Jazz Fest at 50

In 2019, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival celebrates its 50th birthday! We'll be updating this page all year long with WWOZ Jazz Fest Time Capsules, Jazz Fest Flashbacks, plus historic photos, videos, and much more. 

The Helis Foundation
The Goldring Family Foundation
The Remedy Room
The Ruth U. Fertel Foundation
The Derbes Foundation
Goldfarb Financial
The National World War II Museum
New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
Special thanks to The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation

 

WWOZ wins two awards from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters

Tue, 03/10/20
Authored by Carrie Booher
The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters honored WWOZ’s Takin’ It To The Streets and our live broadcast from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with a Prestige Award at their annual ceremony earlier today in Baton Rouge.  WWOZ took the top award in the state in the ... Read more

50 Years: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 12/31/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
As we close out our Jazz Fest at 50 photo series, we're cheating just a bit: here are eight final wrap-up photos, all taken at the 50th Jazz Fest in 2019, both inside and outside of the Fairgrounds gates. The "50" logo was everywhere this year on official Jazz Fest items, s... Read more

Jambalaya Cajun Band: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 12/30/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Jambalaya Cajun Band in front of the Fais Do Do Stage ca. 2000. Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. 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,... Read more

Deacon John Moore: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 12/29/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Deacon John Moore onstage at Jazz Fest ca. 1980. Photo by Laura Fanguy, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. 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 J... Read more

Trombone Shorty: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 12/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Troy Andrews ("Trombone Shorty") at Jazz Fest ca. 2000. Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. 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 ... Read more

Fats Domino 2001: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 12/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Fats Domino at Jazz Fest 2001. Photo by Owen Murphy, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. 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, ... Read more

Jelly Roll Justice and Patti Averbuck: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 12/23/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Jelly Roll Justice and his wife, Patti Averbuck, at Jazz Fest 2010. Photo by Sally Young. 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 to... Read more

Zigaboo Modeliste: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 12/28/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Happy birthday to Zigaboo Modeliste! Here he is onstage with Foundation of Funk, featuring Modeliste and George Porter, Jr. with special guests Ivan Neville, Tony Hall, and Ian Neville on April 26, 2019. Photo by Leon Morris. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 20... Read more

Charles Neville: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 12/27/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Charles Neville at Jazz Fest ca. 2000. Tomorrow would've been his 81st birthday. Photo by Owen Murphy, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. K... Read more

George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 12/26/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners on the Gentilly Stage on May 5, 2019. Happy birthday today, George! Photo by Michele Goldfarb. 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, ... Read more

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