The New Orleans Museum of Art in collaboration with PowerHouse Productions is excited to present TRUST, a concept and performance by singer/songwriter Kelly Love Jones.

Join us in the Lapis Center for the Arts for an evening of music, visual art, dance, and theater. Jones brings to the stage a star-studded cast: Lakeba Angelle, Tiffany Morris, Jamal Batiste, and Drew Mosby, Nana Sula Janet Evans, and Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley.

TRUST invites us to let our guard down and believe in our own power. It asks us to tune into our inner guidance system, our growth process and our ability to change a circumstance through positive, collective work. If you missed PITCH DARK presented by New Orleans Airlift at the Music Box Village in 2019, then TRUST is part two of the series. Like PITCH DARK, this performance is designed to illuminate the senses.

Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the performance begins at 7:00 pm. The performance will be limited to 100 attendees.

Tickets are $30 | $25 for NOMA Members

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[Photo by Johnathan B. Vasquez]

 

 

 

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COVID-19 Safety Guidelines

NOMA’s primary concern is the health of our visitors, staff, and community, and we will continue to follow the City of New Orleans’s public health guidance. For all programs and private events, guests aged 12 years and older are required to provide proof of at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or a negative PCR test within the past 72 hours to access. We will accept original vaccine cards, the LA Wallet app, or a high-resolution photo of both sides of your vaccine card as proof of vaccination. Masks are required for all indoor events.

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The Team

PowerHouse Productions is a collaboration between two tenacious producers, Kelly Love Jones and Lakeba Angelle, that aims to influence and transform the way we view, experience, and practice social justice and social relations as a human family. Jones and Angelle use art as a tool to influence positive action and impartial respect for all life. They indulge the art(s) of music, spoken word, visual art, dance, culinary art, leadership, altruism, and reciprocation to spread their message of egality and civility.

Kelly Love Jones Jones’s artistic, creative, and cultural work is centered at the heart of healing, empowerment, and forgiveness. She likes to call her music “New Orleans Swag” because it is influenced by and mixes in the traditional rhythms of the Second Line, R&B, hip-hop, and folk. Jones’s music also celebrates legendary artists and their traditions, like Deacon John and Allen Toussaint, who through their musicality and songwriting made available New Orleans’ soulful and spirit-filled culture, the bayou landscape, and its colorful heritage to people around the world. Jones’s music is a good bowl of gumbo, mixing in all these traditions to produce songs that honor love, well-being, ancestry, family, tradition, and good times.
Lakeba Angelle Co-producer Lakeba Angelle is a chef, dancer, traveler, educator, speaker, consultant, writer, and poet. She’s a well-respected liaison in the artist community in many rights, and her heart is sincere. Described as an “aggregator of resources, regarding financial matters in particular, Lakeba’s knowledge and agility in that arena has more often than not made the difference between success or failure of a venture. Lakeba brings a degree of poise and integrity to every project she’s connected with, that it automatically helps improve the business posture of the artist moving forward” (Lilli Lewis Project). Angelle is a cum laude graduate of Tulane University and a NOWFE bronze medalist.
Tiffany Morris BassMonsterTiff, guru of the bass guitar, has been mastering for more than two decades. She is a graduate of Xavier University and was born in Slidell, Louisiana. Tiffany has shared many stages with acclaimed artists such as Ellis Marsalis, Kelly Love Jones, Joy Clark, and Cyril Neville’s Swamp Funk Band. BassMonsterTiff is also the resident bassist at Beacon Light Church of Laplace, Louisiana. BassMonsterTiff appreciates live collaboration with other musicians, but she also has a strong passion for creating original pieces of her own in her home studio.
Jamal Batiste New Orleans’s own Jamal Batiste is a master percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who has traveled extensively throughout the world. He has captivated audiences in the USA, the Caribbean, South Africa, Morocco, Japan, Ireland, Scotland, France, and England with his star-studded performances in rock, funk, soul, gospel, hip-hop, and R&B. Batiste is also a songwriter and recording engineer and holds an independent record label, Jam-All Pro Music Group.
Drew Mosby Drew Mosby is a dedicated guitarist, vocalist, and harmonicist composing original music and playing with local bands like Coin Coin, Tetrad, and Kelly Love Jones. Drew also spends much of his time sound engineering at live shows, a skill he brought to New Orleans 14 years ago when he moved from his hometown in Iowa. Private guitar instruction is also a mastered skill of his, as he continues to fine tune the artistry of many young musicians.
Nana Sula Janet Evans Nana Sula Janet Evans is a priestess, artist, author, singer and performer.  She is founding priestess of the Temple of Light – Ile de Coin-Coin in the Musicians Village which is a temple for the elevation of all souls. She is also author and producer of the book and CD project entitled Spirit of the Orisha.
Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley is an Alexandria, Louisiana, native and long-time New Orleans–based poet, writer, and artist of many mediums. Her work spans across visual art, theater, music, radio, and film. She is a multiple-time national poetry slam champion, and her work has been featured on national and British television; at Essence Music Festival; on music projects with Grammy artists; in exhibits, documentaries, and anthologies; as well as on many notable platforms including For Harriet, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and BBC World Radio. Sha’Condria is the author of My Name Is Pronounced Holy: A Collection of Poems, Prayers, Rememberings, and Reclamations.

Special Thanks from the Musicians

Foundation For Louisiana, NOMA’s Learning and Engagement Department, Artist Journey Allen & The Living School NOLA, Jebney Lewis of The CAC, Brennon Jones of LED ATL, Tulane University Department of Theater, Tulane University Department of Dance, Jazz & Heritage Foundation, T H R I V E, Vegan Chef NOLA, LC Consulting LLC, AFM 174-496 New Orleans, Shacondria “iCon” Sibley, Kesha Mckey, Dorise Blackmon, Marjorie Wheeler, Patricia Shelby, Barry Thomas

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Education and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK|First Horizon; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; Harvey and Marie Orth; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter, Jr. This project is supported in part by the Louisiana Culture Care Fund. Funding for Louisiana Culture Care Fund grants has been administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) and provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the NEH Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative.