The New Orleans Jazz Museum will host the fifth annual Improvisations Gala throughout the historic complex at 400 Esplanade Avenue on Saturday, December 3, from 8 to 11 p.m., preceded by a Patron Party from 7 to 8 p.m. 

Tickets are now available here, with a special early bird discount from August 1 to 12 of $250 for patron level and $100 for general admission.After August 12, prices increase to $300 and $150 respectively.

Known as “an evening of variations,” this popular fundraiser features an exciting mix of the finest local and national musical talents, New Orleans cuisine and craft cocktails, and a dazzling Sound Collage lighting display, along with exhibits and jazz-related arts installations.  The event envelops an entire city block, celebrating New Orleans’ music and culture at its epicenter in the French Quarter.

Details about this year’s line-up are still being finalized and will be available here.  Past performers have included such luminaries as Jon Batiste, D.D. Bridgewater, Christian Scott, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Charmaine Neville, Trumpet Mafia, Mahmoud Chouki, Herlin Riley, Wendel Brunious, Detroit Brooks, Jelani Bauman, Bo Dollis Jr., & the Wild Magnolias, Greg Stafford and other favorites.

All proceeds for the Improvisations Gala will support the Jazz Museum’s Education Center and related programming and directly benefit the museum, musicians, students, and educators—all working together to share the history of jazz and to secure its future growth and development.

For more information about the New Orleans Jazz Museum, visit here.