Another Hot Festival!
The third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, presented in conjunction with the French Market’s Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival, was held June 13-14 to great acclaim. Yes, it was hot out there, but that didn’t stop the dancers. Rosie Ledet (pictured), Terrance Simien, BeauSoleil, the Lost Bayou Ramblers
and many others kept the crowds moving. Check out our photo gallery.
Down By the Riverside
Our Down By the Riverside concert series continued on June 13 with a free show by Lafayette singer-songwriter Zachary Richard. The waterfront setting at Woldenberg Riverfront Park was the perfect place to enjoy the twilight serenade. See more pictures in our photo gallery.
Crescent City Blues & BBQ
Our next big event is the fourth annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, Oct. 17-18 at New Orleans’ Lafayette Square Park. Slide guitar ace Sonny Landreth (pictured), New Orleans’ soul queen Irma Thomas, soul-blues original Bobby Rush and many others will perform. Stay tuned to the event web site
for updates on featured acts. Find out about all of our upcoming events here.
Heritage School Auditions
It’s summer (is it ever!), but we’re already looking ahead to the fall semester of the Don Jamison Heritage School of Music. Student enrollment and auditions for new students will be on Thursday, Sept. 3, for the Lusher campus, and Saturday, Sept. 12, for the Dillard campus. See the program web page
for details on how to participate. Or call the Jazz & Heritage Foundation at (504) 558-6100.
Raisin' the Roof
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is partnering with New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity
to sponsor a “Housing and Community Resource Fair” at the Musicians Village (pictured). The event will be on Sunday, Sept. 13, and will feature information on housing resources for musicians and presentations from many of the New Orleans nonprofits that provide services for the music community - plus performances by many of the great talents who live in the Musicians Village. The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is continuing to partner with Habitat to assist musicians become home owners, just as we partner with Sweet Home New Orleans
to provide assistance for renters. Find out more about our Raisin’ the Roof program here.
Jazz For Kids
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed for second and third grade students from Craig Elementary School at the Jazz & Heritage Center. The concert for kids is part an ongoing partnership between the Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Preservation Hall to enrich the community with jazz. See more in our photo gallery.
Swingin' For Seniors
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation partnered with the New Orleans Council on Aging to present five traditional jazz concerts this spring at senior citizen centers throughout the city. The final show of the series was held June 12 at the Central City Center. The power of New Orleans jazz to make folks get up and dance affects people of all ages. See more in our photo gallery.
Welcome to the Staff
The Foundation is pleased to announce that Marc A. Barnes has joined our year-round staff as Director of Development, overseeing our fundraising operations. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Dillard University. Marc is a New Orleans native and a graduate of Xavier University. Welcome aboard!
Thank You
Our thanks go to these new and renewing members of Fans of the Fest. Their support helps the Foundation pursue its year-round mission of promoting the musical culture of Louisiana. You can help – join Fans of the Fest today.
Doris M. Bauer
Richard Cohn
Tracy Copeland
Jon Danielson
Thomas Faciane
Janet Haedicke
Shanna Hudson-Stowe
A.J. Maloney
Mike O’Brien
JoAnn Peeks
Frank Raimondis
Robert & Pamela Smits
Stanley Taylor
Frederic & Marilyn Wilson
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