The New Orleans Jazz Festival is one of the oldest music festivals in the United States. The festival can trace its roots back to 1970 and has been held annually ever since. The festival was founded to celebrate the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana. The New Orleans Music Festival is often referred to simply as Jazz Fest, but the music includes top artists from a number of different genres. Headlines at New Orleans Jazz Festival include The Who, Elton John, Ed Sheeran, No Doubt, and Pitbull. Jazz Fest is held annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is one of the top music festivals in the country. The New Orleans Music Festival consists of 7 days of music, spread out over two weeks. The first weekend includes three days of music, with music picking back up the following Thursday for four more days of music. The New Orleans Jazz Festival is also a showcase for New Orleans famous food, with venders selling po’boys, boil crawfish, alligator sausage, muffulettas, beignets and much more. Score with TicketCity - the place to go for New Orleans Jazz Festival tickets.
2016 New Orleans Jazz Festival Preview & Lineup
The 2015 New Orleans Jazz Festival takes place April 24-26 and April 30-May 3 at the Fair Ground Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana
Elton John - The Who - Jimmy Buffett and the coral Reefer Band - No Doubt - Keith Urban JOHN LEGEND - ED SHEERAN - T. I. - CHICAGO TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE - HOZIER - WIDESPREAD PANIC - JERRY LEE LEWIS RYAN ADAMS - STEVE WINWOOD - WILCO THE METERS: ART NEVILLE, LEO NOCENTELLI, GEORGE PORTER, JR., & JOSEPH “ZIGABOO” MODELISTE JIMMY CLIFF - BUDDY GUY - ALLEN TOUSSAINT - THE O'JAYS - IRMA THOMAS - TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION - SPIRIT OF SATCH: DR. JOHN INTERPRETS LOUIS ARMSTRONG THE RADIATORS - ANTHONY HAMILTON - KACEY MUSGRAVES - ROBERT CRAY - SHOVELS & ROPE IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK WITH GUEST ART NEVILLE - THIRD WORLD - AARON NEVILLE DELBERT MCCLINTON - ANGELIQUE KIDJO - THE TAJ MAHAL TRIO - ESTELLE MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY - TAB BENOIT CASSANDRA WILSON COMING FORTH BY DAY: A CELEBRATION OF BILLIE HOLIDAY - SHIRLEY CAESAR CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET - JUVENILE & MANNIE FRESH TOGETHER - MARCIA BALL KERMIT RUFFINS & THE BBQ SWINGERS - THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA BIG FREEDIA “QUEEN OF BOUNCE” - JIMMIE VAUGHAN & TILT A WHIRL BAND FEAT. LOU ANN BARTON GURRUMUL - PALOMA FAITH - GALACTIC FEATURING MACY GRAY - REBIRTH BRASS BAND ANDERS OSBORNE - THE WORD - PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND - JOHN P. KEE AND NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DIANNE REEVES AND JEFFREY OSBORNE IRVIN MAYFIELD & THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA - PASTOR MARVIN SAPP THE TERENCE BLANCHARD E- COLLECTIVE - STURGILL SIMPSON BWB FEATURING RICK BRAUN, KIRK WHALUM & NORMAN BROWN - VINTAGE TROUBLE SHOOTER JENNINGS WITH WAYMORE’S OUTLAWS - CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT BÉLA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN DAVELL CRAWFORD PRESENTS “TO FATS WITH LOVE” A TRIBUTE TO FATS DOMINO - LÁGBÁJÁ BIG CHIEF BO DOLLIS & THE WILD MAGNOLIAS - BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO LIL' ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS - BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION JON CLEARY AND THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN - LUKE JAMES - DONALD HARRISON JR. GLEN DAVID ANDREWS - LA SANTA CECILIA - WALTER “WOLFMAN” WASHINGTON & THE ROADMASTERS MONTY ALEXANDER: HARLEM-KINGSTON EXPRESS - ELLIS MARSALIS - COWBOY MOUTH KENNY GARRETT - VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ - ROYAL TEETH MS. RUBY WILSON’S TRIBUTE TO BESSIE SMITH FEAT. BRIAN “BREEZE” CAYOLLE - IRONING BOARD SAM AMANDA SHIRES - PINE LEAF BOYS: LOUISIANA MUSIC - ROCKIN’ DOPSIE, JR. & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS SNARKY PUPPY - THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND - THE REVIVALISTS - CAROLYN WONDERLAND CREOLE STRING BEANS - THE NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS - EAGLE AND HAWK - NICHOLAS PAYTON HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND - THE SOUL REBELS - BUTLER, BERNSTEIN & THE HOT 9 JEWEL BROWN WITH GREGG STAFFORD’S JAZZ HOUNDS BIG CHIEF WALTER COOK & THE CREOLE WILD WEST MARDI GRAS INDIANS BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX & THE GOLDEN EAGLES - YOUNG GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME WHITE CLOUD HUNTERS MARDI GRAS INDIANS - YOUNG MEN OLYMPIA AID SA & PC DIVINE LADIES SA & PC - BIG FOUR AND ORIGINAL FOUR SA & PC MORNING STAR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH MASS CHOIR - THE SENSATIONAL CHOSEN VOICES ROSIE LEDET & THE ZYDECO PLAYBOYS - OTTERTRAIL NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE TROUPE RISING DRAGON LION DANCE TEAM - CALLIOPE PUPPETS
New Orleans Jazz Festival Event Guide
Is Jazz Music the only music at the New Orleans Jazz Festival?
The New Orleans Jazz Festival features a number of top artists from genres such as Pop, Rock, Hip/Hop, Soul, Alternative, Bluegrass, Country, and so much more.
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