FQF - French Quarter Festival 4/21 - 24/2022

French Quarter Festival features more than 20 stages throughout the French Quarter celebrating local music and representing every genre from traditional and contemporary jazz to R&B, New Orleans funk, brass bands, folk, gospel, Latin, Zydeco, classical, cabaret, and international. New Orleans great restaurants serve food and beverages in Jackson Square, the Jazz Museum at the Mint, JAX Brewery, and Woldenberg Riverfront Park during French Quarter Festival weekend. It showcases the culture and heritage of New Orleans while also contributing to the economic well-being of the community.

Rebirth Brass Band at Bootleg Theater on 10/19/19

Rebirth Brass Band has come a long way since playing together in Joseph S. Clark Senior High School’s marching band in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood, and since the the group was founded in 1983. Along the way, Rebirth has captivated audiences around the country and around the world, and won the Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album in 2012. Rebirth is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music, including the New Orleans tradition of second line, with funk, jazz, soul and hip hop. If you fe!el like funkin’ it up, Rebirth comes to party!

New Orleans celebrates the life of Dr John

A private memorial was held at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans on Saturday, June 22nd, celebrating the life of Big Easy luminary Mac Rebennack, also known as Dr John, who passed away on June 6th at the age of 77. Following the memorial, a public second line filled with adoring fans, Mardi Gras Indians, and the funeral procession wove its way through the Crescent City. Dr John personified New Orleans, bringing its music and culture to people all over the world. He lives on in all those whose lives he touched through his music and activism. Rest In Peace, Dr John!