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Diana Ross: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 05/11/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Diana Ross performs to a huge crowd at the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Charlie Steiner. 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... Read more

Rhythm Room 05/09/19

Big Chief Cheyenne Ferdinand Bigard: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 05/10/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Big Chief Cheyenne Ferdinand Bigard with beadwork in progress in 1986. Photo by Harold Baquet, 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... Read more

Jimmy Anselmo: Jazz Fest Flashback

Thu, 05/09/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Jimmy Anselmo, owner of Jimmy's Music Club, first opened the club in 1978 with shows from Little Queenie & the Percolators and The Neville Brothers. Find out what it was like to be a club owner in New Orleans during those early years of the festival. Read more

Blacksmith: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 05/09/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Blacksmith at work at the Fairgrounds in 1986. Photo by Harold Baquet, 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 our J... Read more

Video: 'Bechet to Batiste' with Evan Christopher, Gregory Agid

Wed, 05/08/19

WWOZ was live video streaming as the venerable New Orleans clarinet tradition was the focus of a special concert at the Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, May 4, featuring the New Orleans-based clarinetists Evan Christopher and Gregory Agid. Since moving to New Orleans 25... Read more

T-rex: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 05/08/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

A T-rex is lost but finding his way on May 3, 2018. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. 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 th... Read more

Photo highlights from Day 8 of Jazz Fest 2019

Tue, 05/07/19

A few photo highlights from a beautiful final day of Jazz Fest 2019! Click here to see them all at once.  Big thanks to our contributing photographers during the 2019 festival: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Black Mold, Bill Sasser, Michael E. McAndrew, Leon Morris, Louis Crispino,... Read more

Rosie Ledet: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 05/07/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys on the Fais Do Do Stage in 2003. 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 ... Read more

After the Fest: Wendell Brunious, David Torkanowsky, Herlin Riley, and Freddie Lonzo

Mon, 05/06/19

The music continued at spots across the city today! Here's Wendell Brunious, David Torkanowsky, Herlin Riley, and Freddie Lonzo performing at Bywater Bakery just a few hours ago. Read more