New Orleans Jazz Fest 30-day countdown contained a surprise or two | NOLA.com

Mayor Mitch Landrieu threatened to go barefoot. Garland Robinette apologized for being alive. Kenny G was revealed to be a jazz musician after all. And we learned the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will be "presented by Shell" for at least another three years. Jazz Fest's annual "30 days and counting" press conference, staged Wednesday morning at the Fair Grounds, yielded more news and notable sound bites than usual...

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