During his tenure as the state’s Lieutenant Governor, Mitch Landrieu made “cultural economy” his calling card. He worked to show how cultural products aren’t simply valuable in an aesthetic, intellectual or social way, but that they are good business. He has maintained this interest as mayor, and the recent 2010 Cultural Economy Report shows that [...]
Tag Archives: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Jazz Fest 2011: Last Call
June 1, 2011 – 12:14 am
Jazz Fest is over, and people in the Jazz Tent when Christian Scott proposed to his now-fiancée will remember that. I’ll remember wondering if the Arcade Fire will ever seem this enthusiastic again (a fear alleviated when a friend reminded me that they were this enthusiastic when they toured behind Funeral in 2005). Everybody’s got [...]
YouTube du Jour: Jazz Fest 1982
May 27, 2011 – 12:12 pm
The June issue of OffBeat is out all over town now, and one of the highlights is our annual recap of Jazz Fest. In this video you can get a look back at another Jazz Fest, 29 years ago in 1982. The video, shot by Alan Lomax and his crew during their stay in New [...]
Jazz Fest Weekend Two Photos
May 9, 2011 – 4:40 pm
With the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival behind us now, you bask in its glory with these photos from each day of the second weekend of Jazz Fest (you can also see photos from the first weekend). There are Mardi Gras Indians, Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs around the grounds. On stage, there [...]
Jazz Fest Second Sunday: Photo Slideshow
May 9, 2011 – 4:31 pm
The 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival concluded Sunday, May 8 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Mem Shannon, Anders Osborne, Playing for Change, Cowboy Mouth, Henry Butler, Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Sonny Rollins, and the Neville Brothers. All photos were taken by Kim [...]
Jazz Fest Second Saturday: Photo Slideshow
May 9, 2011 – 4:29 pm
The second weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival had likely its biggest day Saturday, May 7 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Shamarr Allen; Sammy Rimington; the Voice of the Wetlands All Stars with Waylon Thibodeaux, George Porter, Jr., Anders Osborne, Johnny Sansone, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Tab [...]
Jazz Fest Second Friday: Photo Slideshow
May 9, 2011 – 4:24 pm
The second weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival continued Friday, May 6 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Guitar Slim, Jr., Edie Brickell, Lionel Ferbos, David Torkanowsky’s Fleur Debris with George Porter, Jr., Bonerama, Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Lupe Fiasco, 100th Birthday Celebration for Mahalia Jackson featuring Irma Thomas, [...]
Jazz Fest Thursday: Photo Slideshow
May 9, 2011 – 4:19 pm
The second weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off Thursday, May 5 at the Fair Grounds. Sets on “locals day” featured below include Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonky Revue, Little Freddie King, Renard Poche, New Orleans Bingo! Show, Galactic, Michelle Shocked, Maceo Parker, and Stooges Brass Band. All photos [...]
Jazz Fest Weekend One Photos
May 2, 2011 – 4:11 pm
The first weekend of Jazz Fest might be over, but you can keep your Fest Fix going until Thursday with photographer Kim Welsh’s shots from the first three days of the 2011 Fest here. Everything that makes the Fest great is in there: favorite local artists, big-name national acts, delicious food, painted attendees, clever flags, [...]
Jazz Fest First Sunday: Photo Slideshow
May 2, 2011 – 4:02 pm
The first weekend of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival ended Sunday, May 1 at the Fair Grounds. Sets featured below include Jo “Cool” Davis, James “Sugarboy” Crawford, Zachary Richard, Frankie Ford, Anders Osborne, Dirty Dozen Brass Band (with cameo by Trombone Shorty), Mitch Woods, Astral Project, Dr. John, Pete Fountain, the Decemberists, [...]
