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Jazz Fest A to Z
This guide should help in choosing from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest to ensure your experience hits all the right notes. It’s arranged alphabetically by band name so you can search when your favorite act is playing by stage and time, with handy reference bio information. It’s easy to use on any mobile device to look up info by band, day, time or stage. Just go to our responsive site OffBeat.com.
Another Heart and Another Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy doesn’t have an exact count of how many performances she’s done at Jazz Fest over the course of the 45 years since she first played there. But it’s a lot: 80? 90? Maybe as many as 100?
Jazz Fest Daily Music Lineups Announced, Single Day Tickets On Sale Now
Jazz Fest 2024 Early-Bird Pricing On General Admission Tickets and Passes Available Through February 29 The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today announced the daily music […]
Jo-El Sonnier (1946-2024)
Grammy Award-winning Cajun and country artist Jo-El Sonnier passed away at the age of 77. Sonnier suffered a fatal heart attack following a performance in Llano, Texas on January 13, 2024.
Jazz Fest Lineup Announced
The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young Crazy Horse, The Killers, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, HOZIER, Jon Batiste, Queen Latifah, Vampire Weekend, Greta Van Fleet, Heart, […]
Jo-El Sonnier (1946-2024)
Grammy Award-winning Cajun and country artist Jo-El Sonnier passed away at the age of 77. Sonnier suffered a fatal heart attack following a performance in Llano, Texas on January 13, 2024.
Keeping the Cajun Flame Blazing: Living your culture in the Roots of Fire documentary
Considering that Cajun music was once an endangered species on the verge of extinction, there can never be an oversaturation of sources telling its story. The Roots of Fire documentary, co-directed by the husband-and-wife team of Abby Berendt Lavoi and Jeremey Lavoi, is the latest such vehicle that will likely introduce Cajun culture and music to another generation unaware of its glorious legacy and delicate past, but a deserving one that continues its resiliency.
Chris Strachwitz (1931-2023)
Chances are that if you have an interest in blues, Cajun, zydeco or ethnic music, you’ve probably got a few Arhoolie CDs on your shelf. Chris Strachwitz, the founder of […]
Jazz Fest 2023 announces daily lineups and single-day tickets on sale
The Jazz and Heritage Festival 2023 announced its daily lineups and opened sales for single-day tickets Friday, February 3. The event will take place over seven days from Friday, April […]
