Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will celebrate its
40th anniversary this spring with a star-studded lineup featuring
Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, James Taylor, Wynton
Marsalis, Kings Of Leon, Tony Bennett, the Neville Brothers and
Sugarland.
The event will be held the weekends of April 24-26 and April 30-May
3 at Fair Grounds Race Course. For ticket information, visit
NOJazzFest.com.
Also confirmed to appear at the evn are Bonnie Raitt, Earth, Wind
& Fire, Joe Cocker, Ben Harper, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Pete
Seeger, Spoon, Common, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint,
Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, Drive-By Truckers with Booker T. Jones and
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.
On the festival's opening day, New Orleans native Marsalis will
perform the composition "Congo Square," featuring the Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra with Yacub Addy and Odadaa!.
