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Join Kevin Louis and his Preservation All-Stars for an evening of Traditional New Orleans Music.
Kevin Louis is a 1995 graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Kevin received Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music (’99), and a Masters of Arts from the Aaron Copeland’s School of Music at Queens College(’01).
He has toured at least thirty countries as a performer, clinician and private instructor which include five tours through regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America as a U.S. Department of State John F. Kennedy Center Jazz Ambassador.
Mr. Louis has also has been schooled in classical trumpet technique as well as Jazz and has shared the stage and/or recorded with Bobby Watson, Victor Lewis, Kermit Ruffins, Jimmy Heath, Roland Guerin, Victor Atkins, Carmen Lundy, Curtis Lundy, Nicholas Payton, Gary Bartz, Henry Butler, Jesse Davis, Will Calhoun, Mos Def, The Real Live Show, Peter Martin, Fred Sanders, Shelly Carrol, Donald Edwards, Jon Benitez, Oran Evans, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Aaron Thurston Trio, The Howard Fishman Quartet, Kevin Jones & the 10th World, Winard Harper, Ronnie Mathews, Mike Phillips, Onaje Allen Gumbs and many more.
“Rarely does talent come along and ring as true as in the case of Kevin Louis. He is truly a great trumpet player and complete musician. I have become a big fan of this very intelligent and soulful musician.” – Paul Mercer Ellington.
Kevin Louis is a 1995 graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Kevin received Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music (’99), and a Masters of Arts from the Aaron Copeland’s School of Music at Queens College(’01).
He has toured at least thirty countries as a performer, clinician and private instructor which include five tours through regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America as a U.S. Department of State John F. Kennedy Center Jazz Ambassador.
Mr. Louis has also has been schooled in classical trumpet technique as well as Jazz and has shared the stage and/or recorded with Bobby Watson, Victor Lewis, Kermit Ruffins, Jimmy Heath, Roland Guerin, Victor Atkins, Carmen Lundy, Curtis Lundy, Nicholas Payton, Gary Bartz, Henry Butler, Jesse Davis, Will Calhoun, Mos Def, The Real Live Show, Peter Martin, Fred Sanders, Shelly Carrol, Donald Edwards, Jon Benitez, Oran Evans, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Aaron Thurston Trio, The Howard Fishman Quartet, Kevin Jones & the 10th World, Winard Harper, Ronnie Mathews, Mike Phillips, Onaje Allen Gumbs and many more.
“Rarely does talent come along and ring as true as in the case of Kevin Louis. He is truly a great trumpet player and complete musician. I have become a big fan of this very intelligent and soulful musician.” – Paul Mercer Ellington.