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The Rolling Stones Kick Off New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024 Weekend 2 with Unprecedented Show: Photo Gallery
- Every other stage went dark for the first time in the event's 50+ year history. The Rolling Stones Kick Off New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024 Weekend 2 with Unprecedented Show: Photo Gallery Ben Kaye
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‘The Soul Queen of New Orleans,’ Irma Thomas, performing with Rolling Stones at Jazz Fest
Legendary Rock-n-Roll band The Rolling Stones will be performing at Jazz Fest to kick off the start of Week Two. Thursday on stage, "The Soul of Queen of New Orleans," Irma Thomas will be performing with The Rolling Stones.
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André 3000, Elvis Costello to join jazz greats at 2024 Newport Jazz Festival. What to know
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the festival.
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Historic night spot, Dew Drop Inn, reopens with major renovations
The historic night spot, The Dew Drop Inn in Central City was once a haven for Black musicians during segregation. Now it's a new day for the redeveloped Dew Drop Inn.
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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival expands schedule
Music enthusiasts get an extra day to revel in the sounds of Trombone Shorty, the Rebirth Brass Band, Irma Thomas and many more as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival expands its schedule next year, organizers announced Wednesday. The festival said it will add an eighth day to the lineup in 2024, creating two four-day weekends for the event. Festival organizers did not provide a reason for the change, but the move is not unprecedented.
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‘The Crowded Room’ Sends Bill Withers to No. 1 on Top TV Songs Chart
Withers’ “Lovely Day” rules the June 2023 tally.
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New Orleans music's old guard still star at Jazz Fest
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 Meters are no more, but Porter and Modeliste are still among the festival's mainstays. “Originally it was all local bands,” Porter said in a recent interview, reminiscing about days when he would close down one Jazz Fest stage with The Meters and run with Modeliste to another stage for a final se
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French Quarter Festival unveils lineup for 40th anniversary
Organizers on Tuesday announced a lineup of more than 270 acts for New Orleans' 40th annual French Quarter Festival, billed as Louisiana's largest free showcase of music, food and culture. Artists scheduled to perform at the April 13-16 event include Irma Thomas, Ani DiFranco, Tank and the Bangas, blues guitarist Samantha Fish and a collaboration between the Soul Rebels and bounce rap artist Big Freedia, organizers said. What began decades ago as an open call for local musicians to perform on
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New Orleans guitarist Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington dead at 79
New Orleans music legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a cornerstone of the city's musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79. Washington died Dec. 22 at Passages Hospice, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Washington and his band, the Roadmasters, mixed blues, R&B, funk and soul, punctuating songs with his trademark howl, the newspaper reported.
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‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’ Film Review: Music Doc Combines Funky Delights With Lots of Heart
Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern's film chronicles the city's annual festival with the help of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry and an array of Crescent City legends
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‘Take Me to the River: New Orleans’ Review: Crescent City’s Music Veterans Meet the Funky Next Generation in a Spirited Doc
The last time there were as many trombones in a movie as there are in “Take Me to the River: New Orleans,” Harold Hill was probably leading a parade. The ongoing vitalization of the Crescent City’s music culture really is like something out of a horn salesman’s fever dream, with younger generations readily taking up […]
