In the world of New Orleans brass bands, legendary names like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Hot 8 Brass Band, The Soul ...

“The City of New Orleans has a long tradition of jazz funerals, but Saturday it is holding a Jazz funeral.” So read the news ...

Boutté-l’Etienne was the second person in New Orleans history, after Louis Armstrong, to receive the title of Musical ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a repatriation ceremony to honor the lives of 19 Black New Orleanians whose ...

The movement of her body and the drum are one. Every sway and hit of her hips seems effortlessly in sync with beats from the ...

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 ...

THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB IS CELEBRATING ITS 77TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL EVENT AT FELIX’S ON THE WATERFRONT. IT’S HAPPENING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. THREE BANDS WILL TAKE THE ...

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 is a city known for its brass bands, beignets, and Bayou traditions, and the best part of attending Jazz Fest is enjoying all three. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is an ...

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 ...

One of the biggest music festivals of the entire year, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns to the Bayou at the end of the month. The festival will take place over the final weekend ...

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 ...