May 2024 (Jazz Fest Bible)
Cover Story
- Cyril Neville Preserves Neighborhood Culture
The Uptown Ruler: Cyril Neville: Friday, May 3, Congo Square Stage, 2:40p If you see Cyril Neville perform this year, you’ll probably…
BackTalk
- Anders Osborne Talks Back
Anders Osborne: Friday May 3, Festival Stage, 1:30 p.m. Anders Osborne moved to New Orleans from his native Sweden when he…
Features
- Blue Sky: Allman-Betts Band messing with tradition
Allman-Betts Band Sunday, April 28, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 2p Sunday, April 28, Blues Tent, 5:35p The very name of… - Another Heart and Another Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy: Another Heart Friday, April 26, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 3:30p Saturday, May 4, Lagniappe Stage, 2:15p Ann Savoy… - A Hell of a Ride: Mac McAnally of the Coral Reefer Band
Celebrating Jimmy Buffett with the Coral Reefer Band Saturday, May 4, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 4p Sunday, May 5, Festival… - Finding Something Epic: Béla Fleck’s Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck - My Bluegrass Heart Sunday, April 28, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 1p Sunday, April 28, Sheraton New Orleans… - Farewell Tour: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jazz Fest debut
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Saturday, April 27, Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage, 5:45p When you’ve been a band for 58… - Bad-ass Babe: Ghalia Volt is a lot about feel
Ghalia Volt: Saturday, April 27, Lagniappe Stage, 12:35p Ghalia Volt is one bad-ass babe. Though I came late to her raucous… - From Visual Art to Musical Freedom: Indys Blu is a rising vocal star
Indys Blu: Sunday, April 28, Congo Square Stage, 11:15a During Indys Blu’s recent set at the Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Chanteuse… - A “Baron” of Philadelphia: Pianist Kenny Barron loves to play in New Orleans
Kenny Barron Trio: Thursday, April 25, WWOZ Jazz Tent, 5:45p Pianist and composer, the hugely talented Kenny Barron, 80, jumped into the… - The Songbird of Wassoulou: Oumou Sangaré is always moving
Oumou Sangaré of Mali: Friday, April 26, Congo Square State, 4:10p Quint Davis and his team basically built the New Orleans… - A Personal Essay: The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones: Thursday, May 2, Festival Stage, 5p Mick Jagger taught me how to dance, as anyone who saw me… - Amis du Teche: They’ll Play Music Forever
Amis du Teche: Saturday, April 27, Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage, 11:20a Fiddler Adeline Miller and acoustic rhythm guitarist Amelia… - New Orleans Klezmer All Stars: Celebrating Over Three Decades Together
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars: Sunday, May 5, Lagniappe Stage, 4:10p The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars are celebrating 33 years… - A Whole Lot of Funk: Tower of Power returns to Jazz Fest
Tower of Power: Sunday, May 5, WWOZ Jazz Tent, 5:30p Fifty-six years makes for a whole lot of funk. And in… - Sisterhood: Troy Sawyer knows That Girls Play Trumpets Too
Girls Play Trumpets Too under the artistic direction of Troy Sawyer: Friday, May 3, Oschner Children’s Tent, 1:50p Troy Sawyer has… - Alex McMurray Band & Tin Men: The Most Eagerly Anticipated
Tin Men: Thursday, April 25, Blues Tent, 11:15a Alex McMurray Band: Saturday, April 27, Lagniappe Stage, 2:45p Alex McMurray is so deeply… - Unique and Energetic: André Bohren is busy with a multi-tiered career
André Bohren + The Electric Yat Quartet: Friday, April 26, Oschner Children’s Tent, 12:40p With The Desert Nudes, Thursday, April 25,… - Quite A Ride: Samara Joy, the new Ella Fitzgerald
Samara Joy: Saturday, May 4, WWOZ Jazz Tent, 4:10p “Oh man,” Samara Joy sighs, pulling her hair back, her eyes widening… - Cajunize: 50 Years of BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Saturday, May 4, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 12p Saturday, May 4, Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do… - A Flower of the Forest: Saxophonist Charles Lloyd’s spiritual pilgrimage
Charles Lloyd featuring Gerald Clayton, Larry Grenadier & Marcus Gilmore Saturday, April 27, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 1:30p Saturday, April… - Cimafunk’s Star Power
Cimafunk Thursday, April 25, Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, 12:45p Thursday, April 25, Festival Stage, 2:55p Cimafunk, the band, is a… - Your Very Own Dream: Clay Parker and Jodi James go electric
Clay Parker and Jodi James: Saturday, April 27, Rhythmpourium Tent, 3:30p Clay Parker and Jodi James are making their third Jazz… - Jourdan Thibodeaux - Preservation For A New Generation
Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs: Friday, May 3, Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage, 6p Jourdan Thibodeaux, Cedric Watson, et Joel Savoy:… - The Colombian Connection: Jazz Fest celebrates Columbia with 17 bands.
