Festing In Place

THANK YOU to all who tuned in virtually for the 2020 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festing in Place. Over 40 bands were featured during the three day virtual festival thanks to the amazing archival recordings from the Jazz & Heritage Archive and beloved community radio station WWOZ 90.7FM. Festival goers from around the world were able to watch online via Facebook and Youtube or listen to WWOZ from everywhere else .

If you missed any part of this weekend, you can relive all three festival days by visiting our Youtube channel where all videos are posted including the two incredible sets from Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Little Freddie King.

We’ll see you next year in October 2021!

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In partnership with WWOZ 90.7FM, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce the 15th annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival: Festing in Place! We can't gather for a live festival this year, but we can still celebrate 15 years of the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival- virtually! We're reliving some of the most iconic performances from past years all while raising money for the Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund!

There are three ways you can watch or listen October 16-18: Community radio station WWOZ 90.7 FM will broadcast Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival live from Lafayette Square – over the air and in streaming audio at www.wwoz.org. You can watch the event via the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Facebook Page, Youtube channel or via WWOZ's Facebook Page. You can also catch a special edition of WGNO ABC 26's New Orleans Music Playlist on Saturday, October 17 at 10pm CST.

FESTIVAL LINE-UP

This year’s lineup features some of the most iconic performances ever to hit our stage

Check out the full line up here

The Funky Meters (Art Neville, George Porter, Brian Stoltz and Terrence Houston)
Plus special guests Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas
An Excello Reunion with Lazy Lester, Carol Fran, Classie Ballou and Lil Buck
Little Freddie King
Walter “Wolfman” Washington
Samantha Fish
Robert Finley
Bobby Rush
Kenny Neal
Tab Benoit
Shemekia Copeland
John Mooney
Luther Kent
Mem Shannon
Mel Waiters
Lulu and the Broadsides
Erica Falls
Henry Gray with Terrance Simien
And many, many more!

See the full line up here!

JAZZ & HERITAGE MUSIC RELIEF FUND

In March 2020, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation established the Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund – a statewide relief fund to support Louisiana musicians who have lost income amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The unprecedented crisis has led to the indefinite cancellation of gigs, event postponements, and venue closures around the world. It has left many Louisiana musicians and others who work in the music industry facing a total or near-total loss of income for the foreseeable future. The Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund was created by the Foundation to support Louisiana musicians whose livelihoods have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. All proceeds raised will go to this endeavor as we continue to help musicians in need.

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OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE

2020 FOOD VENDORS

Food vendors have also been greatly affected by the pandemic - with many unable to operate at full capacity. We're showing off our fabulous food vendors who represent several regional styles of BBQ - with a fresh emphasis on Louisiana. Feed your soul and show your love for our local food vendors by supporting their businesses! For the complete list of vendors with links to their web sites, see here.

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2020 CRAFT VENDORS

Check out our 2020 Arts Market participants that includes over 30 of our best local and regional makers of hand-crafted artworks and home furnishings. For the complete list of vendors with links to their web sites, see here.