The 5th Annual New Orleans International Guitar Festival will take place from May 21-24. Some events will be free admission and others will have admission cost. We have created a multi-day Pass that will allow you to attend all the events for a cost of $35 (a $50 value) if purchased before April 30, 2019. There is no extra fees to purchase Pass. Venues include Rock n Bowl, Tulane Dixon Hall Annex, and Tulane Dixon Main Hall. See below for info on venues, artists and times. Tuesday, May 21 Opening Night 8pm Rock n Bowl 3000 S. Carrollton Ave. New Orleans $10 admission Celebrating Steve Masakowski for a lifetime of contributions to the guitar and the musical arts in New Orleans. Javier Olondo (Cuba) & AsheSon with special guest artist, Israel Cedeño (Dominican Republic) Wednesday, May 22 2pm New Orleans Jazz Museum 400 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans Free Admission Geovane Santos (Brazil) Jimmy Robinson (USA) 6pm Tulane University Howard-Tilton Memorial Library 6th Floor Free Admission Guitar legends Guillem Perez-Quer (Spain) and Jose Luis de la Paz (Spain) discuss the origins and the evolution of the modern guitar. Question and Answer session will follow. Javier Olondo will moderate. 7:30pm Tulane University- Dixon Recital Hall $10 Admission *Free admission for Tulane Students, Faculty and Staff with ID “The Ancestors of the Guitar” Amine Boucetta (Morocco) No Frets Amine Boucetta, Simon Moushabeck and Michelle Welchons Dalila Mekadder Belkouche (Algeria) Thursday, May 23 10am – Noon & 1pm – 3pm Tulane University –Dixon Recital Hall (Dixon Annex) Free Admission Elias Barreiro Young Artists Competition 1st Round 7:30pm Tulane University- Dixon Recital Hall $10 Admission *Free admission for Tulane Students, Faculty and Staff with ID “The Modern Classical Guitar” An Tran (Vietnam) Jay Kacherski (USA) Friday, May 24 10am Tulane University –Dixon Recital Hall (Dixon Annex) Free Admission Elias Barreiro Young Artists Competition Final Round 8pm Tulane University- Dixon Hall $20 admission *Free admission for Tulane Students, Faculty and Staff with ID “Spain—Birthplace of the Guitar” Guillem Perez-Quer (Spain) Jose Luis de la Paz (Spain)
Thursday, May 23, 8-11 PM
New Orleans International Guitar Festival 2019 Multi-Day Pass
Getting there
Rock n Bowl/New Orleans Jazz Museum/Tulane Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LA
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