In the 1800s, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black residents to Leipzig, Germany, where researchers engaged in ...

Alune Wade’s performance was one of the highlights of the 2025 Saint-Louis Jazz Festival ...

A jazz funeral was held for the 19 people whose skulls were used in a racist scientific study in Germany over 150 years.

Bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste played the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival in 1970 with their groundbreaking funk band The Meters. More than 50 years later ...

The first weekend of the 2025 edition of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is underway, with one historic moment for the festival and the city set to take place during the first Saturday.

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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has arrived. Festival organizers announced in January that Pearl Jam, Luke Combs and Lil Wayne will headline the 10-day "cultural feast" in New Orleans ...

New Orleans is a city known for its brass bands, beignets, and Bayou traditions, and the best part of attending Jazz Fest is enjoying all three. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is an ...

Friends of the Cabildo will host a special screening of rare 16mm film footage from the first-ever New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Wednesday, April 23. The event, part of the ongoing FOC Film ...

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, now in its 55th year, takes place from April 24 to May 4 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has stood as a cultural force for decades. With events spanning from hundreds of musical artists to crafts, cultural exchange areas, folklife villages ...