Germaine Bazzle in the Jazz Tent with bassist Mark Brooks on April 25, 2010.
Photo by Pat Jolly.
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Smithsonian Folkways will be releasing the "Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz &
Heritage Festival" box set this year, celebrating the sights and sounds of
the festival! The five disc box set includes unreleased material spanning
the years 1974 to 2016 and features key moments...
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Krewe des Fleurs at the Mardi Gras arts area on May 6, 2017. Photo by Ryan
Hodgson-Rigsbee.
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Tribute to Buckwheat Zydeco featuring Nathan Williams, C.J. Chenier, Corey
Ledet, and the Ils Sont Partis Band on Day 6 of Jazz Fest - May 6, 2017.
Photo by Black Mold.
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2018 was the first Mardi Gras for the Young Maasai Hunters, led by Big Chief
Dump (Keelian Boyd Sr.).
The black masking Indians of New Orleans, commonly known as Mardi Gras
Indians, comprise a diverse group that is always evolving. Some participants
are born into it, while...
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Ernie K-Doe holds his signed, temporary permit from the FCC somewhere
backstage at Jazz Fest on April 23, 1992. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of
the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
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pho...
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Ole & Nu Style Fellas Social & Pleasure Club onstage with TBC Brass Band at
Jazz Fest on May 7, 2017. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.
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1 My Waist Sir Oungku & Red Hot 03:17
2 Boogaloo_Mardi_Gras_Pt2 bobby willams 02:29 45
3 them boys don't want no drama 79'ers gang 04:12 Audio CD
4 Talay Talala Blueboy 06:50
5 steamin' blues hot 8 brass band 03:44 advance single
6 Soul, Soul, Soul [Somebody Got] The Wild Magn...
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Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis onstage with B.B. King and The Meters while
photographer Michael P. Smith shoots in 1973. Photo by John Messina, courtesy
of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
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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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