Host: Louisiana Humanities Center
Music/Arts - Performance
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: LHC @ Turners' Hall
Street: 938 Lafayette St.
City/Town: New Orleans, LA
Phone: 5046202632
Email: boyles@leh.org

“As Told By Themselves: New Orleans Brass Bands” is a series of live oral history projects at the LHC. The series kicks off on Wednesday, April 22nd with the Hot 8 Brass Band. The event will include a performance by the Hot 8, a short video screening, and a panel discussion with the band, led by writer Jason Berry.

In the first installment, the Hot 8 will discuss the origins and history of the band, their education as musicians, the traditions they uphold, their participation in social club parades and jazz funerals, and their continued activity in the community as messengers of social progress.

Doors open at 7 pm. Admission is $5, free to students and LEH members. For reservations and media inquiries, contact Brian Boyles at 504.620.2632 or boyles@leh.org. Visit www.leh.org for more information on the LHC.

This is a program of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, funded in part by grants by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and the Greater New Orleans Foundation.

About the LHC:
The LHC is the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ state-of-the art learning center and meeting facility. Consisting of the Patrick F. Taylor Auditorium and several smaller event spaces, as well as an extensive collection of artwork from John T. Scott, the LHC seeks to serve as a nexus for non-profits and cultural organizations of New Orleans. For more information and booking, contact Brian Boyles at 504.620.2632 or boyles@leh.org.