New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Examiner

Day 7 of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 5/3/09

Tue, 05 May 2009 08:56:49 -0700

Chuck Brown fan on Sunday Sunday brought day seven and the final day of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Huge crowds came out for legends such as Neil Young and Buddy Guy ad many others. Earlier in the day The Voice of...

Day 6 of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 5/2/09

Mon, 04 May 2009 19:08:36 -0700

Saturday crowd for the Midnight Disturbers Day six of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival saw large crowds descend upon the Fairgrounds for an amazing day of music. I spent much of my day in the Economy Hall Tent. The New ...

Day 5 of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 5/1/09

Sat, 02 May 2009 10:24:36 -0700

Friday was day five of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Great weather greeted the excited crowd as they came to see Sugarland, Tony Bennett, John Scofield and much more. One of the most anticipated sets of the day was t...

Day 4 of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/30/09

Fri, 01 May 2009 10:39:22 -0700

Thursday was day four of the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the first day of the second weekend. Thursday is traditionally "kids day" where many of the local schools bring their kids. Fittingly one of the b...

More highlights from the first weekend of Jazz Fest

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:36 -0700

As I prepare for the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival which begins tomorrow, I wanted to share some more photo highights from the first weekend. See you at the Fairgrounds!

New Orleans Jazz Fest Day 3

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:47:49 -0700

Day three of the 40th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was once again filled with great weather, great food and the finest music in the world. A steady breeze and scattered clouds kept the Jazz Fest faithful comfortable ...

New Orleans Jazz Fest Day 2

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:14:15 -0700

Day two of the 40th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival once again was blessed with great weather to greet the large crowds. With so much to do and hear some carbs were needed to start the day so I headed over for a Jazz Fest favo...

More from Day 1 at Jazz Fest

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:36:50 -0700

Friday was a great start to the 40th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Local piano hero Henry Butler and his band had the Congo Square crowd dancing in the sun. He closed his set with a rousing version of "Will It Go Round In Ci...

New Orleans Jazz Fest Day 1

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:08:05 -0700

Day 1 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalThe anticipation is finally over. The 40th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicked off today with perfect weather and excited crowds. While the music is the main attraction, the food...

New Orleans Jazz Fest starts this Friday

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:40:42 -0700

This Friday April 24th The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will celebrate the first day of the 2009 Jazz Fest. This year is extra special as people from around the world are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the greatest Festival in the...