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It's Jazz Fest again, and we all know how delicious the food is on the Fairgrounds. However, when the shows are over, you will be looking for a delectable bite to eat from one of the many incredi...

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Poet, political and marijuana activist and writer John Sinclair died of heart failure at the Detroit Receiving Hospital on April 2, 2024, he was 82. This content is restricted to subscribers. ...

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Singer and songwriter, Clarence “Frogman” Henry passed away, after years of declining health, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. He was 87. This content is restricted to subscribers. SUBSCRIBE! ...

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This guide should help in choosing from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest to ensure your experience hits all the right notes. It’s arranged alphabetically by ba...

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“Nine Lives,” the acclaimed book by the late journalist Dan Baum that tells the stories of nine New Orleansians and their families and communities in the years from 1964’s Hurricane Betsy t...

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If it gets any better than these five albums from a Louisiana-based vintage vinyl standpoint, then someone please let me know. And if you are lucky enough to catch any of these New Orleans Jazz &...

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The very name of the Allman-Betts Band is steeped in music history. And so’s the band itself, led by Duane Betts and Devon Allman, the sons of Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman. If any band ever se...

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Ann Savoy doesn’t have an exact count of how many performances she’s done at Jazz Fest over the course of the 45 years since she first played there. But it's a lot: 80? 90? Maybe as many as 1...

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Singer and guitarist Mac McAnally isn’t about to forget the last time he saw his longtime friend and musical partner Jimmy Buffett. “It was 24 hours before he passed, and I was there with ke...

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Trying something he’s never tried before is a passion for Béla Fleck. Trying something no one has tried before—on the banjo at least—is a calling. “Yeah, that’s my happy place,” he s...

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