Jazz Fest: Blog of New Orleans, Gambit

Y@ Speak: Jazz Fest weekend 2, plus Y@ Speak Awards

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:58:00 -0500

I've been here for 15 minutes and I've already eaten an entire box of Raising Caines. NOLA!
— ADAMDEVINE (@ADAMDEVINE) May 4, 2013

Lots of things happened this week: an uncharacteristically cool — but super muddy — Jazz Fest, free vibrators and gynecologist convention protests, and Drew Brees may have personally delivered you a sandwich.…

Jazz Fest 2013 Day 6 Photos

Scott Saltzman — Sun, 05 May 2013 09:28:00 -0500

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Saturday at Jazz Fest

Will Coviello — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:17:00 -0500

With clear skies and cool temperatures, a stellar lineup drew big crowds to Jazz Fest Saturday. Some of the muddy spots on the infield looked like sinkholes, and fans appropriated space on the track at all the large stages.…

Jazz Fest 2013 Day 5 Photos

Scott Saltzman — Sat, 04 May 2013 09:05:00 -0500

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Jazz and Heritage Foundation names cultural center after George and Joyce Wein

Will Coviello — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:29:00 -0500

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation named its music education center under construction at 1225 N. Rampart St. The George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center.

“I always thought about buying a home in New Orleans because I am here so much,” Wein said at the press conference.…

Jazz Fest 2013 Day 4 Photos

Scott Saltzman — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:29:00 -0500

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Gambit TV: 3-Day Weekend A&E picks

Gambit TV — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:14:00 -0500

Noah Bonaparte Pais made his regular Thursday stop on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News and brought Eric Paulsen a music-heavy selection of Gambit weekend picks for the second weekend of Jazz Fest. (Bonus: they talk Mud — the Matthew McConaughey movie, not the kind currently pooling on the track at the Fair Grounds.)

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Broadcasts from Jazz Fest's final weekend

Will Coviello — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:05:00 -0500

If you can't make it to the Fair Grounds, there still are some options to enjoy music from Jazz Fest. WWOZ 90.7 FM always broadcasts from the festival.…

Jazz Fest schedule changes for Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5

Will Coviello — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:50:00 -0500

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced some schedule changes on its two largest stages for Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5. On Saturday, Fleetwood Mac's start time moves up from 5:10 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.…

Musician benefit concerts this week

Will Coviello — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:36:00 -0500

During the two week period of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, there are plenty of benefit concerts that support musicians, education and more. Many are described here.…

Jazz Fest 2013 Day 3 Photos

Scott Saltzman — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0500

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Y@ Speak: Jazz Fest weekend 1 — the Billy Joel report

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:05:00 -0500

Jazz Fest is a mud bowl, but filled with people passing a good time, getting some good eats. Li twitter.com/PMurphyWWL/sta…
— Paul Murphy (@PMurphyWWL) April 28, 2013

It was a rainy weekend but that didn't stop people from going to Jazz Fest, fleeing town for the comforts of Lafayette's Festival International de Louisiane or following Billy Joel around (this roundup is mostly about Billy Joel).…

Sunday at Jazz Fest

Will Coviello — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:59:00 -0500

Thunderstorms could only do so much to dampen spirits at Jazz Fest Sunday.

The Martha Redbone Roots Project performed at the Fais Do-Do stage early in the day.…

Your Instagram photos of Jazz Fest

Count Basin (SM) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:24:00 -0500

Do you like square, arty, cropped photos of crawfish bread, strawberry lemonade, people in sunglasses, people in shrimp boots, arts and crafts, second lines, port-a-potty lines, balding dudes in ponytails and bright shirts, colorful music stages, fancy straw hats and tie-dye? Of course you do, and so does Count Basin.…

Jazz Fest 2013 Day 2 Photos

Scott Saltzman — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:36:00 -0500

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Saturday at Jazz Fest

Will Coviello — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:58:00 -0500

Jazz Fest hit an eclectic array of high notes Saturday, ranging from Native American hip-hop to the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra to some low-down blues by Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.

Jazz Fest's 2013 Cultural Pavilion programming is focused on Native American music and culture and performers are spread throughout the regular tents and stages as well as the pavilion area in the lawn between the Congo Square Marketplace and Food Area II.…

Jazz Fest 2013 Day 1 Photos

Scott Saltzman — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:29:00 -0500

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Jazz Fest is here! Your guide, from Count Basin

Count Basin (SM) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0500

The 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is finally here (finally!), and we've got all you need to know to have fun at the New Orleans Fair Grounds (and after).

Check out our previews for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.…

WWL-TV: Gambit's 3-Day Weekend entertainment picks

Gambit TV — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:06:00 -0500

How much stuff is there to do during the first weekend of Jazz Fest? Lots.…

Jazz Fest is almost here! Plan your schedule

Count Basin (SM) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0500

It's almost here. Plan your Jazz Fest schedule with our preview of Friday's shows, our map of the Fair Grounds and our Friday cubes.…

Four things about The Postal Service

Kevin Allman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:59:00 -0500

1. The Postal Service (the U.S. Postal Service, not the band) has now backed off on its proposal/threat to cut Saturday mail delivery.…

Jazz Fest mobile app is live

Kevin Allman — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:09:00 -0500

Not nearly as anticipated as the annual Unveiling of the Cubes (but surely getting close): The 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival mobile app is now available for download. It allows Festgoers to customize a schedule, look up artist bios and stages and find that all-important food item you've been craving since last year.…

2013 Jazz Fest daily schedules now available

Alex Woodward — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:22:00 -0500

The 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival daily "cubes" are now available at the festival's website. Here are some debacles: Fleetwood Mac or Phoenix or Frank Ocean?…

Michelle Shocked to discuss anti-gay comments on Internet radio

Kevin Allman — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:26:00 -0500

UPDATE: Shocked has released a statement to Fox News, which says in part, "When I said… ‘Michelle Shocked says God hates f**s,’ I was predicting the absurd way my description of, my apology for, the intolerant would no doubt be misinterpreted. But I am damn sorry.…

Tara Ciccarone v. Clean Zones, the Super Bowl and Jazz Fest

Will Coviello — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:15:00 -0600

The ACLU successfully challenged the city's Clean Zone ordinance on the grounds that it violated free speech rights covered by the First Amendment. (The zone's rules have been changed.)…