Event
Artist Reception and Jazz Concert at 419 Decatur St
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
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Type of Event
2:00 to 6:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present a
Artist Reception and Jazz Concert
featuring
Art by Monica Rose Kelly
and Music by Victor Campbell’s Latin Gumbo
Friday, April 5 at 2:00 to 6:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Join us for an afternoon reception for our artist in residence, Monica Rose Kelly. The afternoon will also include a jazz concert featuring Victor Campbell’s Latin Gumbo.
Monica Rose Kelly has been running her studio in New Orleans for over a decade. Her practice intersects the fields of fine art, public art, murals, illustration, and design. Monica’s work is vibrant in nature and communicates the energy of the soul. Her unique style was influenced by growing up around hip hop and graffiti, as well as traveling around the world and discovering the great works of the Impressionist painters, as well as the Art Nouveau and Art Deco architectural movements. https://monicakellystudio.com/
Victor Campbell is a young jazz piano player hailing from Camagüey, Cuba. His compelling style combines virtuosity, whimsy, charisma and technical prowess. He started playing piano at age five and went on to train at Cuba’s National School of the Arts. He has played across the US and internationally. Campbell first visited New Orleans in 2012 as part of an exchange program with the Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp. That visit made a profound impact and in 2019 the young pianist decided to move to New Orleans. He has been feverishly studying every form of New Orleans music ever since and incorporating this wide range into his unique musical language. In a 2019 interview, legendary Cuban musician Chucho Valdés predicted that VicJcom will revolutionize Cuban jazz piano. -OFFBEAT
This program is free and open to the public.