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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Event Details
Time: April 24, 2025 to May 4, 2025
Location: Fair Grounds Race Course
Street: 1751 Gentilly Boulevard
City/Town: New Orleans, LA
Website or Map: https://www.nojazzfest.com/
Event Type: jazz, blues, rock, soul
Organized By: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Latest Activity: yesterday
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Event Description
In April of 1970, Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade… and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born.
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