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Charlie Halloran: Jazz Fest Flashback

Fri, 04/26/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
As a younger New Orleans musician, trombonist Charlie Halloran never expected to end up on the Acura Stage supporting Allen Toussaint at Jazz Fest. But it happened! Find out how in this Jazz Fest Flashback.  Read more

Rain and friends in 1979: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 04/26/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Rain and friends on May 5, 1979. 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 our Jazz Fest 50 page... Read more

Photo highlights from Day 1 of Jazz Fest 2019

Thu, 04/25/19
A few photo highlights from a (mostly) wet first day of Jazz Fest 2019! Special thanks to our contributing photographers Black Mold, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Leon Morris, David Stafford, Michele Goldfarb, and more to come!  Read more

Parades: Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule

Thu, 04/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
From the beginning, parades have been an essential part of Jazz Fest -- and because it’s New Orleans, there are no passive spectators at these parades. Everyone joins in. Find out more about the parading culture of New Orleans, and the history of parades at Jazz Fest. Read more

Big Chief Tyrone Casby: Jazz Fest Flashback

Thu, 04/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Big Chief Tyrone Casby of the Mohawk Hunters Black Indians of Mardi Gras shares what it's like to mask at Jazz Fest, why the Indians are present at the Fairgrounds, and more in this Jazz Fest Flashback.  Read more

Professor Longhair 1971: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 04/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
History in the making: Professor Longhair finds his audience in 1971. 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 photo of the day with our audience. Keep your e... Read more

Listen to our live broadcast from Jazz Fest

Thu, 04/25/19

2006: Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule

Wed, 04/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
The first post-Katrina Jazz Fest in April 2006 was a beacon for New Orleanians. Read more

Spy Boy Gus: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 04/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Spy Boy Gus of the Black Hatchet Mardi Gras Indians at Jazz Fest 2016. Photo by Eli Mergel. 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 ... Read more

Reggie Scanlan: Jazz Fest Flashback

Wed, 04/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Reggie Scanlan has performed with Professor Longhair, James Booker, Snooks Eaglin, and The Radiators at Jazz Fest. In this WWOZ Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, he recalls a festival in the 1970s when he was watching the Jimmy Smith Trio play and B.B. King hopped onstage, too! Read more

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