute at www.NOCCAInstitute.com.