Many cities have rich jazz histories, but none goes back as far as New Orleans. We asked Wendell Pierce, Courtney Bryan and others what song they would play to get a friend to join the party.

The renowned New Orleans Jazz Orchestra reflects on the wide-ranging influence of the Big Easy’s own Allen Toussaint, the legendary composer, singer, pianist, and producer, with the March 29 digital ...

Andrews and his band Orleans Avenue will be joined by Southern rock group JJ Grey and Mofro, along with fellow New Orleans ...

The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival began Thursday, and the Rolling Stones are set to headline the event with a long-sold-out performance on May 2.

Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner will perform at the 2025 UNC-Greeley Jazz Festival. Based in New Orleans, Fortner is a versatile solo pianist, educator, composer and band leader.

Bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste played the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival in 1970 with their groundbreaking funk band The Meters. More than 50 years later ...

New Orleans jazz flavors were prominent throughout the Marsalis show, ... Pianist Sullivan Fortner, another Crescent City native, was also aboard performing late one morning in the ship’s more ...

Internationally renowned pianist, composer and bandleader Michael Wolff is set to perform at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro on Saturday, November 23rd. Known for his charismatic style and masterful touch on ...

Jazz spreads beyond New Orleans. Around 1907, innovative piano stylist and composer Jelly Roll Morton became one of the first New Orleans musicians to take the city’s distinctive sound to other ...

Jon Batiste to bring New Orleans jazz to Mershon Auditorium on Oct. 22. ... Batiste began playing percussion and drums at age 8 with his family's band, switching to piano when he was 11.