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Big Chief Tyrone Casby: Jazz Fest Flashback

Thu, 04/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Big Chief Tyrone Casby of the Mohawk Hunters Black Indians of Mardi Gras shares what it's like to mask at Jazz Fest, why the Indians are present at the Fairgrounds, and more in this Jazz Fest Flashback.  Read more

Professor Longhair 1971: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 04/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
History in the making: Professor Longhair finds his audience in 1971. Photo by John Messina, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your e... Read more

2006: Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule

Wed, 04/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
The first post-Katrina Jazz Fest in April 2006 was a beacon for New Orleanians. Read more

Spy Boy Gus: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 04/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Spy Boy Gus of the Black Hatchet Mardi Gras Indians at Jazz Fest 2016. Photo by Eli Mergel. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long ... Read more

Reggie Scanlan: Jazz Fest Flashback

Wed, 04/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Reggie Scanlan has performed with Professor Longhair, James Booker, Snooks Eaglin, and The Radiators at Jazz Fest. In this WWOZ Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, he recalls a festival in the 1970s when he was watching the Jimmy Smith Trio play and B.B. King hopped onstage, too! Read more

Allison Miner and the Music Heritage Stage: Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule

Tue, 04/23/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
The chance to hear artists from French Louisiana was one of the "musical experiences" promised by Jazz Fest in its early years. And though it doesn't seem so today, in 1970 New Orleans, it was unusual for "country" musicians to play such a high-profile event in the city. Read more

Koindu '79: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 04/23/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Koindu Stage on May 5, 1979. Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, al... Read more

Dan Penn on the '50s R&B Show

Mon, 04/22/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Tune in to the '50s R&B Show with host Neil Pellegrin on Tuesday, April 23 from 7-10p. He'll be featuring a special guest appearance by iconic and prolific songwriter Dan Penn.  Classic songs from Penn's pen include 'Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,' 'I'm Your Puppet,' 'The Da... Read more

Jazz Fest and French Louisiana: Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule

Mon, 04/22/19
The chance to hear artists from French Louisiana was one of the "musical experiences" promised by Jazz Fest in its early years. And though it doesn't seem so today, in 1970 New Orleans, it was unusual for "country" musicians to play such a high-profile event in the city. Read more

George Wein and Quint Davis: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 04/22/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Jazz Fest founders George Wein and Quint Davis announce the festival's upcoming 50th anniversary year from the Acura Stage in 2018. Photo by Michael E. McAndrew. On the first day of the 2019 festival (Thursday, April 25), Quint Davis will interview George Wein at the Alliso... Read more

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