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

KAYLEE POCHE New Orleans bassist and music educator Peter Harris has become a keystone of the city’s modern jazz scene, thanks to leadership of Firm Roots and other combos at the Bayou Bar ...

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, now in its 55th year, takes place from April 24 to May 4 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Because Jazz Fest celebrates the "indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana," every musical style associated with the city and state such as the "blues, R&B, gospel, Cajun ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The music lineup for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is here! The event taking place on from April 24 through May 4 will include performances from Pearl Jam ...

When LVVRS frontman River Gibson says the band has a lot going on, he's not kidding. A return appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a new single dropping soon, a new album out ...

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 ...

we send a big thanks from New Orleans,” said Quint Davis, Producer/Director of the event. Musical acts included Lil Wayne, Trombone Shorty, Tank and the Bangas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Pearl Jam, ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) JOSEPH KING, BYLINE: New Orleans and music are synonymous. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KING: Jazz music and brass bands may be the first things that come to mind for most people.

Casablanca will emulate the music-filled streets of New Orleans this weekend for CasaNola, a dreamy and soulful jazz festival ...

New Orleans is the birthplace of Louis Armstrong and jazz itself. The city’s history flies like a contrapuntal melody above the heartbeat rhythms of America. “A lot of people like to consider ...

Early jazz wasn’t confined to fancy concert halls or exclusive venues – it permeated everyday life throughout New Orleans. Bands performed at an astonishing variety of community events ...