Jazz Fest at 50

In 2019, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival celebrates its 50th birthday! We'll be updating this page all year long with WWOZ Jazz Fest Time Capsules, Jazz Fest Flashbacks, plus historic photos, videos, and much more. 

The Helis Foundation
The Goldring Family Foundation
The Remedy Room
The Ruth U. Fertel Foundation
The Derbes Foundation
Goldfarb Financial
The National World War II Museum
New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
Special thanks to The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation

 

Charles Neville: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 05/21/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Charles Neville backstage. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, 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, a... Read more

Rebirth Brass Band: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 05/20/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Rebirth Brass Band ca. 2003. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, 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

Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 05/19/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville in the late 1990s. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, 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 ou... Read more

Allen Toussaint: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 05/18/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Allen Toussaint plays the MCI Stage on April 27, 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 ... Read more

Big D: Jazz Fest Flashback

Sat, 05/11/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
In this Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, Dennis Schaibly, better known to WWOZ listeners as Big D, recalls a powerful moment during Jazz Fest 2006 as Spencer Bohren performed a new song, 'Long Black Line,' at the Lagniappe Stage.  Read more

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 05/17/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles perform at Jazz Fest 2019. 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... Read more

Little Freddie King: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 05/16/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Little Freddie King and his band take a bow in the Blues Tent at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Louis Crispino. 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

Electrifying Crownseekers: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 05/15/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
The Electrifying Crownseekers perform in the Gospel Tent and over the air on WWOZ at Jazz Fest 2019. 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 a... Read more

Craig Adams: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 05/14/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Craig Adams on the air in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent at Jazz Fest 2019. 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 ... Read more

Sudan: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 05/13/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Sudan parades at Jazz Fest 2019. 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 to see them, plus more celebration of t... Read more

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