In the midst of the Cultural Exchange Pavillion a temporary wall was constructed and painted white as the giant canvas for Thomas "Breeze" Marcus and Douglas Miles - Native American street artists from Phoenix, AZ. These artists will be at the fest both weekends, working ... Read more

The Selvy Singers are a family gospel-singing group organized by their parents, Reverend Jesse Selvy Jr. and their mother Johnnie Selvyin 1988. For 24 years, they have been performing in the gospel music internationally. In addition to their Jazz Fest appearance, the Selvy S... Read more

John McCusker, author of Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz, stopped by the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage for an interview during Jazz Fest this afternoon. Lucien Barbarin, who tours internationally with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and with Harry ... Read more

After this morning's rainfall, the weather out here has already turned warm, fresh and beautiful! Dedicated Jazz Festers showed up this morning wearing a fantastic showcase of boots, sandals, crocs and other soggy weather attire. Here's a smattering captured during a quick ... Read more

Here's a slide a show of First Weekend Highlights, including the shots below and many, many more. CJ Chenier. Photo by Hunter King. Dianne Reeves. Photo by Hunter King. Germaine Bazzle. Photo by Kichea S. Burt. Read more

Our food of the day today: Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo It's not as photogenic as Crawfish Sacks or Soft Shell Po-Boys, but it's really, REALLY delicious. A member of the Jazz Fest Forum st nojazzfest.com, with the handle HotBrownGravy, posted this recipe for Jazz Fest ... Read more

A memorable Jazz Fest moment took place on the Cultural Exchange Pavillion Tent yesterday when A Tribe Called Red, a trio of DJs from Ottowa Canada, had the music pumping - and the crowd dancing - so hard the sound went out. The crowd kept up the energy for a few mintues, b... Read more

Here are a few things of note happening today at Jazz Fest: Interview: John McCusker’s Creole Trombone: Kid Ory with Lucien Barbarin, 1:15 - 2:00 on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, inside the grandstand Parades 12:10 Ninth Ward Hunters and Ninth Ward Navajo Mardi Gra... Read more

For a rebroadcast of this show, please go to prx.org Tonight's special show is from the Eulipion Lounge.   Save the cab fare for three hours of collector's music, "you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of."  A music club that's located right between your left an... Read more

Magary Lord has developed a huge fan base in Salvador de Bahia, on the northeast coast of Brazil, with a new sound rooted in Angola, Africa: Black Semba. He's also been an active participant in Carnival (see the video below). Magary Lord today on the Jazz & Heritage Stage: ... Read more