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

Officials with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have announced that Bryson Tiller will no longer be performing at this year’s festival.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1961 ... That is what I wanted to play. I wanted to be a jazz musician, but it was so few people playing the type of jazz I wanted to play," Marsalis says.

Peter calls it "that whole Louisiana blues and roots thing ... the legendary New Orleans drummer Raymond Weber suggested Shamarr Allen, who walked into The Music Shed studio on a late Friday afternoon ...

Greg Tardy started off as a clarinetist in New Orleans before transitioning to tenor saxophone. His music encompasses post-bop, free jazz and gospel; he’s collaborated with the likes of Elvin Jones, ...