January 2024 - Jazz 1 (and friends) are going to New Orleans!
Hotel:
Hyatt House New Orleans/Downtown
1250 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Itinerary (subject to change) UPDATED 12/7/23
Wednesday, January 3
5:00am - CALL TIME in band room with luggage
-load instruments & luggage under bus
5:30am - Depart DHS
-breakfast snacks on the bus
-lunch stop en route (bring $ - on your own)
4:00pm - Arrive in New Orleans (time approximate)
-check-in to hotel
-free time and dinner with chaperone groups in hotel area
7:45pm - Meet outside Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom
8:10pm - Highline Vocal Jazz Concert
9:10pm - Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls Concert
10:10pm - University of North Colorado Jazz Orchestra Concert (JEN)
11:00pm - New Orleans Nightcrawlers Concert (JEN)
-return to rooms
12:30am - Curfew
Thursday, January 4
7:30am - Wake-up calls
-breakfast at hotel (included)
8:30am - Load bus
9:00am - Visit National WW2 Museum
12:00pm - depart WW2 Museum
12:30pm - lunch at Raising Cane's (bring $ - on your own)
1:30pm - depart Raising Cane's
-bus tour of Garden District, St. Joseph Cemetery, Superdome (if time)
2:30pm - head to Mardi Gras World
3:00pm - Visit Mardi Gras World for private tour, king cake, and mask-making activity
5:45pm - Depart for Riverboat dock area
6:15pm - board Riverboat Jazz Dinner Cruise (included)
7:00pm - Riverboat departs
9:00pm - Riverboat Cruise ends
-return to hotel
9:45pm - Meet outside Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom
10:10pm - Mike Tomaro Big Band Concert
11:00pm - Dirty Dozen Brass Band Concert (JEN)
-return to rooms
12:30am - Curfew
Friday, January 5
8:30am - Wake-up calls
-breakfast at hotel (included)
9:30am - load bus
-drop off at Congo Square/Louis Armstrong Park for walking tour of French Quarter(from Louis Armstrong Park to Jackson Square)
-lunch with chaperone groups (bring $ - on your own)
-walk back to hotel with chaperone group
-afternoon = free time in French Quarter to walk around/shop or go back to hotel for JEN conference to explore exhibits, attend performances and clinics
5:00pm - Load bus (at hotel)
5:30pm - Dinner at Mulate's with live zydeco music (included)
7:30pm - Load bus (at the latest)
-go immediately to the Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom
8:10pm - Preservation Hall Legacy Band Concert (JEN)
9:10pm - Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra Concert (JEN)
10:10pm - Navy Commodores Concert (JEN)
-return to rooms
11:30pm - Curfew
Saturday, January 6
8:00am - Wake-up calls
-breakfast at hotel (included)
-pack up and check out of hotel; load luggage on bus
10:15am - Warm-up for performance???
11:00am - JEN Jazz Festival performance (Strand 13 room)
clinic afterwards
12:00pm - Performance/Clinic Finished
12:30pm - Load bus
1:00pm - Group lunch at Hard Rock Cafe (included)
2:30pm - Depart New Orleans
-dinner stop en route (bring $ - on your own)
midnight - Arrive back at DHS
Hyatt House New Orleans/Downtown
1250 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
Itinerary (subject to change) UPDATED 12/7/23
Wednesday, January 3
5:00am - CALL TIME in band room with luggage
-load instruments & luggage under bus
5:30am - Depart DHS
-breakfast snacks on the bus
-lunch stop en route (bring $ - on your own)
4:00pm - Arrive in New Orleans (time approximate)
-check-in to hotel
-free time and dinner with chaperone groups in hotel area
7:45pm - Meet outside Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom
8:10pm - Highline Vocal Jazz Concert
9:10pm - Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls Concert
10:10pm - University of North Colorado Jazz Orchestra Concert (JEN)
11:00pm - New Orleans Nightcrawlers Concert (JEN)
-return to rooms
12:30am - Curfew
Thursday, January 4
7:30am - Wake-up calls
-breakfast at hotel (included)
8:30am - Load bus
9:00am - Visit National WW2 Museum
12:00pm - depart WW2 Museum
12:30pm - lunch at Raising Cane's (bring $ - on your own)
1:30pm - depart Raising Cane's
-bus tour of Garden District, St. Joseph Cemetery, Superdome (if time)
2:30pm - head to Mardi Gras World
3:00pm - Visit Mardi Gras World for private tour, king cake, and mask-making activity
5:45pm - Depart for Riverboat dock area
6:15pm - board Riverboat Jazz Dinner Cruise (included)
7:00pm - Riverboat departs
9:00pm - Riverboat Cruise ends
-return to hotel
9:45pm - Meet outside Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom
10:10pm - Mike Tomaro Big Band Concert
11:00pm - Dirty Dozen Brass Band Concert (JEN)
-return to rooms
12:30am - Curfew
Friday, January 5
8:30am - Wake-up calls
-breakfast at hotel (included)
9:30am - load bus
-drop off at Congo Square/Louis Armstrong Park for walking tour of French Quarter(from Louis Armstrong Park to Jackson Square)
-lunch with chaperone groups (bring $ - on your own)
-walk back to hotel with chaperone group
-afternoon = free time in French Quarter to walk around/shop or go back to hotel for JEN conference to explore exhibits, attend performances and clinics
5:00pm - Load bus (at hotel)
5:30pm - Dinner at Mulate's with live zydeco music (included)
7:30pm - Load bus (at the latest)
-go immediately to the Inspirations/Celestin Ballroom
8:10pm - Preservation Hall Legacy Band Concert (JEN)
9:10pm - Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra Concert (JEN)
10:10pm - Navy Commodores Concert (JEN)
-return to rooms
11:30pm - Curfew
Saturday, January 6
8:00am - Wake-up calls
-breakfast at hotel (included)
-pack up and check out of hotel; load luggage on bus
10:15am - Warm-up for performance???
11:00am - JEN Jazz Festival performance (Strand 13 room)
clinic afterwards
12:00pm - Performance/Clinic Finished
12:30pm - Load bus
1:00pm - Group lunch at Hard Rock Cafe (included)
2:30pm - Depart New Orleans
-dinner stop en route (bring $ - on your own)
midnight - Arrive back at DHS
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