The Grammy, a small golden trophy perched on a bare table, seems to belong to everyone in the room, a recognition of their life's work and New Orleans culture.
Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 05.08.2012
Of the approximately 24 groups highlighted on the festival's homepage, there is only one serious mainstream jazz artist (Herbie Hancock) and two traditional jazz groups.
AP | MARY FOSTER | Posted 05.07.2012
NEW ORLEANS — The Neville Brothers carried on the tradition of closing out the big stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The Funky ...
AP | CHEVEL JOHNSON | Posted 05.05.2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Thousands turned out Friday to see New Orleans rapper Mystikal perform one last time before returning to jail on a probation violation....
Soren Petersen | Posted 04.30.2012
The idea of combining two opposing cultural expressions was to create a musical traffic jam and in doing so, invent a new and unique identity.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.02.2012
It was supposed to be a two and a half hour festival set, and Springsteen went overtime. It was cathartic but I wouldn't call it closure. Post-Katrina, I wouldn't call anything closure. But listening to Springsteen, Dr. John, all the legends; they seem to be sending signals about where we all meet up in the end.
AP | STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 04.25.2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across the country, many wondered if the best days of Ne...
AP | STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 02.13.2012
NEW ORLEANS — The Eagles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Foo Fighters and John Mayer are among the headliners to perform at next year's New ...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012
Anita Thompson | Posted 11.08.2011
By the end of the third song, Leon and the Peoples had the entire stage filled with cheering festival-goers, some who appeared to be self-appointed go-go dancers.
Stephanie Keller | Posted 07.10.2011
In true New Orleans fashion, the food was exceptional, especially by festival standards, offering local staples and fair ground oddities like soft shell crab po' boys, boiled crawfish and muffulettas.
AP | CHEVEL JOHNSON | Posted 07.08.2011
NEW ORLEANS -- In a rare appearance, Lauryn Hill commanded a stage Saturday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as thousands of spectators loo...
AP | By MARY FOSTER | Posted 07.08.2011
NEW ORLEANS -- Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys were still warming up on the Fais Do-Do Stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival wh...
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 07.06.2011
It's impossible to decide which was the biggest love-in of the day: 99-year-old Lionel Ferbos singing "When You're Smiling" or John Boutte who wrote HBO's Treme theme song.
Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011
For those looking for fresh ideas for 2011, there is a set of festivals still sneaking in under the radar with badass, blockbuster line-ups and evolved concepts that offer a fantastic festival experience.
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011
For anyone who has followed Cowsill's career in recent years, or caught her national tours and regular gigs in New Orleans, the rendition of "River of Love" will offer a swift kick in the gut.
Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011
Stanton Moore is at the forefront of a pack who, with their unique styles and impossible rhythms, has changed the face of not only New Orleans funk and jazz, but all music.
Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011
Maurice Brown is a major talent, and I am not afraid to call him a musical genius. Maurice Brown is back. Here is part of our last conversation.
Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011
As we approach the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I often wonder, as I hope millions of others often wonder, how are all those amazing people who lost their homes and their lives?
Ellen Freudenheim | Posted 05.11.2012