And at the time of the hall’s founding, New Orleans jazz was in need of preservation: Traditional jazz had enjoyed a resurgence in the 1940s, but just a decade later, rhythm and blues ...

Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty; Cindy Ord/Getty It’s party time down in the Big Easy! The annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a celebration of the city’s music ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

Responding to The New York Times, Quint Davis, producer of Jazz Fest, said of Toussaint: "In the pantheon of New Orleans music people, from Jelly Roll Morton to Mahalia Jackson to Fats — that's ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has stood as a cultural force for decades. With events spanning from hundreds of musical artists to crafts, cultural exchange areas, folklife villages ...

But after a long day of travel, eating and jazz bar-hopping we were ready to get some rest before our second day of fun on this New Orleans bachelorette party adventure. We woke and got ready at a ...

From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong, to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been a center of musical innovation and inspiration. The ensemble is led by 2019 MSU Jazz ...

It’s party time down in the Big Easy! The annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a celebration of the city’s music, art and culture, is kicking off later this month, and this year’s ...