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.
Emily Bracken | Posted 05.08.2012
While Coachella may have Vogue-ready outfits parading around its grounds, the fashion at Jazzfest is far more organic to the ethos of the festival and its funky hometown, New Orleans.
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 and STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 04.29.2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Music fans poured through the gates at Friday's start of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, staking out spots to catch perform...
AP | By STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 01.24.2012
NEW ORLEANS -- The last time Bruce Springsteen performed in New Orleans it was less than a year after Hurricane Katrina hit, and "The Boss" moved thou...
AP | By STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 12.14.2011
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 Orlea...
Brian Ross | Posted 07.07.2011
Jazz needs a spark. It needs a new direction. Respect the history, but for it to thrive, it needs to be cool again. It needs to be counter-culture. It needs to piss off more parents.
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.
Cicily Janus | Posted 05.25.2011
Herman Leonard's photos weren't just a black and white portrayal, they were a movement among dedicated artists to take jazz from the small venues to the ears of the world.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011
This groove is one for the ages and if anyone in the world is fired up and ready to go, it would be the Wild Magnolias in Track Number 5.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011
Senator McCain's tossed off semi-proposal to "tear down the Ninth Ward" if needs be is redundant at best. The tearing down was already done by a massive federal levee failure almost three years ago.
Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 05.08.2012