Also on Christmas, Keny Kerth Jass will swing out late in the afternoon at Rock ‘N’ Bowl with special guest Vince Vance. Doors open at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 cash per person. Later, at 8:30 p.m., the ...

Mirroring many other parts of New Orleans in 2025, the city’s music community this year had a lot to celebrate, faced new ...

On Tuesday, August 19, Folk Alliance International (FAI) – the leading and largest nonprofit dedicated to serving, strengthening, and engaging the global folk music community through preservation, ...

New Orleans hums with a beat that never fades, its streets alive with melodies year-round. In 2025, the city’s music festivals offer a feast for the ears, blending jazz roots with modern flair. From ...

Thousands of travelers will head to New Orleans in January for the 38th annual Folk Alliance International Conference, the largest gathering of folk musicians and industry officials worldwide. ByGary ...

Nickel-A-Dance, the free family-friendly New Orleans traditional jazz concerts, will return to Frenchmen Street for its 26th year in March at The Maison. Founded in 1994, the concert series attracts a ...

What separates a good folk song from a great one is its ability to translate to any listener or performer, even when the song contains hyper-specific information about a certain individual or ...

The 2025 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival was attend by 460,000 fans, organizers announced in a news release. “Thanks to all our loyal Louisiana fans for attending and making this Festival the ...

When you think about music in New Orleans, you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols?

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off on Thursday, bringing together a smorgasbord of the city’s most iconic homegrown artists for the next two weeks. The festival, which draws hundreds ...