# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Don Vappie Trio
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This program takes place at our French Quarter Visitor Center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130. Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and offered first come, first-served basis.

Don Vappie is perhaps best known as a virtuosic banjo player, but he is also a gifted guitarist, bassist, singer, teacher, and composer. He is fluent in funk, contemporary jazz – indeed, most genres of the day – but his heart lies with the traditional New Orleans music he calls “Creole Jazz.” He is one of the world’s pre-eminent banjoists and a recent inductee into the Banjo Hall of Fame.

Vappie has performed extensively with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and with Otis Taylor. In 1995 Vappie formed the Creole Jazz Serenaders, focusing on classic jazz from the 1920’s through the 1940’s, and celebrating the music’s Creole French and Latin heritage.

Don Vappie has performed and recorded with Eric Clapton, Bela Fleck, Peggy Lee, Joel Gray, Carol Channing, Wynton Marsalis, Otis Taylor, Terence Blanchard, Johnny Adams, Cheick Hamala Diabate, Bassekou Kouyate (both of Mali), Demma DIa of Sengal, Bette Midler, Danny Barker, Doc Cheatham, Ellis Marsalis, Diana Krall and many more. He has headlined at festivals and venues worldwide.

As an educator, he has participated in programs at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Tulane University, the Smithsonian, the Historic New Orleans Collection, and many more. He is on faculty at Loyola University of New Orleans and at the and currently serves as jazz guitar instructor at Loyola University and at the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music, sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.



Photo Credit: David Spielman, courtesy of Don Vappie's website

Alt Text: Photo of Don Vappie wearing a black suit and hat, holding a banjo, with a trumpet sitting on a shelf next to him


See our full calendar of events at https://www.nps.gov/jazz/planyourvisit/calendar.htm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-orleans/don-vappie-trio/200030109547902
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: New Orleans
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 419 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130
- **lat**: 29.9548
- **long**: -90.06468
- **full address**: 419 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Don Vappie Trio being held?
  - **A:** Don Vappie Trio takes place on Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 419 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Don Vappie Trio?
  - **A:** Don Vappie Trio is organized by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Don Vappie Trio is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New Orleans, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Don Vappie Trio sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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