SPONSORED BY THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM
showcases a variety of styles , both from New Orleans and beyond : funk , R & B , zydeco , even reggae .
The “ Face Value : The Illusions of Power and Money ” exhibit opened on November 7 , 2021 as part of Prospect 5 art triennial . Housed in the Jazz Museum ’ s Old U . S . Mint exhibit , “ Face Value ” examines the power structures surrounding money and the trust that we place in those institutions . As musical accompaniment to the exhibition , a compilation vinyl LP album was created with money-themed cover versions of famous songs in collaboration with the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts ’ Music department , featuring high school student musicians . This concept album dovetails into the students ’ course work in collaboration with their recording teacher , Joe Ceponis . The subject of money as seen through the lens of song is endlessly fascinating , running through every possible emotion and perspective . This project allows the audience to reflect on the pandemic and how it has induced universal anxiety , as well as how this time flavors a younger generation ’ s cover versions .
This year , excitement is building for an upcoming project with the international Rebel Babel Ensemble . In partnership with the New Orleans Jazz Museum , Rebel Babel Ensemble has created Dialog 3 , a globetrotting video project which captures performances by famous beat makers and jazz musicians in Europe and the U . S ., remixing the music of Polish composers from the interwar period ( 1918 to 1939 ). Rebel Babel Ensemble , a global brass band orchestra led by its founder and conductor Łukasz Rostkowski , boasts over 11,000 international members . Dialog 3 brings together over a dozen producers , DJs and musicians from different parts of the world including New Orleans , San Francisco , Big Sur , Coachella Valley , and Los Angeles .
Come explore the Jazz Museum in the town where jazz was born ! Visit the event calendar at nolajazzmuseum . org for their popular Jazz on the Balcony live and virtual concert series . If you are in town , grab a chair or blanket and a curbside picnic and join others on the lush lawn of the historic U . S . Mint for live local music ! If not , tune in online and shake a tail feather wherever you are !
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