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Intercontinental Hotel,\n        444 St. Charles Ave., 8:00-11:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n        <hr class=\"jr-thin\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"jr-trio-title\">The John Royen Trio<\/h2>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jr-trio\" src=\"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Trio.jpg\" alt=\"The John Royen Trio\">\n        <p class=\"jr-just\">John Royen expands beyond the solo piano sound with his\n        <b>John Royen Trio<\/b>. Along with\n        <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riverwalk.org\/profiles\/smith.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hal Smith<\/a><\/b>\n        on Drums and\n        <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoastragtime.com\/bios\/bcyeggers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marty Eggers<\/a><\/b>\n        on bass, the trio plays a wide array of styles from classic rags and one steps,\n        through New Orleans jazz, to Chicago and Harlem swing. Both Hal and Marty have\n        extensive experience with many of the top traditional jazz performers on the\n        scene today. Their musical expertise adds a wonderful depth to John&#8217;s\n        performances. They are available for festivals as well as private functions\n        and presentations.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- RIGHT COLUMN -->\n      <div class=\"jr-right\">\n        <p><a href=\"Schedule.htm\">Check out the&nbsp; 2008 Schedule!<\/a><\/p>\n        <p>Our New Orleans music scene is making a strong comeback!!!&nbsp;You will again\n        find us playing in the old familiar places, as well as in many new ones.<\/p>\n        <p>Be sure to check out the new schedule. Ya&#8217;ll come on down and join us!<\/p>\n\n        <p class=\"jr-hear\"><em>Click here to hear John playing\n        <b><a href=\"16It_sAlrightWithMe.mp3\">It&#8217;s Alright With Me<\/a><\/b>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <p class=\"jr-quote\">&#8220;John Royen plays real traditional jazz piano, the kind that\n        takes two hands and a lot of soul.&#8221; &#8211; <b>Butch Thompson<\/b><\/p>\n        <hr class=\"jr-maroon\">\n        <p class=\"jr-quote\">&#8220;&#8230;a magnificent Preservation Hall pianist&#8230;John was a\n        devoted pupil of the late Don Ewell and he shows it.&#8221; &#8211;\n        <b>The San Francisco Examiner<\/b><\/p>\n        <hr class=\"jr-maroon\">\n        <p class=\"jr-quote\">&#8220;&#8230;in our town (New Orleans)&#8230;John Royen holds a unique\n        position&#8230;John is our stride guy.&#8221; &#8211; <b>The Second Line<\/b>\n        (magazine of the New Orleans Jazz Club)<\/p>\n        <hr class=\"jr-maroon\">\n        <p class=\"jr-quote\">&#8220;John Royen is New Orleans&#8217; most important living stride piano\n        player.&#8221;&nbsp; <b>Rob Fontenot, music critic<\/b><\/p>\n        <hr class=\"jr-maroon\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ===== NOTES + REVIEW ===== -->\n    <div class=\"jr-notes\">\n      <ul>\n        <li>John has formed a new association with the Independence Hall Jazz Band, a\n        national group made up of the country&#8217;s best traditional jazz musicians, each a\n        master of the style.<\/li>\n        <li>Book this unique performance:\n        <a href=\"RagtimeToJazz.htm\">&#8220;From Ragtime to Jazz&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h4 class=\"jr-review\"><a href=\"Review.htm\">Read excerpts of a review<\/a> of\n      John Royen&#8217;s new CD appearing in &#8220;The Second Line&#8221;, magazine of the New Orleans\n      Jazz Club.<\/h4>\n\n      <div class=\"jr-club\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NOJazzClubLogo.gif\" alt=\"New Orleans Jazz Club logo\">\n        <p>Look for the new issue coming out soon!<\/p>\n        <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nojazzclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.nojazzclub.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ===== BOOKINGS ===== -->\n    <footer class=\"jr-bookings\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jr-staff\" src=\"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/StaffNotes.gif\" alt=\"Musical staff notes\">\n      <h2>Bookings<\/h2>\n      <p>JRM, 14102 Wembley Rd ~ Folsom, LA 70437<br>\n         (985) 796-5200<br>\n         email: <a href=\"mailto:johnroyen@hotmail.com\">johnroyen@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/footer>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <script src=\"homepage.js\"><\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Royen New Orleans Jazz Piano &#8211; Home New Orle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19,"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neworleansjazzpiano.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}