January 6 was the beginning of the 2022 Carnival season in New Orleans and also the 610th birthday of Joan of Arc. Last year, Jeanne d'Arc parade in the French Quarter was canceled but this year, the Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc held their annual procession, and Joan's sword was b... Read more

Gabrielle Cavassa performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, December 11, 2021 as part of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's fall concert series! Check out her full set in the player below. Read more

The New Orleans Jazz Vipers performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, December 4, 2021 as part of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's fall concert series! Check out their full set in the player below. Read more

Shannon Powell and the Traditional All-Star Jazz Band performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, November 13 as part of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's fall concert series! Check out their full set in the player below. Read more

Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, November 7 to kick off the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's fall concert series! Check out their full set in the player below. Read more

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation hosted "Sync Up: NOLA Next" on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 6-8pm CT. This event focused on Entrepreneurial Collaboration and features 3D Na’tee, DJ Raj Smoove, and Lou Hill of GenRise in conversation with panelists LaWanda Smith and Ma... Read more

"Free Your Mind" is George Clinton's first ever solo gallery presentation of paintings. The show is at the Spillman Blackwell Gallery (866 Camp St.) through October 30. At the opening night on October 2, he was asked about fellow funk pioneers The Meters, and this is what h... Read more

On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation hosted an interview with Mia X as part of the "Sync Up 2021: NOLA Next" series. In this interview, Mia and Christie Jourdain of Original Pinettes Brass Band discussed reinventing yourself as an artis... Read more

We could not do Jazz Festing In Place without the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive! Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at how Jazz Festing In Place comes together as a collaboration between WWOZ and the archive, from brainstorm to broadcast. Read more

On August 8, 2021, Action Jackson became an ancestor at the age of 59 following a battle with cancer. In the following days, the New Orleans cultural communities honored his contributions to keeping those flames alive in the neighbohoods and on the streets by taking it to t... Read more