Experience part of Super Bowl LIX history and enjoy music played on Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste’s custom Yamaha piano on view at NOMA. Batiste performed his moving rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner on this instrument in the Caesars Superdome during the Super Bowl pregame show.

This series celebrates the piano’s residency at NOMA and pays homage to the musical history of New Orleans by inviting New Orleans–based musicians to offer intimate sets in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts, which also features bas-relief murals by Enrique Alférez.

This installment of the Butterfly Music Series will feature a live performance from Lawrence Sieberth. Previous performers have included Amina Figarova, David Torkanowsky, Tonya Boyd Cannon, Sam Kuslan, and others.

Attendance is included with museum admission. Preregistration for this event is recommended. Seating is limited and not guaranteed with registration.

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About the Performer

Pianist Lawrence Sieberth has thrived for years on the New Orleans music scene as a wearer of many musical hats: versatile keyboard accompanist, multifaceted composer, bandleader, producer and educator. He’s at home in virtually any musical setting, unlimited by genre barriers. Though rooted in jazz, he has integrated many facets of music into an inclusive whole, drawing on classical and world music and more, composing for his own projects as well as television, film, dance and other idioms.

About the Work

For a limited time, NOMA visitors have the unique opportunity to see the custom piano played by acclaimed musical artist Jon Batiste during the Super Bowl LIX pregame show. On view in the museum’s Lapis Center for the Arts, the vibrant and colorful grand piano features a design by artist and bestselling author Suleika Jaouad, who is Batiste’s wife.

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