New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival Set For April/May

This long-running and eclectic festival will be held this year on April 27-29 and May 3-5  at the Fair Grounds Race Course, centrally located at 1751 Gentilly Boulevard, 10 minutes from the French Quarter. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

According to the festival web site, the Festival celebrates the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana, so the music encompasses every style associated with the city and the state: blues, R&B, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk, Latin, rock, rap, country, bluegrass and everything in between. And of course there is lots of jazz, both contemporary and traditional.

Below is a partial artist lineup, and it looks impressive. You can find the full lineup here.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band •Eagles •Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Foo Fighters •The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion •Zac Brown Band Eddie Vedder •John Mayer •The Neville Brothers Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue •Al Green •Herbie Hancock and his Band Ne-Yo •My Morning Jacket •Bon Iver •Paulina Rubio •Jill Scott Florence + the Machine •Allen Toussaint •Feist •Bunny Wailer •Bonnie Raitt Irma Thomas •Maze feat. Frankie Beverly •Dr. John & the Lower 911 Janelle Monae •Yolanda Adams •Iron & Wine •Pete Fountain Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. •Steel Pulse •Rebirth Brass Band Grace Potter & the Nocturnals •Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society funky Meters •Levon Helm Band with special guest Mavis Staples Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings •Aaron Neville’s Gospel Experience Steve Earle and the Dukes (And Duchesses) •Galactic Preservation Hall and Friends •Little Anthony & The Imperials •Ani DiFranco and many, many more!!

Festival web site

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