Sonny Rollins, Kenny G, Ahmad Jamal, Fourplay, Mingus Big Band, Plus New Orleans' Own Pete Fountain, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield, Hundreds More To Put the “Jazz" in the 2011 New Orleans Jazz Fest
New Orleans, LA—Jazz Superstar Sonny Rollins returns to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, as does celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal, plus Kenny G, Fourplay, Mingus Big Band and The Golden Striker Trio featuring Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, and Russell Malone, alongside New Orleans' finest jazz musicians including Pete Fountain, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Trombone Shorty and literally hundreds of other local and national jazz artists. On Sunday, May 8, Rollins, who last appeared at the Festival in 1995, will fill the WWOZ Jazz Tent with thousands of the fans who attend the Festival each year to experience jazz in the city where it was born.
Jazz Fest, set for April 29 through May 8, annually celebrates all of the special music, culture and color New Orleans has to offer. Within its overall 12-stage format, the Festival's unparalleled focus on jazz plays out on three performance stages: the WWOZ Jazz Tent, which presents seven days of the finest contemporary jazz in the world; the Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent, dedicated to presenting world-renowned traditional jazz artists from New Orleans and elsewhere; and the Jazz & Heritage Stage, which showcases brass bands and other music related to the roots of jazz. Additionally, the Festival boasts daily second-line jazz parades, as well as jazz on many of the other 12 stages at the Fair Grounds Race Course. It's not called Jazz Fest for nothing!
Now in its fifth decade, the Festival proudly presents artists such as Ellis Marsalis, James Rivers, Lars Edegran and Germaine Bazzle among others who appeared at the first Festival in 1970. Of course, the history of jazz in New Orleans goes back well over 100 years and that fact is clearly illustrated as venerable trumpeter, Lionel Ferbos, celebrates his 100th birthday with a performance on May 6 at the Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent. One of the many jazz highlights over the two weekends include the Haiti—New Orleans Connection, spotlighting the relations between New Orleans music and Haitian folksongs featuring Haitian vocalist Emeline Michel and Dr. Jean Montes of Loyola University along with Dr. Michael White on Friday, April 29.
Just added to the Festival on Thursday, May 5, is vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris and Blackout. Stefon Harris, heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz" by The Los Angeles Times, will perform in the WWOZ Jazz Tent.
Jazz performers appearing at the 2011 Jazz Fest include:
Sonny Rollins, Pete Fountain, Kenny G, Ahmad Jamal, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Fourplay, Terence Blanchard, Mingus Big Band, Ellis Marsalis, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, The Golden Striker Trio feat. Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, and Russell Malone, Bob Wilber & the Crescent City Cats, Anat Cohen, Donald Harrison, Rebirth Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jeremy Davenport, Henry Butler, Christian Scott, John Boutté, Astral Project, Glen David Andrews, Ruby Wilson, Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark, James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, Treme Brass Band, Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Orchestra, Banu Gibson & the Allstars feat. Bob Havens and Randy Reinhart, James Rivers Movement, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Young Tuxedo Brass Band, Haitian—New Orleans Connection feat. Emeline Michel, Dr. Jean Montes, and Dr. Michael White, George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band, Brice Winston, Germaine Bazzle, Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest, Tim Laughlin, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Leah Chase, Traditional Tribute to Mahalia Jackson feat. Barbara Shorts, Mathilda Jones, Danielle Wilson & Cynthia Howard, Lars Edegran's New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Khris Royal & Dark Matter, Michael Ward, Hot 8 Brass Band, Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Gregg Stafford's Jazz Hounds, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Orange Kellin's Deluxe New Orleans Orchestra, MASHUP feat. Terence Higgins, Ike Stubblefield, and Grant Green, Jr., Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Kidd Jordan, The Sammy Rimington International Band, New Birth Brass Band, Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, Dukes of Dixieland, Pinstripe Brass Band, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Kirk Joseph's Tuba Tuba, plus many more.
Also appearing at this year's Festival is an all-star roster of artists in virtually every other style of music: Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Wilco, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson, The Strokes, Robert Plant, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Dr. John, John Legend & The Roots, The Avett Brothers, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef Jean, The Decemberists, Mumford & Sons, Alejandro Sanz, Allen Toussaint, Jason Mraz, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Lupe Fiasco, Arlo Guthrie, Jamey Johnson, Fantasia, Amos Lee, Better Than Ezra, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Irma Thomas, and hundreds more.
Tickets for the Festival, which takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course, are on sale now. Advance single day Jazz Fest tickets are only $45; the gate price is $60. Children's tickets (ages 2㬆) are still only $5 and are available at the gate only. Single day tickets to Jazz Fest are on sale by specific weekend, with each ticket valid for a single day's attendance.
Tickets are available at nojazzfest.com and ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the New Orleans Arena Box Office. All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges.
A listing of hotels offering special Jazz Fest rates is posted at www.nojazzfest.com, where patrons can effortlessly reserve their hotel rooms for the event. Festivalgoers can peruse room availability and book their accommodations early taking advantage of some of the best prices offered at participating hotels.
