Jazz & Heritage Concert Series: Haruka Kikuchi

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents Haruka Kikuchi in concert on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Doors open at 7pm and the concert begins promptly at 8pm. About Haruka Kikuchi: Trombonist Haruka Kikuchi was born in Japan and always had a knack and a love for music, listening to as much of it as she could at a young age as well as picking up instruments like piano and violin. It wasn’t until she heard an old recording of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band that she decided to pick up a Trombone, a decision that would predicate her later move to New Orleans, where the birthplace of Jazz. Since she came to New Orleans, she has been playing with Shotgun Jazz Band, Shake'Em Up Jazz Band, Preservation Hall All Stars, Kermit Ruffins and many more local musicians both within and outside the country, festivals like North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival etc. Also she was a nominated member for 61st Grammy Awards, Best Regional Roots Music Album with Cha Wa's album "SpyBoy". In April 2020, a new compilation Album from her project Japan: New Orleans Collection Series came out and is now available on online & Louisiana Music Factory. Photograph of Haruka Kikuchi by Atsumi Takemoto, courtesy of the artist. About the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Concert Series is a program of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest, and other raised funds, for year-round programs in education, economic development and cultural enrichment. For more on what we do, please visit us online at jazzandheritage.org