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The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival's Congo Square poster may be a relic of ... monumental 50th anniversary poster celebrating the history of the Festival and the breadth of New Orleans ...
Congo Square was at the heart of the Creole community ... The soon to be released documentary The Reconnect: The Untold History of Jazz will explore this story in a way that has never been ...
From Congo Square gatherings to brass band parades ... remain landmarks in jazz history that influenced generations of musicians across all styles. Fellow New Orleans pioneer Jelly Roll Morton ...
Just above that familiar sound, the siren song of Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra lured sightseers out of the French Quarter and into Congo Square. Their stage was soaked ...
Cross-pollinated ancestry, live jazz, delicious food, ornate mansions, the French Quarter, Congo Square, Mardi Gras ... cultural legacy, and history of New Orleans. With its many hidden histories ...
NOLA Musicians for Palestine have been advocating for the liberation of Palestine through their music since early 2024, using ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The 2025 Congo Square Rhythms Festival is the largest free fest put on by the Jazz and Heritage Foundation. The fest also helps local school music programs. “For me the ...
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (NOJHF) presents a Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture on ... will perform Cocobalé at the Congo Square Rhythms Festival on March 26th. The opportunity to discuss ...