River City Jazz Masters A stellar series of jazz performances held at the Manship Theatre presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in collaboration with the River City Jazz Coalition.


Thursday, May 1
7 and 9 pm  

Join us on Thursday, May 1 to hear world-class vocalist, Nnenna Freelon
USA Today boasts “ Freelon makes each song such a personal statement that they all seem fresh and new”. Freelon is a gift to lovers of great vocal jazz in the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday.

Where: Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette Street
Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge
Cost: $40 - $60
About Nnenna Freelon

Call the Manship Theatre at 344-0334 for tickets.

The Arts Council’s River City Jazz Masters series is made possible through the support of numerous sponsors, including the Baton Rouge Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Supporters of the River City Jazz Coalition, Lee Michael’s Fine Jewelry, IBERIABANK, 225 Magazine, Cox Communications, WRKF–FM 89.3, Entergy, JP Morgan Chase, Turner Industries, Capital One, The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, The Southern Arts Federation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism, the Charles Lamar Family Foundation Manship Theatre Subsidy Grant, and the Hilton Capitol Center.

The River City Jazz Coalition would like to thank the following contributors:
Capital One, Chase, Laura and Clark Boyce, Entergy, The John and Virginia Noland Fund, The McMains Foundation, The Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund, and Turner Industries.

C.J. Blache and Sherri McConnell, Leo and Gwendolyn Hamilton, Tim and Stacia Hardy, Cornelius and Karen Lewis, Dr. Albert and Roberta Sam, and Dr. Greg Ward.