2010 Satchmo SummerFest
Special Event Schedule

download SATCHMO 2010 map and schedule

Festival goers can enjoy a host of activities during Satchmo SummerFest, including:

Thursday, August 5

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. – 10th Anniversary and Satchmo SummerFest kickoff party – at the Palm Court Jazz Café (1204 Decatur Street at Gov. Nicholls). Featuring Yoshio Toyama and the Dixie Saints, plus special guests. Appetizers, red beans and rice with chicken, and a very special Louis Armstrong birthday cake. Abita beer and wine included. Cash bar. $65 per person. Tickets can be purchased by calling 504-522-5730.

Friday, August 6

6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. - 2010 Satchmo Club Strut – Along Frenchmen Street.
Confirmed 2010 artists include Ellis Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Jr., Irvin Mayfield, Charles Neville, Henry Butler, Rebirth Brass Band, Charmaine Neville, Lionel Ferbos, Jason Marsalis, Simon Lott, Shamarr Allan, Butch Thompson.

Participating Venues include Snug Harbor, Blue Nile, d.b.a., The Spotted Cat, Apple Barrel, 13 Monaghan, The Marigny Brasserie, Maison, Checkpoint Charlie’s, Café Rose Nicaud, Bicycle Michael’s, FAB, Faubourg Marigny Art and Books, Christopher Inn, The R Bar, Tomatillo's, Desperados, Dragon’s Den, Yuki , and more.

Schedule subject to change. ($30 regular admission/$80 VIP ticket for the public). Click to purchase tickets.

Sunday, August 8

10:00 a.m. – Noon - Jazz Mass at St. Augustine Church: St. Augustine Church (the church of Sidney Bechet) 1210 Governor Nicholls Street in the historic Treme neighborhood. Free and open to the public. Celebrate a unique Sunday morning musical ministry with the Treme Brass Band, along with the St. Augustine Church Choir. Followed by a second-line parade (10-15 blocks) from the church to the Satchmo SummerFest site at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint.

6:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Trumpet Tribute – Trumpet Tribute and Satchmo birthday party at the Old U.S. Mint (Red Beans and Ricely Yours Stage (Barracks at Decatur Street).

8:30 p.m. - Satchmo Swing Dance! – Come out and dance at The National World War II Museum’s Stage Door Canteen. Free but space is limited – RSVP: nolajitterbugsinfo@gmail.com