Satchmo SummerFest
July 30-August 2, 2009
One of the highlights of the summer in New Orleans, Satchmo SummerFest, is set to kick off Thursday, July 30 and run through Sunday, August 2.
Started in the summer of 2001 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, the festival has become a popular annual event that continues to grow each year. Among the festival’s offerings are:
- Three days of free music on the grounds of the Old U.S. Mint, featuring the best of New Orleans’ local musical talents;
- Seminars on Louis Armstrong, his influence on the jazz musical genre, and other jazz educational offerings, as well as on the business of music in general;
- Samplings of New Orleans’ famous cuisine at stands and kiosks;
- Second line parades and a “Satchmo Club Strut” taking in local bars and music clubs in the music district along Frenchmen Street;
- A Satchmo art contest and show at the Crescent City Brewery on August 29.
This year's music lineup is as follows:
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| 'Red Beans & Ricely Yours' Stage |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Louisiana Music Factory presents the New Orleans Moonshiners |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
Fritzel's presents Fritzel's New Orleans Jazz Band |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Connie Jones Crescent City Jazz Band |
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
Tim Laughlin |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Leah Chase |
| 'Cornet Chop Suey' Stage |
| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Mo'LASSES (New Orleans Mostly Women's brass band) |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Sweet Home New Orleans presents Dejan's Olympia Brass Band |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Sharon Martin |
| 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM |
New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation presents Glenn David Andrews & the Lazy Six |
| 'Back o' Town' Stage |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Michael Skinkus |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
New Orleans Traditional Brass Band |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Linnzi Zaorski |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Seguenon Kone of Ivory Coast West Africa |
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| 'Red Beans & Ricely Yours' Stage |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
The Windsor Court Hotel presents Anais St. John the Harry Mayronne Trio |
| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
Sweet Home New Orleans presents Lars Edegran's New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra Featuring Lionel Ferbos |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints |
| 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM |
The Ritz-Carlton presents Jeremy Davenport |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers |
| 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Props for Pops Trumpet Tribute |
| 'Cornet Chop Suey' Stage |
| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
New Wave Brass Band |
| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation presents Leroy Jones & New Orleans Finest |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
James Andrews |
| 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM |
Soul Rebels Brass Band |
| 'Back o' Town' Stage |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Heritage School of Music |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Royal Players Brass Band |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sasha Masakowski |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Shamarr Allen |
Satchmo SummerFest is sponsored by French Quarter Festivals, Inc., which also sponsors the annual French Quarter Festival and Christmas New Orleans Style. Full details on Satchmo SummerFest ’09, including the performers and other participants, will be announced and published soon. For the most up-to-date information on Satchmo SummerFest call French Quarter Festivals at 522-5730 or log onto www.fqfi.org.
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