Event
Piano Hour-Shea Pierre
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, July 9, 2021
Time:
3:00 PM
Duration:
45 minutes
Type of Event
Performance
Description
New Orleans JAZZ NHP presents Piano Hour:
featuring
Shea Pierre
Live at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park French Quarter Visitor Center Courtyard
(419 Decatur Street)
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Shea Pierre started his musical journey at the age of 4. He joined his family's gospel group, the Williams Sisters, and began playing for various churches in the New Orleans area. He later attended the prestigious New Orleans Center of Creative Arts, where he studied with Michael Pellera, Chris Severin, Ellis Marsalis, and Jason Marsalis. While in high school, he toured parts of South Africa with the Batiste Brothers Band from New Orleans.
Shea is a 2014 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied jazz piano with Dan Wall.