NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) announced its 2026–2027 Market Nights lineup, bringing four distinctive New Orleans voices to the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market for a new season of collaborations. The team shares that the series, in which local artists join the LPO for orchestral interpretations of their music, has been a hit with audiences over the years. This season, the LPO welcomes multidisciplinary artist and Mardi Gras Indian Flagboy Giz, New Orleans pop duo Alexis & The Sanity, singer-songwriter Mia Borders, and “Songbird of New Orleans” Robin Barnes for four performances that bring the LPO’s musicians into close conversation with the artists shaping the city’s musical landscape today.
The Market Nights series continues the LPO’s commitment to expanding the possibilities of orchestral performance — creating space where the symphonic tradition can expand the sounds, stories, rhythms and artists that make New Orleans unlike anywhere else. Each performance offers a different musical world, brought to life through collaboration with the orchestra at the intimate New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market.
“Market Nights is about meeting New Orleans where it is — in the music, in the artists, and in the communities that continue to move this city forward,” said LPO Music Director Matthew Kraemer in a release about the lineup. “These artists each bring a completely distinct voice, and we’re excited to discover what happens when that voice meets the power and color of the orchestra.”
FLAGBOY GIZ COMES “OUTSIDE” TO OPEN THE SERIES
LPO is joined by Flagboy Giz for the opening Market Nights performance of the 2026–2027 series.
A multidisciplinary artist deeply rooted in New Orleans culture, Flagboy Giz brings a singular artistic perspective shaped by the city’s traditions, rhythms, visual language, and contemporary creative spirit. Since his debut album in 2021, Flagboy Giz has exploded into a New Orleans phenomenon that has amassed millions of views and streams of his music. His seminal single “We Outside” is a modern-day classic that captures the spirit of the city. His appearance with the LPO continues the orchestra’s exploration of the many musical traditions that have made New Orleans a global center for innovation.
The collaboration promises an evening where the energy and history of New Orleans meet the expansive possibilities of the orchestra, opening a new season of Market Nights with a distinctly local voice.
Performance Details:
Thursday, Oct. 15
New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market
Doors: 5:30 p.m.
Pre-Concert Vibes Curated by: ANTWIGADEE!
Concert: 7 p.m.
Program:
Malcolm Parson: A Letter to You
Marcus Norris: Out for Blood
Jimmy Lopez: Avec Swing
Flagboy Giz/Dutilly: Selections by Flagboy Giz
ELECTRONIC POP DUO ALEXIS & THE SANITY BRING SYNTH NOIR TO MARKET NIGHTS
New Orleans own Alexis & The Sanity join the LPO for an evening of genre-bending music at the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market.
The project of longtime collaborators Alexis Marceaux and Sam Craft, Alexis & The Sanity brings a sound shaped by more than a decade and a half of musical partnership. The duo describes its music as “dark, electronic cabaret,” creating a distinctive space where pop, electronics, theatricality, and experimentation converge.
Their Market Nights debut offers the LPO an opportunity to explore another side of contemporary New Orleans music — one that is atmospheric, unconventional, and deeply collaborative. Together, the orchestra and duo will create an evening that expands the boundaries between symphonic music and the city’s ever-evolving independent music scene.
Performance Details:
Saturday, Nov. 7
New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market
Doors: 5:30 p.m.
Concert: 7 p.m.
Program:
Jessica Meyer: Slow Burn
Heather Schmidt: Husky Chronicles
Alexis & the Sanity/Craft: Selections by Alexis and the Sanity
NEW ORLEANS SOUL-FUNK SINGER-SONGWRITER MIA BORDERS JOINS LPO FOR MARKET NIGHTS
New Orleans native Mia Borders joins the LPO for an evening where soul, funk and orchestral color meet at the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market.
Borders built her sound from the rich traditions of her hometown. She uses that foundation as the primary colors of her unique musical portrait. Her inspirations like Bill Withers, Irma Thomas, and The Meters are evident in her sound, yet Mia’s artform remains distinctly her own. This Market Nights collaboration offers an opportunity to experience familiar grooves weaving into new textures.
This performance is evidence of the LPO’s goal to have our stage mirror the melting pot of New Orleans and to highlight the dazzling talent of our city.
Performance Details:
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027
New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market
Doors: 5:30 p.m.
Pre-Concert Vibes Curated by: ANTWIGADEE!
Concert: 7 p.m.
ROBIN BARNES, THE “SONGBIRD OF NEW ORLEANS,” JOINS THE LPO
After joining the LPO for Holiday Spectacular in 2025, Robin Barnes, the acclaimed “Songbird of New Orleans,” makes her headlining debut on the Market Nights stage for an evening celebrating soul, jazz, and the unmistakable musical spirit of New Orleans.
Following the release of her debut full-length album, Louisiana Love, Barnes will display why she has the reputation as one of the city’s most dynamic vocalists, blending jazz, soul, and contemporary influences with a sound that is both deeply rooted and unmistakably her own. Her collaboration with the LPO brings her voice into a new orchestral setting while celebrating the musical traditions that continue to define New Orleans.
Performance Details:
Saturday, March 13, 2027
New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market
Doors: 5:30 p.m.
Pre-Concert Vibes Curated by: ANTWIGADEE!
Concert: 7 p.m.
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2026–2027 Market Nights performances are available through the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. All performances take place at the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Each Market Nights evening begins with a pre-concert experience at 5:30 p.m., followed by music at 7 p.m.
For tickets and more information, visit www.lpomusic.com or contact LPO Patron Services at 504-523-6530. LPO Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m.
