NOJI's Master Series: Steve Masakowski's Jazz Tribute to the Grateful Dead

Through a partnership between NOJO and the University of New Orleans (UNO) that links UNO’s strengths in Jazz education with the NOJO’s professional and performance expertise, NOJO commissions three professional Jazz musicians each semester to create and perform music based on certain themes. Each piece is premiered at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse then performed in the community at museums, festivals and New Orleans Public Library branches. Additionally, NOJI hosts a combined performance and a Jazz Studies Master Class at UNO.