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Spotlight on the Art of Jazz Fest 2014: Layla Ardalan

Layla Ardalan has been exhibiting her work at Jazz Fest in the Contemporary Crafts section for only five years, during which she’s seen exponential growth in her art, recognition, and […]

Photos: Saturday, May 3 at Jazz Fest 2014 by Willow Haley

From Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on the Acura stage to local legend Allen Toussaint earlier in the day, the penultimate day of Jazz Fest 2014 had a […]

Jazz Fest 2014 Highlight: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

The Boss was back in town on the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the Fairgrounds for a triumphant Jazz Fest […]

Jazz Fest 2014 Highlight: Alejandro Escovedo

I have to say, one of the most pleasant musical discoveries of Jazz Fest 2014 for me has been Alejandro Escovedo. It’s difficult to use the word “discovery” in relation […]

Photos: May 2 at Jazz Fest 2014 by Willow Haley

Friday, May 2, 2014 at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival had it all. Christina Aguilera on the Acura stage, Charles Bradley in the Blues tent, Walter “Wolfman” Washington […]

Photos: May 1 and 2 at Jazz Fest 2014 by Kim Welsh

There has been a lot to see as the second weekend of Jazz Fest 2014 kicked off, and photographer Kim Welsh managed to capture a little bit of everything. We’ve […]

Photos: May 1 at Jazz Fest 2014 by Willow Haley

You can get pretty much everything at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: music, culture, food, free hugs, acrobatics, blenders, and carpentry lessons. Photographer Willow Haley captured some of […]

Dan Willging’s Dispatches from Jazz Fest 2014

Editor’s Note: Longtime OffBeat contributor Dan Willging flew to New Orleans with his wife Julie Willging for the second weekend of Jazz Fest 2014. A colorful character himself, Dan chronicled […]

Photos: Jazz Fest 2014, Thursday, May 1

What many refer to as “locals Thursday” of the 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was almost too good to be true. Everywhere you turned, beauty was in the […]

New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: May 1 – May 7, 2014

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of May 1 – May 7, 2014 featuring: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave., Eric […]