Experience an Evening of Variations with an exciting mix of the finest local and national musical talents, New Orleans cuisine, an engaging Sound Collage lighting installation, and jazz history exhibits. The Improvisations Gala envelops an entire city block to celebrate our music and culture at the epicenter of music on the edge of the French Quarter.
The event will be preceded by a Patron Party starting at 7 p.m. in the Decatur Street Courtyard with an exclusive, multi-level balcony concert by Trumpet Mafia, accompanied by the N’Awlins D’awlins Baby Dolls and the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians led by Big Queen Mary K. Stevenson. The Patron Party will also feature craft cocktails with Beam Suntory, a Beattie’s martini bar, and passed hors d’oeuvres.