The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival came to a close after a gorgeous last day at the fairgrounds on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
As always, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue closed the main stage with a booming performance, while Tower of Power rocked the WWOZ Jazz Tent with a feverish encore. New Orleans legends Irma Thomas and George Porter Jr. made their yearly appearances along with so many other riveting acts.
All photos by Noe Cugny / OffBeat
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Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quint Davis

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Fest Goer

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - HaSizzle

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - HaSizzle

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Queen Rita Dollis at Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Fest Goer

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - HaSizzle

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Fest Goer

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Tower of Power

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Tower of Power

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Tower of Power

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quint Davis

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Fest Goer

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - RAM de Haiti

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Fest Goer

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Erica Falls

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Erica Falls

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Danny Abel, Erica Falls

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Erica Falls

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Erica Falls

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Chris Adkins

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrence Houston

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrence Houston

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Steve Lands

Stephen Gladney with Amina Scott at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Photo by Noe Cugny / OffBeat.

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Amina Scott

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Amina Scott

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Oscar Rossignoli

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Oscar Rossignoli

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Stephen Gladney

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Leroy Jones

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Bruce Brackman

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ricardo Pascal

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ricardo Pascal

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mahmoud Chouki

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mahmoud Chouki

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Aurora Nealand

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Dwayne Dopsie

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Dwayne Dopsie

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Dwayne Dopsie

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Jeffrey Osborne

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Jeffrey Osborne

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Jeffrey Osborne

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Jeffrey Osborne

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Economy Hall Tent

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Economy Hall Tent

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - The Paulin Brothers Traditional Brass Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - The Paulin Brothers Traditional Brass Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Stanton Moore

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Stanton Moore

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Stanton Moore with Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell with Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders Band - Arsene DeLay

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Mia Borders

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Arsene DeLay

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 -

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Michael & David Doucet avec ses amis

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - David Doucet avec ses amis

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Michael & David Doucet avec ses amis

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Stanton Moore & Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell w/Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ivan Neville w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ivan Neville w/Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Robert Mercurio w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell Hands w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ivan Neville w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell & Stanton Moore w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Donald Harrison Jr w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Stanton Moore w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Donald Harrison Jr & Eric Lindell w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Donald Harrison Jr & Eric Lindell w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Eric Lindell w/ Dragon Smoke

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Cimarrón

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Cimarrón

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Cimarrón

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Cimarrón

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Cimarrón

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Cimarrón

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Reggie Scanlon w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Camile Baudoin w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Camile Baudoin w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Dave Malone w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ed Volker w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Frank Bua w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Ed Volker w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Reggie Scanlan w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Camile Baudoin & Dave Malone w/ The Radiators

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Margie Perez w/ Muévelo

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Muévelo

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Muévelo

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Margie Perez et al w/ Muévelo

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Margie Perez et al w/ Muévelo

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Muévelo

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Quiana Lynell

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Susan Cowsill and Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrance Simien and Susan Cowsill w/ and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Russ Broussard w/ Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcella Broussard and Susan Cowsill w/ Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience ft. Marcella Simien

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Crowd at Stage

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irma Thomas the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Sonny Landreth, Irma Thomas the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Sonny Landreth with the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Preservation Hall with the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Preservation Hall with the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - the Coral Reefer Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcia Ball Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcia Ball Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Josh Paxton w/ Marcia Ball Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcia Ball

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcia Ball

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcia Ball Band

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Marcia Ball

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Jon Cleary

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 -

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irvin Mayfield with Kermit Ruffins

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Kermit Ruffins & Family

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Kermit Ruffins

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Irvin Mayfield with Kermit Ruffins

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Queen Rita w/ Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias

Jazz Fest 2024 - Day 8 - Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias