Event
Will Smith Duo
Fee:
Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location: LAT/LONG: 29.954795, -90.064743
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Dates & Times
Date:
Time:
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Type of Event
2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present a
Jazz Concert
featuring the
Will Smith Duo
Friday at 2:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
This program is free and open to the public.
Trumpeter 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 as a youth. In 1975, Will joined the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band, founded by legendary jazzman and author Danny Barker. Later, Will organized his own band, The Jass Katz, but also played and toured with famed bands like Dejean's Olympia Brass Band, Chosen Few Brass Band, Tremé Brass Band, and the Original Pinstripe Brass Band. Today, he is a resident musician at Preservation Hall Jazz, and a youth educator in New Orleans schools.