Deacon John at Jazz Fest 2005. Photo by Leon Morris.
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photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz
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Dianne Reeves in the WWOZ Jazz Tent on May 5, 2018. Photo by Leon Morris.
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1 Point Blank Ansel Collins 02:21 Come Back Darling
2 What You Gonna Do Mavis Staples 04:06 Live In London
3 Living Water Liz Brasher 03:00 Painted Image
4 Searching For My Love Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces 02:29 The Fame Studios
Story 1961-1973
5 after tonight junior englis...
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The early Jazz Fests were more intimate-- here's a shot of the audience
sitting in front of the stage in 1971 by John Messina, courtesy of the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. This is in Congo Square, the site of the
first two festivals.
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Earl King and WWOZ's Duke-a-Paducah on-air at WWOZ's Jazz Fest broadcast
from the Fairgrounds, ca. early 1990s. Earl King was born on this date in
1934. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Archive.
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Takin' It To The Streets host Action Jackson sits down with Diane Honore,
founder of Black Storyville Baby Dolls, and talks about why her group
exists, Louis Armstrong, Storyville, Baby Doll history, and much more.
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Photographer and musician Zack Smith is a photographer who has been involved
in the social, musical and cultural landscapes of Louisiana for the past 20
years, including at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
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Leyla McCalla on the Lagniappe Stage on May 5, 2017. Photo by Bill Sasser.
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
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Greeting Stage 5 at the "Louisiana Heritage Fair" (now more commonly known as
Jazz Fest) in 1973, the festival's second year at the Fairgrounds. Photo by
John Messina, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
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