New Orleans Jazz Festival 2013 - Weekend Two in Photos
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival came to a close on Sunday, rounding out its second weekend this year with performances from legendary musicians and new talents alike. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNew Orleans Jazz Festival 2013 - John Boutte
The overflow crowd inside the Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival rose to its feet as soon as it heard the rubbery acoustic bass figure that opens the credits for every episode to HBO’s Treme. It’s the introduction to “Treme Song,” written and sung by John Boutte, who was standing by on stage. A short, bearded man in an oversize white shirt and baggy pants, Boutte slapped his tambourine and began to sing about his neighborhood, “Hangin’ in the Treme, watching people sashay, past my steps, by my porch, in front of my door.” Soon audience... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNew Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Saturday - Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean has not only created a new kind of R&B album for the hip-hop era, but he’s also creating a new kind of R&B show. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNew Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Friday - Holly Williams
“I want to sing a family song but it’s hard because there are so many to choose from,” Holly Williams told the mud-splattered crowd at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Friday. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNew Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Thursday - Widespread Panic, Theresa Andersson
The trouble with a band like Widespread Panic is that if you’re at all familiar with jazz, the band’s improvisations are not that impressive. And if the band’s not getting over on the strength of its solos, it has to rely on the more conventional qualities of pop music—singing, songwriting and rhythm—and those aren’t so impressive either. It’s not that Widespread’s musicians are incompetent in any of these areas; it’s that they’re not exceptional at any of them. The sextet played a two-and-a-half-hour set, nearly twice as long as any other set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsPhotos: New Orleans Jazz Fest 2013 - Weekend One
Check out Photographer Mark C. Austin's photos from the fest's first weekend of 2013, and stay tuned for more coverage as the legendary event continues. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNew Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Day Three Recap
There is no better example of the continuity of New Orleans’ musical traditions than the back-to-back sets by the Midnite Disturbers and the Treme Brass Band on Sunday afternoon at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNew Orleans Jazz Festival 2013: Day One Recap
The Soul Rebels leapt long and landed on their feet. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsJazz Fest 2012 Photos - New Orleans, La.
Check out Mark C. Austin's photos from the 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest, where Bruce Springsteen, The Beach Boys, Bon Iver, Al Green, Feist and others performed this past weekend. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsTom Petty, Bon Iver to Play New Orleans Jazz Fest in 2012
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival released its full lineup for 2012 today. Notable acts for the event include Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bon Iver, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters and Al Green among tons of other acts. It will take place over two weekends on April 27-29 and May 3-6. read more
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