21st annual Bill Russell Lecture: Jelly Roll Morton and the Latin Tinge

For its annual Bill Russell Lecture, which highlights some aspect of the early jazz scene in New Orleans, the Historic New Orleans Collection welcomes celebrated historian and clarinetist Dr. Michael White and his Original Liberty Jazz Band. White will combine live performance and lecture as mechanisms to explore the Afro-Latin rhythms from Cuba and the West Indies, which influenced Jelly Roll Morton and subsequent generations of jazz musicians. 6 pm at 410 Chartres. $25; $15 for members. hnoc.org.