The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off Thursday for the first of two jam-packed, four-day weekends at the Fair Grounds. But opening weekend is essentially Jon Batiste weekend.

In the first five months of 2026, New Orleans welcomed New Edition, Nine Inch Nails, Journey, the Lumineers, Robert Plant and ...

Jazz is smooth and sweet and Chicago made it famous, taking the music that originated in New Orleans, and putting a new spin ...

Music fans packed the Fair Grounds Sunday as they enjoy the final day of Jazz Fest 2026 in New Orleans after a week of ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues Friday with another full day of music, food and crowds at the Fair Grounds. Day 2 headliners include Jon Batiste, Lorde and Sean ...

Musician Cimafunk has performed at Jazz Fest four times, including this year. The Cuban-born musician now calls New Orleans home and explained to WGNO's Kenny Lopez why, musically, this is the best ...

The first day will open up with performances by the Kings of Leon, Raye, Stephen Marley, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Blind Boys of Alabama and more. On the second day, festivalgoers are in for a ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

Here’s a look at some of the festivals and events taking place around New Orleans this summer.

Historic New Orleans jazz venue lands on Dua Lipa's favorite places in the world list ...

With the sun setting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. a New Orleans style jazz concert, free and open to all, will sound its first notes. The Storyville Redeemers, a six-piece Twin Cities professional ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Jazz Museum, along with the Louisiana State Museum and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, will reveal “The First Piano Professors and the Lost Music of Early New Orleans” ...