More than 1,500 people packed the historic Orpheum Theatre to see Institute Chairman Herbie Hancock and renowned New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard lead an all-star tribute to the Crescent City’s 300th birthday. Participating artists included Patti Austin, Ledisi, Philip Bailey, the Preservation Hall All-Stars and more. Made possible through the generous support of Toyota.

The Preservation All-Stars perform at the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theatre, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

Dancers in a New Orleans-style ‘Second Line’ enter the Orpheum Theatre during the rollicking opening to the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

The Preservation All-Stars perform at the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theatre, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

Institute Chairman Herbie Hancock greets students from the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) at the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theatre on April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

(From left, foreground) Bilal, Philip Bailey and Quiana Lynell perform in the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theater, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

(From left) Herlin Riley, Jon Cleary and Terence Blanchard perform at the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theatre on April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

(From left) Bilal, Patti Austin, Philip Bailey and Quiana Lynell perform in the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theater, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard performs in a New Orleans-style ‘Second Line’ at the Orpheum Theatre during the rollicking opening to the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

Onlookers at the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans at the Orpheum Theatre, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani

The cast of the International Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans, led by (far left) International Jazz Day Co-Chair Herbie Hancock, takes a bow, April 22, 2018. Photo: Marc Pagani.