Members of the º£½ÇÉçÇøcommunity will be well represented at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, scheduled from April 23 through May 3. Faculty, students and alumni, especially from º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Jazz Studies program, are set to perform across multiple stages throughout the festival.
April 23
• Brent Rose
Michael Skinkus Tribute
Lena Prima
April 24
• Brent Rose
Tierra Linda
• Jesse McBride with current students and alumni
Jesse McBride Big Band (Jazz Tent, 1:30 p.m.)
• Brian Seeger
New Orleans R&B Classics Revue featuring The Dixie Cups, Wanda Rouzan, and Tony Owens
Blues Tent
• Eric Merchant
The Asylum Chorus
Lagniappe Stage, 11:30 a.m.–12:25 p.m.
April 25
• Eric Merchant
The David Bode Big Band (featuring º£½ÇÉçÇø alumni)
Jazz Tent, 12:45–1:45 p.m.
April 26
• Brent Rose
Nightcrawlers
• Chris Adkins
Zachary Richard
Fais Do-Do Stage, 2:10–3:20 p.m.
• Derek Douget
Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane, featuring alumni Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal
April 30
• Brent Rose
Tropicales
• Ricky Sebastian
Performance (festival lineup)
May 1
• Brent Rose
Muévelo
May 2
• º£½ÇÉçÇø Jazz All-Stars
Jazz Tent
• Mark Braud
Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants
May 3
• Chris Adkins
George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners
Gentilly Stage, 12:40–1:40 p.m.
The Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project
Jazz Tent, 3:50–5:05 p.m.
