Jerry Siefken is a major part of the second line crowd in Economy Hall and
around the Fairgrounds at Jazz Fest. He's also known for his "Free Hugs"
badge, spreading positivity and friendly spirits everywhere he goes. Find out
what this longtime Jazz Fester has to say about ...
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Hats have reached a new level of personal expression and representation at
Jazz Fest in recent years. WWOZ volunteer photographer Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee
scours the crowd each year to look for the best ones. He caught this one on
April 29, 2018.
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A laidback audience takes it all in at Stage 5 in 1976. Photo by Burt
Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at...
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The rock'n'roll originator, Fats Domino, rocks the stage at Jazz Fest in
1987. He was born on this date in 1928. Photo by Marc PoKempner.
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photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here,...
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Koindu merchandise booth in 1986. Photo by Harold Baquet, courtesy of the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
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photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz
Fest 50 ...
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Bruce Daigrepont onstage in 2012. Photo by Kichea S. Burt.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz
Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus more celebration...
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John Rankin is a respected New Orleans musician and son of former longtime
WWOZ show host and Jazz Fest volunteer Big Mama Rankin. In this WWOZ Jazz
Fest Flashback, he recalls attending his first Jazz Fest in 1976 and how
wonderful it was to see Snooks Eaglin, Johnny Vidaco...
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Trumpet Mafia in the Jazz Tent on April 28, 2018. Photo by Leon Morris.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz
Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus mor...
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Greeting Stage 5 with open arms at the second Jazz Fest at the Fairgrounds
in 1973. Photo by John Messina, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Archive.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
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1 Mack The Knife Bobby Emmons 02:13 Name Of The Game:Hi Records
2 If He Walked Today Arthur Conley 02:31 Kent 358 - Arthur Conley - I'm
Living Good 1964 - 1974
3 Black Myself Our Native Daughters 03:55 Songs of Our Native Daughters
4 Black Balloons Syl Johnson 02:42 Is It Bec...
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