Maze, the soul and funk group that was beloved by New Orleans’ Black community, honored Frankie Beverly, who passed away in September 2024, as the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew to a close on Sunday (May 4).

The second weekend of the festival featured local, national and international musical acts from a myriad of genres, including Santana, Morris Day & The Time, Trombone Shorty, Patti Labelle, Tems and Kamasi Washington.

Santana headlined the Festival Stage on the second weekend’s opening night, while Morris Day & The Time and Cage the Elephant were the final acts of the day on the Gentilly and Congo Square stages and the Yellowjackets closed out the Jazz Tent.

There were dozens of artists with local origins besides Trombone Shorty playing the festival over the course of the weekend such as Dumpstaphunk, HaSizzle and Jason Marsalis.

PHOTOS: Diverse culture of Louisiana on display at Jazz Fest

  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram took to the crowd to play guitar amongst festival goers at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • A Mardi Gras Indian at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Members of the Algiers Warrior at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • The 9th Ward Black Hatchets at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Kamasi Washington plays saxophone at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • From right to left, Karma Stanley, Larry Everage and Tod Smith watch Kamasi Washington’s performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Mexican Institute of Sound performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • From left to right, Pao Roy, Jieraldo Gonzales, Ci Vi and Elizabeth Stancioff dance during Mexican Institute of Sound’s performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram performs onstage with dancing fans at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Micah Turner holds his son Kai while watching Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly perform at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Stacy Kelly records Lenny Kravitz’s performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
  • Catalina Reyna dances during Mixanteña de Santa Cecilia and Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera’s performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Members of Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera dance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • A member of Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera dances with a prop bull at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Jihad Doucette, right, and Joshua David Oyetubo watch Big Chief Brian Harrison Wilson’s performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Carter Maberry works at a popup tent for StudioBE at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Thao Ngyuyen works on a construction exhibition at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • A member of the Calpulli Tonalehqueh Aztec Dancers lights sage during their performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • A member of the Calpulli Tonalehqueh Aztec Dancers during their performance at Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • A member of the Calpulli Tonalehqueh Aztec Dancers during their performance at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Fried bread is prepared at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Ellen Simon, right, helps Garvin Pittman make fried bread at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Stylist Zina Harris Dorsey braids Andrea Voss’ hair at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Lee Martin, right, and Kim Roy sell cajun accordions at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Sierra Green performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • A guitarist for Sierra Green and the Giants performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Carlos Santana performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
  • Cage the Elephant performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

In addition to musical performances, there were tons of culinary options on offer, unique wares for sale and display and educational events showcasing Louisiana’s diverse culture.

The Haitian restaurant Fritai, fusion eatery Ajun Cajun and Loretta’s Authentic Pralines are some of the food vendors were at the Fair Grounds. A variety of painters, sculptors and jewelry makers from throughout the African diaspora sold their work at the Congo Square African Marketplace.

And culture bearers from Louisiana’s Vietnamese, Cajun and Mexican communities showcased architectural, musical and design work at the festival’s Folklife Village.

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