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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Wed 16 Nov16WedNovJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Roger Lewis/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNONov 16, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CSTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAFrom the first time he picked up a saxophone, Roger Lewis began betting on a career as a musician. The now 80 year old New Orleans native has been playing as a founding member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, formed in 1977. | $10 Admission
- Wed 09 Nov09WedNovJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Byron Asher/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNONov 09, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CSTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAByron Asher is a clarinetist and saxophonist, composer and improviser based in New Orleans. Raised in Maryland, he has performed across Europe and the US and is adjunct faculty at UNO. | $10 Admission
- Wed 02 Nov02WedNovJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Gerald French/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNONov 02, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAGerald French is from one of the pioneering families of New Orleans jazz and is known as “The Giant” for his own original style of drumming, which has taken him all over the world performing many types of music. 2022 marks his 10th year as bandleader for the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band. | $10
- Sun 30 Oct30SunOctNICKEL-A-DANCE: Herlin Riley & Traditional Majesty/The Maison
- Wed 26 Oct26WedOctJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Lynne Arriale/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOOct 26, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USADubbed "one of the most exciting pianists in contemporary jazz" by The Guardian, pianist & composer Lynne Arriale’s career is graced by a love of melody and a joy of musical discovery. We welcome Lynne back to New Orleans for her first guest teaching artist week in partnership with SouthArts. | $10
- Oct 23, 2022, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDTThe Maison, 508 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USATrumpeter Will Smith was introduced to jazz at an early age by his older sister, civil rights activist and longtime early Jazz Fest and Preservation Hall staffer, Dodie Smith-Simmons, and his brother-in-law, fellow trumpeter John "Kid" Simmons, who would take him almost nightly to Preservation Hall.
- Wed 19 Oct19WedOctJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Roland Guerin/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOOct 19, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USARaised in a musical family - his father a great lover of jazz & classical music, his mother, a blues & zydeco bass player - Roland Guerin began playing bass at the age of 11. While studying Marketing at Southern University, Guerin joined legendary jazz educator Alvin Batiste’s band. | $10 Admission
- Sun 16 Oct16SunOctNICKEL-A-DANCE: Ronell Johnson's New Orleans Jazz Band/The MaisonOct 16, 2022, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMThe Maison , 508 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USABorn & raised in New Orleans, Ronell Johnson is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist specializing in Traditional New Orleans Jazz. With trombone as his principal instrument, Ronell's style of playing is greatly influenced by legendary trombonist James "Trummy" Young of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Band.
- Wed 12 Oct12WedOctJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Brent Rose/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOOct 12, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USASaxophonist and educator Brent Rose has been quietly making waves in the New Orleans music scene for more than a decade now. A 2021 Grammy Award winner (with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers), current professor & Chair of the UNO School of Music, bandleader of several groups. | $10 Admission
- Oct 09, 2022, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDTThe Maison , 508 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USAClassic jazz trumpeter Duke Heitger is known for his warm sound, virtuosity, and unwavering musicality. While renowned on the international scene, performing & recording around the world, he reigns as one of the longest tenured bandleaders in New Orleans appearing regularly on the Steamboat Natchez.
- Oct 05, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT – Oct 06, 2022, 2:55 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO , 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAJason is the son of pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis Jr and his wife Dolores, and the youngest sibling of Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo. Together, the four brothers and their patriarch Ellis, comprise New Orleans' venerable first family of jazz. | $10 Admission | Free for Students & Staff
- Sun 02 Oct02SunOctNICKEL-A-DANCE: Don Vappie & The Créole Jazz Serenaders/The MaisonOct 02, 2022, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDTThe Maison , 508 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USADon Vappie is a world renowned jazz musician and bandleader from New Orleans. He leads the Creole Jazz Serenaders, a classic New Orleans jazz orchestra, as well as his various jazz and R&B combos. He has produced and recorded numerous albums and film soundtracks, and is star of a PBS documentary.
- May 11, 2022, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAJoin us tonight for the semester's end to hear UNO school of music students' growth as they present their Jazz Studies spring recitals to close out our Spring 2022 season! Free Admission
- Wed 04 May04WedMayJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Emmet Cohen/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOMay 04, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA2021's rising jazz star of the year Emmet Cohen, with a handful of piano awards already under his belt, is now a Mack Avenue recording artist and tours with greats such as Ron Carter, Christian McBride, and New Orleans' own Herlin Riley. $10 Admission
- Wed 27 Apr27WedAprJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Victor Goines/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOApr 27, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAVictor Goines is a native of New Orleans, and has been a member of NYC's Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993, touring the world and recording more than 20 albums. Currently, he is the Director of Jazz Studies at Chicago's Northwestern University. $10 Admission
- Wed 20 Apr20WedAprJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Ashlin Parker/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO
- Wed 13 Apr13WedAprJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Jon Cowherd/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOApr 13, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAJazz @ The Sandbar is proud to present renowned Kentucky-raised, New Orleans-schooled pianist and composer Jon Cowherd of the famed Louisiana-bred Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band as a guest teaching artist this season with his Mercy Project. $10 Admission
- Wed 06 Apr06WedAprJAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Jasen Weaver/The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNOApr 06, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDTThe Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USAJazz @ The Sandbar is proud to present New Orleans native and UNO school of music alumni, bassist Jasen Weaver, on his return home from his new residency in Belgium, as a featured guest teaching artist for this season's series. $10 Admission
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