Music in the Museum:
Summer Concert Series

Thursday, July 25 – History of Jazz Piano
Thursday, August 22 – Heroes of the Hammond
Thursday, September 26 – History of Jazz Drums
6:00 pm
FREE and Open to the Public

Join us for a summer music series curated to highlight the artful styles and sounds of some of the most iconic jazz instruments. All performances are free and open to the public and provide a unique opportunity to enjoy world-class music in our intimate gallery setting.

History of Jazz Piano
Thursday, July 25
6:00 pm

Pianist and organist Joe Ashlar has been performing music professionally around the US and internationally since age ten. He has studied with Barry Harris, Dave Santoro, Bruce Barth and Dr. Lonnie Smith. After leading his own bands and becoming a sought after sideman in the northeast, Joe moved to New Orleans in 2007 to join the group, Good Enough for Good Times (a side project of Galactic). More recently, Joe has become a regular on the New Orleans music scene having played Hammond organ for music legend Dr. John until his passing. In addition, he stays busy with studio work (most notably on several episodes of NCIS: New Orleans, and a yet unreleased posthumous Bernie Worrell album) Locally he can be seen with many notable artists, including Stanton Moore, Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr., Donald Harrison, Billy Iuso, Steve Masakowski, Eric Lindell, Bonerama, Good Enough for Good Times, Papa Mali, Corey Henry, and Evan Christopher. These musical experiences also earned him a nomination for Offbeat Magazine’s 2017 Best of the Beat Awards in the “Best piano/keyboardist” category. A short list of other amazing artists Joe has also performed and/or recorded with includes: Wynton, Delfaeyo, and Jason Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Norah Jones, Mike Mills and Scott McCoughey (REM), Meshell Ndegeocello, Chuck Loeb, DJ Logic, Ana Popovic, Candiria, Roy Hargrove, Fabio Morgera, and Lou Soloff (of Blood Sweat, and Tears) His music has been featured on national television, including CBS, BET on Jazz, and MTV. Joe also spends time writing original music, having composed the score for Brian Berkowitz’s first short film, “Secret Transit Codes.”