Photos: 2014 Essence Music Festival

By all accounts, the 2014 Essence Music Festival was a smashing success. From Prince’s headlining set on July 4 (during which Trombone Shorty came out to jam) to Lionel Richie closing things out on July 6, there were great performances lined up back to back in the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

Photographer Pompo Bresciani was there to catch all the action as The Roots, Janelle Monáe, Charlie Wilson, Mary J. Blige, Tank, Erykah Badu, and more entertained the Essence Fest crowds.

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Trombone Shorty jams with Prince at Essence Fest.

All photos by Pompo Bresciani. Click here to view the gallery on Flickr.