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Tag: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
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Maze honors Frankie Beverly as Jazz Fest ’25 comes to a close

Avatar photoVerite News Logo by John Gray and Verite News May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

It was the first Maze performance in New Orleans since Frankie Beverly died in September 2024.

Burna Boy performs at the Fair Grounds in Gentilly on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
Posted inCulture

PHOTOS: Weekend 1 of Jazz Fest ’25 comes to a close

Avatar photo by John Gray April 27, 2025April 27, 2025
Earl King performing at Jazz Fest in 1997.
Posted inBack in the Day

Earl King had the recipe for making a hit song

by Tammy C. Barney April 25, 2025April 24, 2025
Posted inBack in the Day, Community, Culture

The ‘tender and heroic’ sounds of Edward ‘Kidd’ Jordan

by Tammy C. Barney May 3, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inCommunity, Culture

25 years ago, ‘Back that Azz Up’ introduced the world to Bounce

by Tammy C. Barney May 1, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inCulture

PHOTOS: Irma Thomas’ 50th Anniversary at Jazz Fest

Lue Palmer by Lue Palmer April 29, 2024
Posted inCommunity, Culture

What’s it like to perform at Jazz Fest for the first time? A local musician shares her experience.

Minh Ha by Khalil Gillon and Minh Ha April 26, 2024June 10, 2024
Posted inCommunity, Culture, News

‘Soul Queen’ Irma Thomas and her fans reflect on 50 years of Jazz Fest performances

Lue Palmer by Lue Palmer April 25, 2024
Video: What we saw at Jazz Fest 2023
Posted inCommunity, Culture

Video: What we saw at Jazz Fest 2023

Nigell Moses, fellow by Nigell Moses May 8, 2023June 10, 2024
2023 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Posted inCommunity, Culture

Jazz Fest cultural villages focus on heritage

Nigell Moses, fellow by Nigell Moses May 3, 2023June 10, 2024
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