Issue Articles — Jazz Fest Focus
Fest Focus: Ragtime to Jelly Roll featuring Lars Edegran and Kris Tokarski
Thursday, April 25, Economy Hall Tent, 4:20 p.m. As The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival comes to its 50th anniversary, there are few musicians playing this year who […]
Fest Focus: Keith Burnstein’s Kettle Black
Friday, May 3, Lagniappe Stage, 11:30 a.m. Keith Burnstein is a crafter of tunes. Growing up in a Philadelphia suburb, he started playing piano at age five, and by […]
Fest Focus: Boukman Eksperyans
Saturday, May 4, Cultural Exchange Pavilion, 12:40 p.m. Even if you know nothing about the Haitian Vodou religion, there’s still no denying the hypnotic power of a Boukman Eksperyans […]
Fest Focus: Jon Roniger and the Good for Nothin’ Band
FRIDAY, APRIL 27—LAGNIAPPE STAGE, 11:30 A.M. Persistence looks to finally pay off for Jon Roniger this Jazz Fest. The New Orleans native makes his debut at the Fair Grounds […]
Fest Focus: Jake Shimabukuro
FRIDAY, APRIL 27—FAIS DO-DO STAGE, 2:45 P.M. In 2005, Jake Shimabukuro’s stunning ukulele rendition of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” made him a YouTube sensation. The video […]
Fest Focus: Terrance Simien
SATURDAY, APRIL 28—FAIS DO-DO STAGE, 2:55 P.M. Grammy-winning zydeco artist Terrance Simien has played every Jazz Fest since 1986. “I tell people this all the time,” he says in […]
Fest Focus: Kyle Huval
FRIDAY, APRIL 27—FAIS DO-DO STAGE, 11:15 A.M. The future of Cajun music always looks bright, with the scads of young musicians constantly entering its ranks, but 27-year-old Kyle Huval […]
Fest Focus: Banu Gibson
THURSDAY, MAY 3—ECONOMY HALL TENT, 4:25 P.M. There aren’t many musicians who can match singer Banu Gibson’s knowledge of and passion for the vocal jazz of the ’20s and […]
Fest Focus: Shake ‘Em Up Jazz Band
FRIDAY, MAY 4—ECONOMY HALL TENT, 1:50 P.M. Molly, Marla, Julie, Haruka, Chloe, and Dizzy had all made their own names in jazz long before they came together to form […]
Fest Focus: Marcia Ball
FRIDAY, MAY 4—GENTILLY STAGE, 1:35 P.M. Marcia Ball fans will be thrilled this Jazz Fest by the material from her great new record, Shine Bright. “We’re going to be […]
