Donna Sims' memories were sparked by the photographs she took of the brass bands, jazz musicians and Mardi Gras Indians who ...

Lil Wayne with The Roots, Taj Mahal, Zar Electirk, Video Age and more musicians and bands to see the first Saturday at Jazz ...

To some degree those hot new genres of popular music were largely drawn from the traditional jazz that had been born in New Orleans. Joel Dinerstein, a professor of English at Tulane University ...

From April 24 to May 4, the Fair Grounds Race Course will come alive with the colorful sights and sounds of Jazz Fest as ...

African-American social aid and pleasure clubs organized community-oriented ... The widespread demand for live music throughout New Orleans created abundant opportunities for musicians to work ...

It's not a trip to New Orleans without listening to some jazz. The Spotted Cat Music Club – known as "The Cat" to locals – is one of the most well-known and highly-rated bars for catching a tune, from ...

Brad Wellons with the Louisiana Public Health Institute joined WWL First News with Tommy Tucker to recap how it's changed the ...

With Jazz Fest just weeks away, now is the time to start planning your festivities. There’s a new spot in the Warehouse ...

For decades, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has cultivated and preserved the unique music, food ... the king of two social and pleasure clubs, buck jumpers and Treme sidewalk steppers.

I'm happy to be there because we're kind of different from the typical thing that they book as far as local musicians. They have a lot of jazz and all, a lot of New Orleans roots bands ...

The lineup features two musical sets followed by a panel discussion on the historical significance of New Orleans music, before culminating in a final set to round out the afternoon. Each year ...

Folks in New Orleans know her simply as Donna ... she took of the brass bands, jazz musicians and Mardi Gras Indians who performed at the club. The snapshots were invaluable for her to identify ...