If New Orleans is often considered the northernmost outpost of the Caribbean culturally and musically, then it stands to reason that… - Donald Harrison Jr.: A Conduit of The Universe
Donald Harrison with the Headhunters: Thursday, April 25, Jazz & Heritage Stage, 4:15p Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. with a special appearance… - Forgotten Souls Honor Tradition and Memory
Forgotten Souls: Thursday, April 25, Jazz & Heritage Stage, 12:20p Ever since the jazzman Danny Barker returned to New Orleans in the… - Gogo Jewelry: Celebrating 20 Years at Jazz Fest
Contemporary Crafts (First Weekend) Bold. Bright. Geometric. There’s no mistaking a piece of Gogo jewelry, handcrafted by Gogo Bordeling, who’s celebrating… - Gregg Hill is Walking Down the Street Smiling
Gregg Hill: Friday, May 3, Lagniappe Stage, 11:30a For several years, Gregg Hill has leisurely walked from his stately Bayou St.… - Susanne Ortner: From Germany to New Orleans to Brazil
Susanne Ortner's Macumba: Saturday, May 4, Rhythmpourium Tent, 12 p.m. Susanne Ortner, a clarinetist from Germany who’s lived in New Orleans… - Kevin Ray Clark talks about Al Hirt “Jumbo”
Tribute to Al Hirt featuring Wendell Brunious, Doyle Cooper and Kevin Ray Clark: Friday, April 26, Economy Hall Tent, 3:05p By all… - Take A Chance: Brian Blade behind the drums
Legacy of Wayne Shorter with Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and Special Guest Chris Potter: Saturday, May 4, WWOZ Jazz Tent,… - The Mission of the Music: Stephen Marley’s Old Soul
Stephen Marley: Thursday, April 25, Congo Square Stage, 5:45p Stephen Marley brings his “Old Soul Tour Unplugged” to New Orleans, featuring… - Danilo Pérez: Musician, social activist and teacher
Legacy of Wayne Shorter with Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and Special Guest Chris Potter: Saturday, May 4, WWOZ Jazz Tent,… - From Tragedy to Triumph: The New Orleans Nightcrawlers Make 30 Years
New Orleans Nightcrawlers: Thursday, April 25, Shell Gentilly Stage, 1:45p It’s been a bittersweet year so far for groundbreaking band The… - Lights On: Kristin Diable always had a pulse in the real world
Kristin Diable & the City: Saturday, May 4, Lagniappe Stage, 12:50p “I cannot believe it’s been nine years,” Kristin Diable says with… - Helen Gillet: A Whirling Dervish Improviser
Helen Gillet: Sunday, April 28, Lagniappe Stage, 1:40p Helen Gillet’s cello is much more than just an instrument. It’s a visceral… - Sharing Gospel's Joy
The Dynamic Smooth Family of Slidell and The Bester Singers: Thursday, April 25, Gospel Tent presented by Morris Bart, 1p In Louisiana,…
Fresh
- Jazz Fest A to Z
This Jazz Fest A to Z guide should help in choosing from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at… - Nine Lives is Back: First full concert staging at the Civic in nine years
“Nine Lives,” the acclaimed book by the late journalist Dan Baum that tells the stories of nine New Orleansians and their… - Vintage Vinyl Treasures (Episode 38)
If it gets any better than these five albums from a Louisiana-based vintage vinyl standpoint, then someone please let me know.…
Obituaries
- John Sinclair (1941-2024)
Poet, political and marijuana activist and writer John Sinclair has died of heart failure at the Detroit Receiving Hospital on April… - Clarence “Frogman” Henry (1937-2024)
Singer and songwriter, Clarence “Frogman” Henry passed away, after years of declining health, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. He was 87.…
OffBeat Eats
- OffBeat EATS: Jazz Fest Guide
It's Jazz Fest again, and we all know how delicious the food is on the Fairgrounds. However, when the shows are…
