Attendees from around the world have enjoyed the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for over 50 years. But it's the important work of archiving Jazz Fest that ensures that its history and memories are never forgotten.

On May 26 at noon, join this online presentation and conversation with Rachel Lyons, who has done this work for 23 years, and learn more about the origins of the festival's official archive, what it takes to archive the multifaceted event, and interesting stories that archival work can reveal.

Hosted by Melissa A. Weber, curator of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC). Register for the free Zoom event at bit.ly/archiving-jazz-fest. Presented in conjunction with 'Music IS the Scene”: Jazz Fest’s First Decade, 1970-1979,' a TUSC exhibition on view at exhibits.tulane.edu.

(Photo caption: Professor Longhair on piano, Snooks Eaglin on guitar, and an unidentified drummer perform at the 1971 Jazz Fest, photographer unidentified; Allison Miner papers HJA-039, Tulane University Special Collections.)