The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell continues to showcase the most important names in music alongside Louisiana’s favorite entertainers.
RIP, Jimmy Buffett.
Jazz Fest mourns, remembers and celebrates the legend. Thank you, Jimmy, for decades of joy—and for all you did for the Festival, New Orleans, and the world. ❤️
📸 Douglas Mason
Jazz Fest 2019
2018 New Orleans Jazz Fest Lineup Announced Today! Check out and share the video. View the daily music lineup at . Tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster.
#jazzfest
Congratulations to New Orleans' own
@JonBatiste
who just won 5 Grammy awards tonight including Album of the Year for “We Are.”
Jon is featured on the 2022 Jazz Fest Poster:
Rest in Peace Dr. John. You were such a huge part of New Orleans music and the history of Jazz Fest. We love you and will celebrate all that you gave us.
Dr. John & the Nite Trippers performing at the 2016 Jazz Fest
📷 Douglas Mason
Due to the illness of Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac has just announced the postponement of four upcoming North American tour dates and their performance at Jazz Fest on May 2. Stay tuned for updates about May 2 talent and tickets.
Jazz Fest expands to 8 days in 2024, adding a new opening day — Thursday, April 25!
Jazz Fest 2024: April 25 – 28 & May 2 – 5.
More Fest, more New Orleans, more joy!
Rest in Peace Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul.
The world lost an incredible voice today.
Aretha Franklin performing at the 1994 New Orleans Jazz Fest. Photo by Leon Morris
JAZZ FEST TALENT UPDATE
Rod Stewart will headline Jazz Fest on Saturday, April 28, stepping in for Aretha Franklin who on the advice of her doctors is unable to perform.
Thank you for
#jazzfestinginplace
with us this year. See you next year at the 2021 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, April 22 - May 2!
The 2022 Jazz Fest Poster Is Here!
WE ARE MUSIC! A Portrait of
@JonBatiste
by Terrance Osborne.
Order this joyful limited-edition classic today by visiting
Professor Longhair’s 'Live On The Queen Mary' will be re-released April 5 w/ a new foreword by
@hughlaurie
. Released in 1978 on Harvest the recording captures a legendary performance from the 'Venus and Mars' album release party thrown by
@PaulMcCartney
!
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of George T. Wein, the founder of Jazz Fest and the brilliant mastermind of the modern music festival. He will live on in the festivals he created and in all of those that have blossomed in joyful light of his shining legacy.
Trombone Shorty, The Nevilles, and Jazz Fest 50 take a bow.
Thank you for celebrating with us.
See you next year at Jazz Fest 51!
Photo Credit: Joshua Brasted
Ladies and Gentlemen, the
@RollingStones
are headlining Jazz Fest on Thurs., May 2. Tickets and VIP Packages for both weekends on sale Fri., Dec. 1 at 10am. Special presale opportunity for Louisiana residents on Nov. 29 & 30.
Go to for details.
#jazzfest
Thank you for
#jazzfestinginplace
with us this year. See you this fall at the Fair Grounds!
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell,
October 8 - October 17, 2021!
Red Hot Chili Peppers Added to the Jazz Fest Lineup on Sunday, May 1!
Also don’t miss The Who, Stevie Nicks, Jimmy Buffett, Luke Combs, Lionel Richie, The Black Crowes and hundreds more, April 29 – May 8. Tickets on sale at .
#jazzfest
@ChiliPeppers
JAZZ FEST 2021 RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 8-17
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the producers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell have decided to postpone this year’s event until the fall. Jazz Fest 2021 is scheduled for October 8-17.
#jazzfest
“This is not a concert — this is a spiritual practice.”
-Jon Batiste
#jazzfest2023
📷: Doug Mason
•Jon Batiste
•Ludacris
•Kane Brown
•CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
Thank you for
#jazzfestinginplace
with us this year.
See you this spring at the Fair Grounds!
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell,
April 29 - May 8, 2022!
#jazzfest
"Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story”—Grammy Winner for Best Music Film. What an honor! Thanks to the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Sony Pictures Classics for celebrating New Orleans and Louisiana culture!
#jazzfest
Ladies and Gentlemen, the
@RollingStones
are headlining Jazz Fest on Thurs., May 2. Tickets and VIP Packages for both weekends on sale Fri., Dec. 1 at 10am. Special presale opportunity for Louisiana residents on Nov. 29 & 30. Go to for details.
#jazzfest
DIANA ROSS JUST ADDED TO JAZZ FEST LINEUP!
Diana Ross, one the most iconic performers in American music history, has just been added to the 50th anniversary lineup.
Ms. Ross will make her first-ever appearance at Jazz Fest on Saturday, May 4.
#jazzfest50
Due to weather conditions, the opening of today’s Jazz Fest will be delayed by one to two hours. Please stay tuned for more information. See you this afternoon!
A sad day for the New Orleans music community. Rest In Peace Art “Poppa Funk” Neville. Founder of the Meters & the Neville Brothers. Our deepest condolences to the Neville family from the entire Jazz Fest family.
📷 Douglas Mason
Announcing WWOZ’s Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival. Join us for this 8-day
@JazzFest
broadcast event 4/23-26 & 4/30-5/3. Tune in daily 11am-7pm to hear archival performances
@akadrjohn
, The Neville Brothers, Danny Barker + MANY more. Details:
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint was one of the great masters of New Orleans music. A writer, producer, arranger and performer, he excelled in every phase of his art. Jazz Fest pays tribute to him on May 5 on the Acura Stage.
#JazzFest50
JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY opens tomorrow in NY & LA, coming soon to theaters nationwide! Celebrate 50 years of JAZZ FEST w/ performances from Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Earth, Wind & Fire, Pitbull, Katy Perry, Herbie Hancock...Find showtimes:
Thank you NOLA
@jazzfest
- so great to finally be a part of it!
And a huge thanks to the amazing Dwayne Dopsie - King of the Accordion - who joined the Stones on Let It Bleed..And the incredible Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas who took to the stage for Time Is On My
MAC REBENNACK MEMORIAL EVENTS
Saturday, June 22, 2019
PUBLIC VISITATION
Orpheum Theater
7:00 – 10:30 AM
PRIVATE MEMORIAL
To be broadcast live on
WWOZ FM from 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Orpheum Theater
Invitation Only
PUBLIC SECOND LINE
Begins at Orpheum Theater
3:00 PM
📷Casey Flanigan