Event
Jazz Piano Hour with Rickie Monie at 419 Decatur St
Fee:
Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location: LAT/LONG: 29.954795, -90.064743
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Type of Event
2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present a
Jazz Piano Hour
featuring
Rickie Monie
Thursday at 2:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
This program is free and open to the public.
Rickie Monie was born in New Orleans and his interest in the piano sparked at the age of eight years old. Initially his father, Harrison, who played in the church, taught him the basics. Later, he received private lessons. Following in the footsteps of his father, his musical career began in church and by age thirteen was a salaried musician at Paynes Memorial AME Church.
Years later, Rickie met and played with many of the old New Orleans Jazz Masters including, Manny Sayles, Percy and Willie Humphrey, Harold “Duke” Dejan, Milton Batiste, Clarence “Frogman” Henry and Dave Bartholomew, to name a few.
In 1982, Rickie received a call from Preservation Hall to substitute for the legendary resident pianist, Sweet Emma “The Bell Gal” Barrett after she suffered a stroke. To the delight of audiences everywhere, Rickie continues touring with Preservation Hall.
In 2006, Rickie was invited along with other members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to the White House to receive the Medal of Arts Award from the National Endowment of the Arts and presented by President George W. Bush. In 2013, Rickie had the honor of playing with Stevie Wonder at the United Nations World for Peace Concert in New York City and in January 2014 played with John Legend at a Neilsen Grammy Event. Over the years he has also performed for other Royalty and dignitaries.
As an ambassador of music for New Orleans and the United States, Rickie continues to share his love of music with students of all ages as they seek him out to request instruction in his meticulous style of playing. He is affectionally known as “The Professor.”