# @nolajazzmuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYRhjVjPWS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67502127-nolajazzmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-04T17:25:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** New Orleans Jazz Museum (@nolajazzmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/nolajazzmuseum

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🌍🎹 Jazz International is on the road, and our first stop was Orléans, France!

What an incredible weekend at the Grand Piano Festival, where pianist Sam Kuslan represented the contemporary American music scene during the festival’s opening night with a free performance on the Place de Loire stage along the beautiful Loire River.

On Saturday, Sam led an interactive conference at the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans, exploring the evolution of New Orleans piano traditions, from stride piano and the iconic 12/8 groove of Fats Domino to the energetic, unmistakable style of James Booker.

The festival concluded with a special collaboration celebrating the sister-city relationship between New Orleans and Orléans. Sam joined the talented Orléans Jazz Band featuring Bertrand Hurault (drums), Sacha Gillard (clarinet), David Sevestre (saxophone), and Victor Gourgeaud (bass). Together, they performed New Orleans classics, including Didn’t He Ramble and Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans, alongside original compositions that strengthened the musical dialogue between our two cities.
A heartfelt thank you to the Grand Piano Festival, our partners in Orléans, the outstanding musicians, and everyone who celebrated this cultural exchange through music. Together, we’re strengthening the artistic bond between New Orleans and Orléans, one performance at a time.

🎶 Listen to Sam Kuslan’s album, Runaway Love, now streaming on all major platforms!  We are so grateful for our partners grandpianofestival and  villedorleans we look forward to continuing our partnership and bringing New Orleans to the great city of Orleans. 

#JazzInternational #GrandPianoFestival #Orléans #NewOrleans #SamKuslan franceinlouisiana gallatinstreetrecords

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orléans, jazzinternational, samkuslan, neworleans, grandpianofestival

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