Robin Barnes, known as the “Songbird of New Orleans,” sits on a tufted blue sofa, wearing a patterned black-and-white dress and smiling toward the camera in a relaxed portrait setting.

FOC Concert Series: Robin Barnes - The Songbird of New Orleans

Fri, Mar 13, 2026

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans

New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint

Created in 2013, the FOC Concert Series has brought together musicians from New Orleans and across Louisiana to perform and archive their music for the Louisiana State Museum’s Music Collection. Join us for a unique musical experience at the intimate 100-seat, state-of-the-art 3rd Floor Performance Hall at the New Orleans Jazz Museum where you’ll be treated to a series of diverse performances by some Louisiana’s best.

In March hear Robin Barnes, widely known as the "Songbird of New Orleans," an award-winning contemporary jazz and soul vocalist, fitness entrepreneur, and cultural ambassador for the city of New Orleans. Born and raised in the Lower 9th Ward, she blends funky jazz, soul, and R&B into a signature sound often described as "Chaka Khan meets Ella Fitzgerald"

January 9 | Alex McMurray
March 13 | Robin Barnes – The Songbird of New Orleans
April 2 | The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Only 100 tickets sold per show. Tickets are $25 for FOC Members and $30 for non-members. Visit friendsofthecabildo.org to purchase tickets online. For more information or to purchase tickets by phone, contact the Friends of the Cabildo at (504) 523-3939.

The FOC Concert Series is supported by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation through the Community Sponsorship Grant Program. 100% of Grants Proceeds go to the musicians.