Taking place April 27-29 and May 3-6 at the Fairgrounds Racecourse, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival lineup also includes Bon Iver, Steel Pulse, Jill Scott, Feist, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Al Green, John Mayer, Florence & The Machine, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Ani DiFranco, Grace Potter And The Nocturnals, My Morning Jacket, Ne-Yo, The Neville Brothers and Bonnie Raitt.
But that’s just brushing the surface. As always, the Jazz & Heritage Festival has a mammoth lineup. Highlights include a tribute to the Alex Chilton featuring Dave Pimer, Alex McMurray, Susan Cowsill and Rene Coman, and a “living tribute” to Harold Batiste featuring Jesse McBride, Ellis Marsalis and Germaine Bazzle. There will also be appearances by Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Galactic, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Esperanza Spalding, Yolanda Adams and Gomez.
Plus more. Lots more, like Dukes Of Dixieland, BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet, Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, Dr. John, Pete Fountain, Tab Benoit, Bruce Hornsby, Herbie Hancock and Allen Toussaint. Heck, we could spend all day naming everyone appearing at the festival. Best if you eyeball the lineup. Just click here.
Tickets, including first and second weekend single day as well as various VIP packages, are on sale now. Check out NOJazzFest.com for more information.