For more information
about IHOBF-New Orleans
please contact:
IHOBF-New Orleans
Courtney A. Johnson
Program Manager
510 Bienville Street
3rd Floor
New Orleans
LA 70130
504.522.8281
email:
ihobfneworleans@hob.com
Promoting Cultural Understanding and Creative Expression Through Music and Art
 

Blues Ambassador Scholarships

Blues SchoolHouse - a multimedia classroom where students learn about American culture and social history through an exploration of blues music and folk art

Make An Impression Drum, Guitar & Art Programs - hands-on opportunities for students to play music or create art

Moving Blues SchoolHouse - off-site Blues SchoolHouse program, music component only

Teacher Workshops

Black History Month Celebration

Bridging the Gap Between Poetry and Rap Visiting Artist Workshop

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit of the Dream Celebration & Annual Poetry Event

Hands on Art (folk art tour and hands on art project at House of Blues)

IHOBF/Fanfare Student Art Exhibit & Contest

IHOBF-New Orleans was established in 1995 and began by providing Blues SchoolHouse programs and Blues Ambassador Scholarships. Over the years, IHOBF-New Orleans has offered hundreds of Blues SchoolHouse programs (and more recently expanded its Blues SchoolHouse program by taking it " on the road" to underserved New Orleans schools), provided Blues Ambassador Scholarships to 18 talented individuals*, offered numerous Visiting Artist programs and supported the development of Make An Impression Guitar and Drum programs.

*Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, a past recipient of an IHOBF-New Orleans Blues Ambassador Scholarship, was recently named the City of New Orleans Cultural Ambassador.











































IHOBF-New Orleans was pleased to have professional musicians Rock’n Jake and T.J. Wheeler host a Harmonica Workshop at Gregory Junior High School. The musicians presented an overview of the history of the harmonica and blues music to students in the school’s jazz band.

25 students from Carver Middle School participated in an IHOBF-New Orleans Bridging the Gap Between Poetry & Rap Visiting Artist Workshop. The workshop, which features poet and rap musician MYSELF, is designed to cultivate creative writing skills through music and offers students an interactive experience that combines storytelling, rapping and rhythm.

The IHOBF-New Orleans Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2003 Spirit of the Dream Celebration & 1st Annual Poetry Event paid tribute to Dr. King and offered students an opportunity to showcase their individual voices at the House of Blues. Sade Frazier, Jamira King and Jory King were selected as the 2003 Spirit of the Dream recipients. Each recipient received a commemorative plaque and gift certificate to a local bookstore.