Jazz Fest 2013 – LIVE music blog

PHOTOS: Sunday Gospel and Jazz @ Jazz Fest 2013 (John Boutté & Leo Jackson)

The Gospel and Jazz Tents at Jazz Fest are the spiritual and musical epicenters of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and, as the last few years have...

The ‘State of the Listen’ @ Jazz Fest 2013

Summary The 44th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew sizeable crowds this year, despite the rain that kept less ardent fans away. Featurin...

PHOTOS / VIDEOS: The Meter Men with Page McConnell @ Jazz Fest 2013

Much like last year's first Meters club show in NOLA in decades, a highly-anticipated late night show with The Meter Men (George Porter Jr., Leo Nocentelli and ...

PHOTOS: Final Day @ Jazz Fest 2013 (Trombone Shorty, Black Keys, Meter Men with Page & More)

The final Sunday at Jazz Fest is always, without fail, an extra magical day at the Fairgrounds and yesterday's sunny and cool ending to the annual Fest provided...

PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Phoenix, Frank Ocean, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Galactic and More)

After a soggy Thursday and Friday, Saturday marked a long overdue clearing of the skies and (slight) drying of muddy conditions that persisted at the track on d...

PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Willie Nelson, Jerry Douglas, Papa Grows Funk and More)

Jim Brock continued his extensive coverage of the Fairgrounds action at Jazz Fest 2013 on Friday, capturing sets by the incomparable Willie Nelson, the world's ...

PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Widespread Panic, Patti Smith and More)

Our intrepid photographer Jim Brock continues covering the Grounds at Jazz Fest 2013 managed to truck through the rainy and muddy conditions yesterday to captur...

SETLIST / TWEETS: Widespread Panic @ Jazz Fest 2013

Photo by Grant Thomas Widespread Panic returned to New Orleans on the generally less-crowded fourth day of Jazz Fest to headline the Acura Stage. Today marke...

Jazz Fest Halftime Report (Weekend One Highlights and This Week’s Picks)

Food, drinks, and nonstop dancing. Here’s the best of what I saw last weekend for Round 1 of Jazz Fest 2013. (more…)...

PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Weekend One)

A notably wet Weekend One at Jazz Fest 2013 is in the books and Jim Brock shares his images from B.B. King, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews Band, Voice of the Wetland...

HIGHLIGHTS / TWEETS: Day One at Jazz Fest 2013

There truly is nothing like Day One at Jazz Fest. Once one steps foot on the sacred Fairgrounds for the first time, all the forethought, plotting and planning t...

It’s Jazz Fest Time In New Orleans

The cubes are out, the late night grids are full and the time has come: It's Jazz Fest season in New Orleans! For those who can't make the trip, AXS TV (Ch. 340...

Jazz Fest 2013 Tickets and VIP Packages On Sale Tomorrow 12/1/12

The first big news to come out for the 2013 edition, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced today that all tickets for next year's event, to be ...