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50 Years: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 12/31/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
As we close out our Jazz Fest at 50 photo series, we're cheating just a bit: here are eight final wrap-up photos, all taken at the 50th Jazz Fest in 2019, both inside and outside of the Fairgrounds gates. The "50" logo was everywhere this year on official Jazz Fest items, s... Read more

In Memoriam: Clancy "Blues Boy" Lewis

Mon, 12/30/19
Clancy "Blues Boy" Lewis died on December 1, 2019 at the age of 83. A New Orleans native, Lewis was active in the local blues community for decades. Lewis began playing blues after he constructed an amplifier from a radio as a teenager. He performed at every Jazz Fest from ... Read more

Jambalaya Cajun Band: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 12/30/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Jambalaya Cajun Band in front of the Fais Do Do Stage ca. 2000. 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,... Read more

Deacon John Moore: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 12/29/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Deacon John Moore onstage at Jazz Fest ca. 1980. Photo by Laura Fanguy, 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

Zigaboo Modeliste: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 12/28/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Happy birthday to Zigaboo Modeliste! Here he is onstage with Foundation of Funk, featuring Modeliste and George Porter, Jr. with special guests Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, and Ian Neville on April 26, 2019. Photo by Leon Morris. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 20... Read more

Rhythm Room 12/27/19 Favorite Tracks 2019

Sat, 12/28/19
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1 I'm Trying to Go Home The Sensational Barnes Brothers 02:50 Nobody's Fault But My Own 2 Living Water Liz Brasher 03:00 Painted Image 3 01 Keep Me In Mind (SS Mastered 27-3-19) the Bamboos 04:39 Classics 4 Soul Of A Man Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward 04:50 Music! Music! Musi... Read more

Charles Neville: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 12/27/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Charles Neville at Jazz Fest ca. 2000. Tomorrow would've been his 81st birthday. Photo by Owen Murphy, 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. K... Read more

George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 12/26/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners on the Gentilly Stage on May 5, 2019. Happy birthday today, George! Photo by Michele Goldfarb. 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, ... Read more

Trombone Shorty: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 12/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Troy Andrews ("Trombone Shorty") at Jazz Fest ca. 2000. 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 ... Read more

Fats Domino 2001: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 12/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Fats Domino at Jazz Fest 2001. Photo by Owen Murphy, 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 Jazz Fest 50 page, ... Read more

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