# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents The First Piano Professors and the Lost Music of Early New Orleans, a major exhibition revealing the unheard 19th-century world that preceded jazz.

Before recorded sound, New Orleans was a center for composition. This exhibition unveils forgotten piano music, written and published by composers, many African American and Creole, who fused African, Afro-Caribbean, Creole, and European traditions into a unique local sound.

Curated by pianist and archivist John Davis, the project is based on a 30-year search for keyboard works, primarily surviving as printed sheet music. Visitors will experience rare first-edition scores and historic instruments alongside thefirst-ever modern recordingsof this foundational music, positioning New Orleans as a city of composers whose written work circulated globally.The exhibition, curated by pianist and archivist John Davis from his three-decade private archive, in conjunction with renowned, global creative design studio 2x4, reunites rare first-edition scores with newly commissioned recordings. Visitors will hear music not recorded since its 19th-century inception, prefiguring America’s most influential art form. The New Orleans Jazz Museum presentsThe First Piano Professors and the Lost Music of Early New Orleans, a major exhibition revealing the unheard 19th-century world that preceded jazz.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-orleans/exhibit-opening-the-first-piano-professors-and-lost-music-of-early-new-orleans/200029939923325
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Exhibitions, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: New Orleans
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70116
- **lat**: 29.96149
- **long**: -90.05775
- **full address**: 400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70116

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans being held?
  - **A:** Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans takes place on Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm at 400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70116.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans?
  - **A:** Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans is organized by New Orleans Jazz Museum.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at New Orleans Jazz Museum's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given New Orleans Jazz Museum a rating of 4/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. New Orleans Jazz Museum has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. 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 Exhibit Opening: The First Piano Professors & Lost Music of Early New Orleans sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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