The New Orleans Ragtime Festival
Returning to America’s jazz city for the third year running this five-day festival will span across multiple venues as it promotes the musical legacy of the Ragtime Movement through performance and education.
Tonya Echo
I met Tonya Excho during a visit to New Orleans in 2010 for the French Quarter Festival after which we worked together for a while on various projects. So I was delighted to hear from her yesterday when she asked if I could help promote The New Orleans Ragtime Festival. Tonya emailed me:
“I am wondering if you could post to your social media and blog about The Ragtime Festival. I started this in 2016, and it is growing. I know it is late notice but I have 3 other projects I work on in addition to the festival. I have no employees as of yet, so I do everything, very overwhelming at times. I will let you know 2019 festival info much sooner.”
Admirable, and I’m delighted to help, Tonya, especially as we have a good many mutual friends in New Orleans. I know what it’s like working on such projects without assistance and on shoestring budgets. To this day I am in the same boat! But in the short time I had to get to know you in
New Orleans I realised that you are a go-getter!
So Jazz Fans, go get!
2018 Ragtime Festival Lineup
Thursday, April 5th:
Orange Kellin’s New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra
Marigny Opera House – 6pm-9pm
Friday, April 6th
The New John Robichaux Society Orchestra
Scandia House – 6pm-8pm
Saturday, April 7th
The New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra
Rock n Bowl – 11am-3pm
Sunday, April 8th
The New Orleans jazz Museum at the Old US Mint
11am-12 – Richard Scott
12pm-1pm – Seva Venet’s Storyville Stringband
1pm-2pm – Mark Braud & Lil Fawley
2pm-3pm – Cécile Savage
3pm-4pm – Steve Pistorius & the Southern Syncopators
Monday, April 9th
Lars Edegran’s New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Southport Hall – 7pm-10pm
PRESS RELEASE:
NEW ORLEANS, LA – April. 5-9, 2018 –The New Orleans Ragtime Festival is returning to America’s jazz city for the third year running. The five-day festival will span across multiple venues as it promotes the musical legacy of the Ragtime movement through performance and education.
With scheduled performances from some of the best-known and well-seasoned Ragtime performers, whether you’re a ragtime enthusiast, vintage dancer, or just want to learn more about the music that gave birth to jazz, the Ragtime Festival is sure to entertain and educate you.
The New Orleans Ragtime Festival – 2018 venues include Marigny Opera House, Scandia House, The Rock n Bowl, The New Orleans Jazz Museum at The Old US Mint, & Southport Hall. Performers include Orange Kellin’s New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra, The New John Robichaux Society Orchestra, The New Leviathan Foxtrot Orchestra, Richard Scott, Seva Venet’s Storyville Stringband, Mark Braud & Lil Fawley, Steve Pistorius & the Southern Syncopators, & Lars Enegran’s New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra. What more could anyone want?
“We ask that you come out and support The New Orleans Ragtime Festival – 2018, as we have created an engaging experience for this year,” says Producer Tonya Excho. “With many events already lined up for 2019 we will continue to have educational components and plenty of dance and entertainment. In the meantime we intend to make this year a success!”
There are ragtime enthusiasts all over this country that have been yearning for this kind of an event. We have had requests from concert performers that want to be able to play at our event from Scandinavia, France, England, and Holland. While we are honored with these requests, we are supporting our beloved New Orleans by only hiring local musicians for the time being. No other city could pull off an endeavor like this. This is a true, “only in New Orleans” event.
In an effort to make The New Orleans Ragtime Festival accessible to its fans around the world, we are encouraging engagement across Facebook: The New Orleans Ragtime Festival, Instagram: nolaragfest, Twitter:@nolaragfest, and our website: www.theneworleansragtimefestival.com
For more information about this event contact:
Tonya Excho 504~535~4993
[email protected]
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
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