Smithsonian Folkways will be releasing the "Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" box set this year, celebrating the sights and sounds of the festival! The five disc box set includes unreleased material spanning the years 1974 to 2016 and features key moments... Read more

Krewe des Fleurs at the Mardi Gras arts area on May 6, 2017. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. 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

Tribute to Buckwheat Zydeco featuring Nathan Williams, C.J. Chenier, Corey Ledet, and the Ils Sont Partis Band on Day 6 of Jazz Fest - May 6, 2017. Photo by Black Mold. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with ou... Read more

2018 was the first Mardi Gras for the Young Maasai Hunters, led by Big Chief Dump (Keelian Boyd Sr.). The black masking Indians of New Orleans, commonly known as Mardi Gras Indians, comprise a diverse group that is always evolving. Some participants are born into it, while... Read more

Ernie K-Doe holds his signed, temporary permit from the FCC somewhere backstage at Jazz Fest on April 23, 1992. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest pho... Read more

Ole & Nu Style Fellas Social & Pleasure Club onstage with TBC Brass Band at Jazz Fest on May 7, 2017. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. 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 ... Read more

Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis onstage with B.B. King and The Meters while photographer Michael P. Smith shoots in 1973. 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 Fe... Read more

Jerry Siefken is a major part of the second line crowd in Economy Hall and around the Fairgrounds at Jazz Fest. He's also known for his "Free Hugs" badge, spreading positivity and friendly spirits everywhere he goes. Find out what this longtime Jazz Fester has to say about ... Read more

Hats have reached a new level of personal expression and representation at Jazz Fest in recent years. WWOZ volunteer photographer Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee scours the crowd each year to look for the best ones. He caught this one on April 29, 2018.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50t... Read more