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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today announced the music lineup for the 2023 event, scheduled for April 28 – May 7. Jazz Fest is an annual celebration of the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana, alongside unforgettable performances by nationally and internationally renowned guest artists to create one of the world’s most diverse musical festival lineups. Almost half a million fans gather annually for the seven-day event that features virtually every style of American music from over 5,000 musicians spread across 14 different music stages at the Fair Grounds Race Course. The 2023 Festival weekend dates are April 28 – 30 and May 4 – 7.
Artists scheduled to appear at the 2023 Jazz Fest include: Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Santana, Jon Batiste, Jill Scott, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Kane Brown, H.E.R., Steve Miller Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gary Clark Jr., Leon Bridges, Farruko, Ludacris, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Kenny Loggins, Wu-Tang Clan + The Soul Rebels, The Revivalists, Jazmine Sullivan, Herbie Hancock, NE-YO, Big Freedia, Tom Jones, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Melissa Etheridge, Galactic featuring Anjelika ‘Jelly’ Joseph, Mavis Staples, Jamie Cullum, Tab Benoit, Taj Mahal Quartet, Marcus King, Cory Wong, Los Lobos, Keb’ Mo’, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Anders Osborne, Samantha Fish, Cyril Neville, Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet, Tank and The Bangas, Angelique Kidjo, Dumpstaphunk, Rebirth Brass Band, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, John Hiatt & the Goners, The Radiators, Robert Randolph Band, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Ivan Neville’s Dumstaphunk, Durand Jones, Zigaboo Modeliste & The Funk Revue, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Leo Nocentelli, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Marcia Ball, Christian McBride’s New Jawn, Charlie Musselwhite, Davell Crawford, Martha Redbone, Durand Jones, Nicholas Payton, Nathan & Zydeco Cha Chas, Eric Gales, Larkin Poe, Allison Russell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sweet Crude, Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., Mdou Moctar of Niger, The Campbell Brothers, Morgan Heritage, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles, David Shaw, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Honey Island Swamp Band, Mississippi Mass Choir, John Boutté, Little Freddie King, Andrew Duhon, Shamarr Allen, Artemis, Glen David Andrews Band, Leyla McCalla, John Mooney & Bluesiana, James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, Tribute to Ma Rainey, Low Cut Connie, Catherine Russell, Luther Kent & Trickbag, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Continental Drifters, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Cha Wa, Charlie Gabriel and Roger Lewis, Bassekou Kouyate of Mali, RAM of Haiti, Hot 8 Brass Band, Tribute to Sidney Bechet featuring Donald Harrison Jr. and Aurora Nealand with Dr. Michael White, La Tribu de Abrante, Atabal, Plena Libre, and Pirulo y la Tribu of Puerto Rico, 79rs Gang, Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy, Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround, Ronnie Lamarque, Maggie Koerner, Eric Lindell, DJ Shub presents War Club Live, Dr. Bobby Jones, The City of Love Music Ministry, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., Original Pinettes Brass Band, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Josh Kagler & Harmonistic Praise Crusade, New Breed Brass Band, Sisters of Unity and Untouchables Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs, plus hundreds more artists scheduled to appear.
Jazz Fest celebrates Puerto Rico in 2023 with colorful artist demonstrations, live music and dance showcases, parades, cultural displays, photo exhibits and authentic cuisine. Puerto Rican bomba, plena, salsa and reggaeton rhythms will echo across the Festival grounds on various stages, and inside the Cultural Exchange Pavilion. New this year, the Cultural Exchange Village comes to life outside the performance tent with artist demonstrations, daily parades and sampling of traditional Puerto Rican dishes.
VIP packages, general admission weekend passes and travel packages are on sale now through nojazzfest.com. Single-day tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks.
It's a wrap! Jazz Fest 2022 closes with hot weather and 'Kool' music
Slight chance of Saturday evening isolated showers. Developing fog overnight. Click on the link and see how your forecast for the last day of Jazz Fest, and Mother's Day will hopefully make your Sunday a bit brighter.
The grounds are wet, so those looking to attend should consider this when packing for the festival.
Owner of d.b.a. on Frenchmen cancels some shows this week due to COVID-19; right before Jazz Fest
The Red Hot Chili Peppers closed their 90-minute set with a tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The opening for Jazz Fest will be delayed due to weather
Very warm with isolated rain for Jazz Fest Saturday
Daniel Breaux was suddenly in a hurry. Rushing across the Fair Grounds of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, he was frantically calling out to a friend, Michael Tisserand, after both of them had finished watching Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers at the Fais Do Do Stage.
When Tisserand turned around, Breaux presented him the reason why.
"I'd left my umbrella behind, and he'd run halfway across the field ... to give me my umbrella," Tisserand said. "I remember saying, 'See you next time,' and that's my last memory of him."
Minutes later, Breaux, 57, would be shot dead outside the Fair Grounds as he was walking back to his car, the victim of a botched armed robbery...
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As excited as everyone is to get back to the Fairgrounds, it's a good idea to prepare ahead of time for things like travel, big crowds and what you should bring.
Jazz Fest has been canceled for two years in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Orleans was counting on the music playing again, recruiting The Rolling Stones to headline a rescheduled Jazz Fest in September.
The popular festival will now happen in spring of 2022
Jazz Fest officials say the event will not be held this year due to COVID-19.
The Rolling Stones have been added to the 2021 Jazz Fest lineup.
The New Orleans Heritage and Jazz Festival released its daily lineup on Thursday.
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