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Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Sunday, May 5, 2013
The sun was shining, the Fairgrounds were soggy, and the music flowed on the last day of Jazz Fest 2013, Sunday, May 5. Highlights included extraordinary performances from Hall and […]
Jazz Fest Recap, Sunday, May 5, 2013: Meter Men, Hall & Oates, Aaron Neville & More!
Some bands seem obliged to jam at Jazz Fest, even if jamming isn’t what they do best. That was partly the case in Hall & Oates’ set, with stretched out […]
Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Droves of people piled into the soggy, muddy Fairgrounds yesterday (Saturday, May 4) welcomed by the sun for the first time during the second weekend of Jazz Fest. With arguably […]
Jazz Fest Recap, Saturday, May 4, 2013: Fleetwood Mac, Little Willies, Stanley Clarke & More!
If you’re wondering why a virtually unknown, not-great roots-rock band was doing the noon set at Acura, it’s because JD & the Straight Shot’s frontman James Dolan is CEO of […]
Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Friday, May 3, 2013
Friday, May 3 was a record day in New Orleans as temperatures dropped to record lows. Following a week of rain, the whole of the Fairgrounds had been transformed into […]
Jazz Fest Recap, Friday, May 3, 2013: Willie Nelson, Jimmy Cliff & More
Holly Williams is Hank Sr’s granddaughter, so it’s not surprising how well she can sing a ballad. But her music harks back to the country-folk of Rosanne Cash and Mary […]
Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Thursday, May 2, 2013
The second weekend of Jazz Fest 2013 began just like the first ended… with rain — lots of rain. But the show was hardly a wash as Patti Smith, Dee-1, […]
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Community Center Renovation Begins
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, announced today that the foundation’s new education and community center will […]
Jazz Fest Recap, Thursday, May 2: Patti Smith, Roy Ayers & More
For a certain stripe of blues fan, the older, wilder and more obscure the performer the better. If you’re of that mindset, you probably saw Drink Small, the 80-year-old South […]
Fats Domino Piano Enshrined in New Orleans Old Mint
Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will unveil Fats Domino’s newly-restored white Steinway grand piano today at 4:30 p.m. at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans. Heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina, […]
