Five accomplished jazz musicians and band leaders from St. Tammany Parish and New Orleans all come together for the first ...

The placement of names on the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival talent announcement isn't random. Where a name appears on that top-down list is often negotiated between the marquee acts’ ...

New Orleans beats to the rhythms of its own soul and is often called the birthplace of Jazz. Iconic venues preserve the fascinating legends and history that shaped the city’s musical identity, ...

Stellar Wood, the swamp-sultry vocalist for the Pensacola-based band Whiskey & Water, grew up in New Orleans, and said the environment from that famed musical melting pot definitely influenced the ...

In 1988, noted author, journalist, poet, activist and jazz aficionado Kalamu ya Salaam produced an album titled “The New New Orleans Music” that celebrated the richness of the modern jazz scene in New ...