This year’s theme takes listeners on a journey back to the roots of jazz, celebrating its origins in the beloved city where this music was born.

Early jazz wasn’t confined to fancy concert halls or exclusive venues – it permeated everyday life throughout New Orleans. Bands performed at an astonishing variety of community events ...

New Orleans was terrorized by a jazz-loving serial killer called the Axeman who demanded citizens play jazz music for him.

The New Orleans Heritage and Jazz Fest kicks off on April 24. Everyone is ready to get to the Fairgrounds, but now is the ...

The American musical art form jazz ... New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band ...

New Orleans is the birthplace of Louis Armstrong and jazz itself ... The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will play at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, on Thursday ...

From old-school joints to classy clubs, here's where to hear the best jazz in New Orleans It's time to get funky in the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans. Explore the multitude of streets that burst ...

Junebug, “a music-filled, design-forward dining bar, restaurant, and private event space,” has opened downtown, according to ...

A concert featuring the NOLA Jazz Museum Band with Detroit Brooks will follow. “We are grateful to the Herb Alpert Foundation for its generous support. The New Orleans Jazz Museum has positioned ...