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Second Line to Celebrate Prince in New Orleans Today
It was only a matter of time before someone organized a second line in honor of musical pioneer Prince, who passed away at the age of 57 last week. Today’s […]
Jazz Fest Day 3: It’s a Family Affair
After Saturday’s remake of Rush Hour, Jazz Fest wrapped up its final weekend with great music and a large but manageable crowd that fit the contours of the race track […]
Photos: First Jazz Fest Weekend Ends With Red Hot Chili Peppers and more
The Red Hot Chili Peppers helped conclude the first weekend of the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, on Sunday, April 24. Among the day’s performers were also Herbie […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Close Jazz Fest Set in Epic Fashion with George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste
“We are their students!,” exclaimed Flea, the inimitable bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, as his band invited Meters legends George Porter Jr. and Zigaboo Modeliste to join them […]
Jazz Fest Day 2: Whatever Happened to Rosie?
Sometimes you just have to give up. Saturday the arteries at Fair Grounds were badly clogged. I don’t know if it was a record crowd, but it was a crowd […]
Photos: The Meters Reunite for Guest-Filled Show at the Orpheum Theater
The Original Meters reunited with an augmented lineup for a guest-laden extravaganza at the Orpheum Theater on Friday night. Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr. were […]
Boz Scaggs Rocks the Blues Tent
Guitarist, singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs has been recording and performing steadily since his debuts with the Steve Miller Band in the 1960s. And judging from his set under the Blues Tent […]
Van Morrison Delights at Jazz Fest
Alternative rock megastars Pearl Jam weren’t enough to keep the crowds away from Van Morrison’s competing set at the Gentilly Stage on Saturday evening. Despite new rules regarding chairs and blankets, […]
Photos: Jazz Fest Hits Second Day with Galactic, Nigel Hall, Mystikal and More
The 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continued its way yesterday with sets from Galactic, Nigel Hall, Mystikal, Boz Scaggs, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Alpha Blondy and many more. […]
Pearl Jam Bring the Heat (and the Chili Peppers) for Jazz Fest
Beneath a cloud-less, brilliant blue sky adorned with memorials to Prince, the grunge titans brought the heat to deliver a two-hour, 15-minute rock marathon about as epic as they come. […]
