Trumpets Not Guns Annual Gala

Founded by benefactors John and Lisa Grillot, Trumpets Not Guns is a non-profit organization that has made it its mission to help preserve the culture of traditional jazz and to enrich the lives of children through music, not violence, by providing musical instruments to the youth of the City of New Orleans.

With an array of support from the community, our local jazz artists, and benefactors, they plan to raise money musically, to help get guns out of the hands of our youth and replace them with trumpets and other musical instruments. Their goal is to help local schools and other music foundations get the instruments that are so badly needed into the hands of our children. Get the guns out, put the trumpets in, and take back our streets one horn at a time.

This year’s Annual Gala features performances by some of the cities most talented musicians like Corey Henry, Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill, James Andrews, Gaynielle Neville, (Cyril Neville provided schedule allows), Paul Sanchez, Alex Mc Murray, Davi Jay, Lillian Boutte, TBC Brass Band, and many other special guests.