New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Location: Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans
Dates: April 25-27, May
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Tickets: $40-$50 daily (adults); $5 daily (children)
The artists: The Neville Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett,
Tim McGraw, Santana, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Sheryl Crow, Widespread
Panic, Dr. John, Al Green, Diana Krall, Keyshia Cole, Robert Plant and Alison
Krauss, the Raconteurs, Irma Thomas and more
The music: No music festival has exerted a more seductive pull than this
39-year-old gathering of the tribes, which regulars know simply as "Fest." No
wonder: Founded to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Gulf Coast, Jazz
Fest has evolved into a dazzling banquet of blues, rock, gospel, jazz, folk, pop
and world music spiced with Creole and Cajun styles. Louisiana's own signature
styles and performers rightly command center stage, but out-of-town stars revel
in the festivities. Multiple stages compete with food courts that provide their
own culinary diaspora. Avid music fans have planned their vacations around Fest
for nearly four decades, and one visit will explain why.
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