NPR Special Coverage: NPR Replay: Jazz Fest Is Back http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5364988&ft=1&f=5364988 Every spring a mix of musical styles and tasty eats greet the hundreds of thousands who gather at New Orleans Fair Grounds. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:40:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg NPR Replay: Jazz Fest Is Back http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5364988&ft=1&f=5364988 yes Healing Music in New Orleans Festival's Gospel Tent On Friday morning, New Orleans kicks off its first jazz festival since Hurricane Katrina. This year, the Jazz & Heritage Festival has adopted the motto "Witness the Healing Power of Music." Nowhere will this be more evident than in the festival's Gospel Tent. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5367455&ft=1&f=5364988 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5367455&ft=1&f=5364988 On Friday morning, New Orleans kicks off its first jazz festival since Hurricane Katrina. This year, the Jazz & Heritage Festival has adopted the motto "Witness the Healing Power of Music." Nowhere will this be more evident than in the festival's Gospel Tent. 0 no On Friday morning, New Orleans kicks off its first jazz festival since Hurricane Katrina. This year, the Jazz & Heritage Festival has adopted the motto "Witness the Healing Power of Music." Nowhere will this be more evident than in the festival's Gospel Tent.

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]]> A Jazz Festival Postcard: The Watermelon Sacrifice You hear whisperings about the watermelon sacrifice at Jazz Fest, but as an unsponsored event, it's hard to locate. That is, unless you're familiar with 60-year-old Jack Varuso, otherwise known as the Tutu Man. Producer Adam Burke offers an audio postcard. Wed, 03 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4623217&ft=1&f=5364988 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4623217&ft=1&f=5364988 You hear whisperings about the watermelon sacrifice at Jazz Fest, but as an unsponsored event, it's hard to locate. That is, unless you're familiar with 60-year-old Jack Varuso, otherwise known as the Tutu Man. Producer Adam Burke offers an audio postcard. 0 no You hear whisperings about the watermelon sacrifice at Jazz Fest, but as an unsponsored event, it's hard to locate. That is, unless you're familiar with 60-year-old Jack Varuso, otherwise known as the Tutu Man. Producer Adam Burke offers an audio postcard.

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]]> Funk Band The Meters Reunite for Final Concert One of the highlights of the 2005 JazzFest was the farewell concert of The Meters. Music journalist Ashley Kahn remembers The Meters, a funk band of the late-1960s and '70s. The group didn't have many hits, but it continues to influence musicians today. Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4609498&ft=1&f=5364988 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4609498&ft=1&f=5364988 One of the highlights of the 2005 JazzFest was the farewell concert of The Meters. Music journalist Ashley Kahn remembers The Meters, a funk band of the late-1960s and '70s. The group didn't have many hits, but it continues to influence musicians today. 0 no One of the highlights of the 2005 JazzFest was the farewell concert of The Meters. Music journalist Ashley Kahn remembers The Meters, a funk band of the late-1960s and '70s. The group didn't have many hits, but it continues to influence musicians today.

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]]> The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans Shout! Factory Records releases a four-CD set celebrating the music of the city called <em>Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans.</em> Hear cuts from the big ol' box. Sun, 06 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4487125&ft=1&f=5364988 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4487125&ft=1&f=5364988 Shout! Factory Records releases a four-CD set celebrating the music of the city called <em>Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans.</em> Hear cuts from the big ol' box. 0 no Shout! Factory Records releases a four-CD set celebrating the music of the city called Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans. Hear cuts from the big ol' box.

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]]> Preservation Hall Jazz, Live at NPR Perennial Jazz Fest Performers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band perform live in NPR's Studio 4A. New Orleans' tiny Preservation Hall has presented traditional jazz for more than 40 years. The hall is more famous than the musicians who play there, but the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to attract music lovers at home and to its concerts around the world. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:33:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1708260&ft=1&f=5364988 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1708260&ft=1&f=5364988 Perennial Jazz Fest Performers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band perform live in NPR's Studio 4A. New Orleans' tiny Preservation Hall has presented traditional jazz for more than 40 years. The hall is more famous than the musicians who play there, but the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to attract music lovers at home and to its concerts around the world. 0 no Perennial Jazz Fest Performers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band perform live in NPR's Studio 4A. New Orleans' tiny Preservation Hall has presented traditional jazz for more than 40 years. The hall is more famous than the musicians who play there, but the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to attract music lovers at home and to its concerts around the world.

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]]> Music from the 2003 New Orleans Jazz Festival Hear a sampling from a few of the artists who performed at the 34th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival : Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, Los Lobos, Ben Harper, Anjelique Kidjo, and the Neville Brothers. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1250771&ft=1&f=5364988 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1250771&ft=1&f=5364988 Hear a sampling from a few of the artists who performed at the 34th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival : Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, Los Lobos, Ben Harper, Anjelique Kidjo, and the Neville Brothers. 0 no Hear a sampling from a few of the artists who performed at the 34th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival : Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, Los Lobos, Ben Harper, Anjelique Kidjo, and the Neville Brothers.

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