Pearl Jam's history in New Orleans: Jail, Jazz Fest, Voodoo, Tipitina's, Steve Gleason The band will add another chapter by headlining the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 3.

New Orleans Jazz history, thought lost, rediscovered 65 years later. Story by James Syoen • 6d. T he inaugural 1959 Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago was headlined by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington ...

Welcome to New Orleans 06:12. The voice of the Mississippi still sings in New Orleans, a place where umbrellas dance, booze mingles with beignets, the irreverent holds hands with the sacred, and ...

Two New Orleans photographers snap hundreds of photos every year to capture the essence of Jazz Fest. Meet Andrew Simoneaux and Cheryl Gerber.

A blend of church tradition, patriotism, and jazz will fill the air this Sunday, July 6, as Trinity Episcopal Church hosts an ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history that connects these two cities ...

Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis Armstrong's revolutionary playing.

A new entertainment offering in Magic Kingdom is a New Orleans-inspired jazz band called Nola and the Eighth Notes.

From 'Thread Collectors' to the acclaimed non-fiction 'Katrina: A History, 1915-2015,' these 10 books highlight New Orleans' rich history.

New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz. Take a walk through the French quarter, and you'll likely hear a band playing. But how do the culture-bearers there keep the genre alive?

NEW ORLEANS — The inaugural 1959 Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago was headlined by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and the Dukes of Dixieland, among others.