Jazz Festival in Nola

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Here I am in St Croix last week and guess what a few musisiancs are talking about? Yep Nola and the Jazz Festival starting this week. A few that I spoke to will be going and 1 will be playing there.

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NOLA's Jazz Fest is an incredible event. Hundreds of musicians, including some very big names, perform over two weekends each year: The last weekend of April and the first weekend of May.

I went last year and saw Buddy Guy, Brian Wilson, Nelly, James Taylor, Theresa James, and many others, just to name a few.

This year, Bruce Springsteen will be there, as will Jimmy Buffett, Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Lionel Richie, Koko Taylor, Etta James, Ani DiFranco, and many others. There are local and national dixieland bands, jazz bands, gospel choirs, and there are often tents and stages highlighting different kinds of music. Last year was a tent for dixieland, a tent for gospel, a stage for Cajun music, a stage for World Music, three main stages where the huge headliners appeared, a stage for funk, a stage for blues, and many, many more.

The whole thing takes place at the fairgrounds, and it costs something like $25 per weekend to get admission and see hundreds of amazing musicians each weekend. On top of that, there are food booths with all the local foods, where you can get amazing food, drink, beer, wine, etc., as well as some local crafts booths.

There is a shuttle that takes you from Canal St., just outside the French Quarter, to the fairgrounds and back every 15-30 minutes daily.

At night, the fairgrounds shuts down, but the bars on Bourbon St. keep going, with live music and some of the Jazz Fest musicians sitting in, and of course, amazing NOLA food all over.

It is so worth going that I bought a timeshare for jazzfest each year at Hotel de L'Eau Vive. If you are interested in more info on NOLA's Jazz Fest, Click this link.

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Jazz??

Springsteen at a jazz concert? Maybe that's his next genre after he finishes his folk music period. Bring back "Born To Run" (yeah, I'm lost in the 70's again...)...Jeff (NJ-not far from Asbury Park, musical home of the Boss)

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Springsteen at a jazz concert?

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking, because the festival is titled the "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival," that it showcases only jazz.

In fact, it celebrates all music that has been influenced by the music of New Orleans. This includes Rock, Funk, Hip Hop, Blues, Folk, Dixieland, World Music, R&B, as well as jazz. In other words, all music.

Thus, when Brian Wilson played last year, he played a lot of his old Beach Boys songs. When Nelly played, he did his normal thing. Springsteen will play his normal music, as will Elvis Costello and the rest this year.

Jazz Fest is a celebration of music, not only of jazz.

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Springsteen at a jazz concert? Maybe that's his next genre after he finishes his folk music period. Bring back "Born To Run" (yeah, I'm lost in the 70's again...)...Jeff (NJ-not far from Asbury Park, musical home of the Boss)

Couldn't help but get a chuckle out of your comment above. That's like Rod Stewart trying to sing the classics now. I guess old musicians have to try in some way to re-invent themselves.

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Springsteen at a jazz concert? Maybe that's his next genre after he finishes his folk music period. Bring back "Born To Run" (yeah, I'm lost in the 70's again...)...Jeff (NJ-not far from Asbury Park, musical home of the Boss)

I never would have guessed that one of my faves from the 70's, Joni Mitchell, would go so heavily into jazz. Jazz is a great American music genre, so lots of rockers get attracted to it sooner or later. Others that come to mind are Elvis Costello, Jane Siberry, Sting. Folks in jazz also cross over to pop...Georgie Benson springs immediately to mind. Boppers the Manhattan Transfer is another example. It's *all* good!

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Springsteen at a jazz concert? Maybe that's his next genre after he finishes his folk music period. Bring back "Born To Run" (yeah, I'm lost in the 70's again...)...Jeff (NJ-not far from Asbury Park, musical home of the Boss)

Jazz Fest is not a jazz concert. It celebrates any kind of music that has been influenced by the music of New Orleans. In other words, all kinds of music.

The music played there includes Rock, Funk, Hip Hop, Blues, Jazz, Dixieland, Latino, Gospel, World Music, Celtic, Folk, Easy Listening, and much more. Lots of people don't understand that it is not a jazz event. It is a music event.

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JazzFest was great

Forgot to post before since work was a little hectic. Jazz Fest was great evening thought I was in NOLA only for a short weekend.