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

 

Tab Benoit: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 09/28/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Tab Benoit performs at Jazz Fest on April 26, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. 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 see th... Read more

Johnny Sansone: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 09/27/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Happy birthday to Johnny Sansone! Here's a shot from his performance with Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars on May 3, 2019. Photo by Leon Morris. 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... Read more

Nicholas Payton: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 09/26/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Happy birthday to Nicholas Payton! Here's a shot from his performance in the Jazz Tent at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Marion Hill. 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 ou... Read more

Second line in the Blues Tent: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 09/25/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
A second line in the Blues Tent during Glen David Andrews' performance on May 2, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.  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 F... Read more

Lost Bayou Ramblers: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 09/24/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Andre Michot performs with Lost Bayou Ramblers on the Fais Do Do Stage on May 3, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.  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 F... Read more

Ani DiFranco: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 09/23/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Ani DiFranco performs on May 3, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.  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 see them, plus more ... Read more

Bahamas Junkanoos 2019: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 09/22/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Bahamas Junkanoos celebrate 50 years of Jazz Fest on May 4, 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.  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... Read more

1990s parade: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 09/21/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
A social and pleasure club member gets his photo taken before a parade in the mid-1990s. And check out the WWOZ Mango Freeze booth in the background! Photo from Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary ... Read more

Davell Crawford and Michael P. Smith: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 09/20/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Davell Crawford and photographer Michael P. Smith at Davell's first performance at Jazz Fest on May 2, 1992. Photo from Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest phot... Read more

Ice Cube Slim and CJ Chenier: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 09/19/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Ice Cube Slim and CJ Chenier. Photo from Ice Cube Slim, 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 pa... Read more

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