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

 

Greeting Stage 5: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 02/23/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Greeting Stage 5 with open arms at the second Jazz Fest at the Fairgrounds in 1973. 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 audien... Read more

John Rankin: Jazz Fest Flashback

Sun, 02/24/19
John Rankin is a respected New Orleans musician and son of former longtime WWOZ show host and Jazz Fest volunteer Big Mama Rankin. In this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback, he recalls attending his first Jazz Fest in 1976 and how wonderful it was to see Snooks Eaglin, Johnny Vidaco... Read more

Opening the Vaults: Leigh "Lil Queenie" Harris

Wed, 02/20/19
Tune in to the New Orleans Music Show on Friday, Feb. 22 as we Open the Vaults on another historic Jazz Fest performance for our Jazz Fest at 50 series! This week, host Bill DeTurk will be playing Leigh "Lil Queenie" Harris's set from the Jazz Tent on April 30, 2006. Jimmy... Read more

R.L. Burnside: Opening The Vaults

Sat, 02/16/19
Tune in during Blues Eclectic on Monday, February 18 as we open the vaults on another historic Jazz Fest recording! This week, host Andrew Grafe brings you part of the legendary R.L. Burnside's appearance from the Music Heritage Tent in 1994 as part of our Jazz Fest at 50 s... Read more

Alison Fensterstock: Jazz Fest Flashback

Fri, 02/22/19
Alison Fensterstock is a WWOZ volunteer and a music writer who has covered Jazz Fest for the Times-Picayune/nola.com, NPR, The Gambit, 64 Parishes, and more. In this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback, she recalls seeing Joe Blakk and the Throwback Jam at the Congo Square Stage in 20... Read more

Fireman Mike: Jazz Fest Flashback

Wed, 02/20/19
Mike Gowland is the owner of Fireman Mike's Kitchen. He and his family have run two food booths at Jazz Fest for years: one in the kids area and one in Food Area I with alligator sauce piquante, shrimp & grits, and shrimp, sausage, and okra gumbo. In this WWOZ Jazz Fest Fla... Read more

Thomas Mann: Jazz Fest Flashback

Mon, 02/18/19
Renowned sculptor and jewelry designer Thomas Mann has exhibited his work at Jazz Fest since 1977. Watch this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback to find out how he's kept his jewelry and presence at the festival fresh through all these years: Read more

Wild Mohicans: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 02/22/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Wild Mohicans at Jazz Fest on April 29, 2017. 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 year long to see them, plu... Read more

Fairview Baptist Church Christian Marching Band: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 02/21/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
The Fairview Baptist Church Christian Marching Band at Jazz Fest in Congo Square, 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 au... Read more

Leroy Jones: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 02/20/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Happy birthday to Leroy Jones! Here he is at home in Economy Hall at Jazz Fest on Day 7 - May 6, 2018. Photo by Marc PoKempner. 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

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