New Orleans, LA—Jazz Superstar Sonny Rollins returns to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, as does celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal, plus Kenny G, Fourplay, Mingus Big Band and The Golden Striker Trio featuring Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, and Russell Malone, alongside New Orleans' finest jazz musicians including Pete Fountain, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Trombone Shorty and literally hundreds of other local and national jazz artists. On Sunday, May 8, Rollins, who last appeared at the Festival in 1995, will fill the WWOZ Jazz Tent with thousands of the fans who attend the Festival each year to experience jazz in the city where it was born.
Jazz Fest, set for April 29 through May 8, annually celebrates all of the special music, culture and color New Orleans has to offer. Within its overall 12-stage format, the Festival's unparalleled focus on jazz plays out on three performance stages: the WWOZ Jazz Tent, which presents seven days of the finest contemporary jazz in the world; the Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent, dedicated to presenting world-renowned traditional jazz artists from New Orleans and elsewhere; and the Jazz & Heritage Stage, which showcases brass bands and other music related to the roots of jazz. Additionally, the Festival boasts daily second-line jazz parades, as well as jazz on many of the other 12 stages at the Fair Grounds Race Course. It's not called Jazz Fest for nothing!
Now in its fifth decade, the Festival proudly presents artists such as Ellis Marsalis, James Rivers, Lars Edegran and Germaine Bazzle among others who appeared at the first Festival in 1970. Of course, the history of jazz in New Orleans goes back well over 100 years and that fact is clearly illustrated as venerable trumpeter, Lionel Ferbos, celebrates his 100th birthday with a performance on May 6 at the Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent. One of the many jazz highlights over the two weekends include the Haiti—New Orleans Connection, spotlighting the relations between New Orleans music and Haitian folksongs featuring Haitian vocalist Emeline Michel and Dr. Jean Montes of Loyola University along with Dr. Michael White on Friday, April 29.
Just added to the Festival on Thursday, May 5, is vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris and Blackout. Stefon Harris, heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz" by The Los Angeles Times, will perform in the WWOZ Jazz Tent.
Jazz performers appearing at the 2011 Jazz Fest include:
Sonny Rollins, Pete Fountain, Kenny G, Ahmad Jamal, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Fourplay, Terence Blanchard, Mingus Big Band, Ellis Marsalis, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Nicholas Payton, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, The Golden Striker Trio feat. Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, and Russell Malone, Bob Wilber & the Crescent City Cats, Anat Cohen, Donald Harrison, Rebirth Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jeremy Davenport, Henry Butler, Christian Scott, John Boutté, Astral Project, Glen David Andrews, Ruby Wilson, Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark, James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, Treme Brass Band, Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Orchestra, Banu Gibson & the Allstars feat. Bob Havens and Randy Reinhart, James Rivers Movement, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Young Tuxedo Brass Band, Haitian—New Orleans Connection feat. Emeline Michel, Dr. Jean Montes, and Dr. Michael White, George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band, Brice Winston, Germaine Bazzle, Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest, Tim Laughlin, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Leah Chase, Traditional Tribute to Mahalia Jackson feat. Barbara Shorts, Mathilda Jones, Danielle Wilson & Cynthia Howard, Lars Edegran's New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Khris Royal & Dark Matter, Michael Ward, Hot 8 Brass Band, Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Gregg Stafford's Jazz Hounds, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Orange Kellin's Deluxe New Orleans Orchestra, MASHUP feat. Terence Higgins, Ike Stubblefield, and Grant Green, Jr., Bob French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Kidd Jordan, The Sammy Rimington International Band, New Birth Brass Band, Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, Dukes of Dixieland, Pinstripe Brass Band, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Kirk Joseph's Tuba Tuba, plus many more.
Also appearing at this year's Festival is an all-star roster of artists in virtually every other style of music: Arcade Fire, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Wilco, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson, The Strokes, Robert Plant, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Dr. John, John Legend & The Roots, The Avett Brothers, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef Jean, The Decemberists, Mumford & Sons, Alejandro Sanz, Allen Toussaint, Jason Mraz, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Lupe Fiasco, Arlo Guthrie, Jamey Johnson, Fantasia, Amos Lee, Better Than Ezra, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Irma Thomas, and hundreds more.
Tickets for the Festival, which takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course, are on sale now. Advance single day Jazz Fest tickets are only $45; the gate price is $60. Children's tickets (ages 2㬆) are still only $5 and are available at the gate only. Single day tickets to Jazz Fest are on sale by specific weekend, with each ticket valid for a single day's attendance.
Tickets are available at nojazzfest.com and ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the New Orleans Arena Box Office. All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges.
A listing of hotels offering special Jazz Fest rates is posted at www.nojazzfest.com, where patrons can effortlessly reserve their hotel rooms for the event. Festivalgoers can peruse room availability and book their accommodations early taking advantage of some of the best prices offered at participating hotels.
