On Tuesday, June 8, The Collection will celebrate the release of Unfinished Blues and the launch of the Louisiana Musicians Biography Series with “An Evening with Harold Battiste & Friends.” Festivities will begin with a patron party featuring a performance by the Ellis Marsalis Trio, an interview with Harold Battiste and co-author Karen Celestan, and a charity auction. Following the patron party, Jesse McBride and the Next Generation will lead a public concert at One Eyed Jacks in the French Quarter with Mr. Battiste’s friends and colleagues.

Patron Party
Tuesday, June 8 • 6–8:30 p.m.
Williams Research Center • 410 Chartres Street
The event will feature:

a performance by the Ellis Marsalis Trio

a conversation with Harold Battiste and his co-author Karen Celestan, moderated by Ben Sandmel

a silent, online, and live auction

a cocktail reception

Those attending the patron party will also receive:

a signed copy of Unfinished Blues

a CD featuring the work of Harold Battiste

a ticket to the concert at One Eyed Jacks (see below)

Tickets to the patron party are $150 per person. Please call (504) 523-4662 for reservations.

Concert
Tuesday, June 8 • 9 p.m.–till
One Eyed Jacks • 615 Toulouse Street
The concert will feature Battiste’s friends and former students, including Jesse McBride and the Next Generation; full line-up to be posted soon.

Tickets to the concert at One Eyed Jacks are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and may be purchased through Ticketweb.com.