Both comments assure me that I’m passing the baton to eager up-and-comers — and that jazz is far from dead. From where I ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off Thursday for the first of two jam-packed, four-day weekends at the Fair Grounds. But opening weekend is essentially Jon Batiste weekend.

The 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is over, but the music plays on. Here are options for live music this week.

Kermit Ruffins has spent decades carrying the sound of New Orleans through brass bands, neighborhood shows, and jazz ...

MusiCares®, the leading charity supporting the health and well-being of the music community, will host its third annual Mindful May, presented in collaboration with Sweetwater, in New Orleans on May ...

Civic Music has announced the lineup for its Riverside Music Series. The free Sunday concerts are a staple of Sunday nights in the full swing of summer. For ...

Broadcasting live from the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, WMNF brings you the sounds, culture, and spirit of one of the world’s most iconic music festivals, no travel required. Each day features a ...

The Piano Man celebrated International Jazz Day with an electrifying ensemble featuring global artists, channeling New Orleans' spirit of jazz.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - River Eckert is not old enough to get into some of the clubs where he is already turning heads. At 16, the New Orleans pianist is building a name on some of the city’s best-known ...

Jazz musician Henry Butler calls himself an ambassador of New Orleans music. He loves the city where he was born and lived for decades. But like tens of thousands of others displaced by Hurricane ...

See Keith Spera’s strategy for the Saturday cubes—tune in to find out! Today's live show is presented by Explore Louisiana ...