NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest presented by Shell will run from April 28 – May 7, and the state-by-stage musical schedule cubes are now available to view online here.
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This year the Cultural Exchange Pavilion will celebrate Cuba.
With Cuban rhythms as the heartbeat, Jazz Fest will honor New Orleans’ deep historical connections with Cuba by hosting one of the largest celebrations of Cuban culture in the U.S. since the 1950s.
The heart-jumping and rousing rhythm of the Conga Los Hoyos parade will take the dancing crowds around the Fair Grounds and to the Cultural Exchange Pavilion, the hub of the Cuban celebration. The Cultural Exchange Pavilion Stage will feature Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, Telmary y Habana Sana, Grupo Caury, Conga Los Hoyos, and The Pedrito Martinez Group on the first weekend; and Septeto Santiaguero, Daymé Arocena, Adonis y Osain del Monte, Changüí Guantánamo, Conga Los Hoyos, and The Pedrito Martinez Rumba Project featuring Roman Diaz on the second weekend.
While in the Pavilion, meet Cuban master craftsmen and artists as they demonstrate their creative process. Photography and multimedia exhibits will offer additional insights into both contemporary and popular culture in Cuba.
For a complete Cuban experience, stop for tostones with mojo (fried green plantains with garlic sauce) and other delicious Cuban dishes served every day, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., at the Congreso Cubano food booth located right outside of the Pavilion.
Only a limited supplies of Jazz Fest's popular Big Chief VIP Experience, Grand Marshal VIP, and Krewe of Jazz Fest VIP passes remain. Advanced price general admission tickets are also still available. All VIP passes are on sale through www.Ticketmaster.com.
Jazz Fest also offers full-service travel packages for fans wishing to take the guesswork out of attending the event. Travel packages include hotel accommodations, travel to and from the Festival grounds, and Festival tickets, including the option for Festival VIP packages.
Jazz Fest has secured some of the best hotel rates available to Festival-goers, reps said, including at the Official Host Hotel, the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Only a limited number of discounted rooms are being offered at each hotel.
Musicians scheduled to perform at the 2017 Jazz Fest include:
STEVIE WONDER ● TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS ● DAVE MATTHEWS AND TIM REYNOLDS ● KINGS OF LEON ● USHER WITH THE ROOTS ● HARRY CONNICK, JR. ● MEGHAN TRAINOR ● LORDE ● SNOOP DOGG ● PITBULL ● ALABAMA SHAKES ● EARTH, WIND & FIRE ● WIDESPREAD PANIC ● TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE ● TREY ANASTASIO BAND ● DARIUS RUCKER ● WILCO ● PATTI LABELLE ● NAS WITH GUESTS THE SOUL REBELS ● BUDDY GUY ● THE METERS ● GEORGE BENSON ● AARON NEVILLE ● CORINNE BAILEY RAE ● IRMA THOMAS ● ELLE KING ● DR. JOHN ● JONNY LANG ● TOWER OF POWER ● JON BATISTE & STAY HUMAN ● PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND ● BIG FREEDIA ● MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY ● AMOS LEE ● THE REVIVALISTS ● LEON BRIDGES ● IVAN NEVILLE'S DUMPSTAPHUNK ● DAWES ● GALACTIC ● SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES ● BLUES TRAVELER ● THE MAVERICKS ● RHIANNON GIDDENS ● THE LONE BELLOW ● REBIRTH BRASS BAND ● BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION ● BONEY JAMES ● HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL ● DAVELL CRAWFORD ● MARGO PRICE ● JOHNNYSWIM ● LAKE STREET DIVE ● THE JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO ● KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND ● MS. LISA FISCHER & GRAND BATON ● RICHARD SMALLWOOD & VISION ● KERMIT RUFFINS & THE BARBEQUE SWINGERS ● ANDERS OSBORNE ● TAB BENOIT ● SONNY LANDRETH ● BOYFRIEND ● CHOCOLATE MILK ● JON CLEARY ● ERICA CAMPBELL OF MARY MARY ● KENNY BARRON TRIO ● WILLIAM BELL ● WALTER "WOLFMAN" WASHINGTON & THE ROADMASTERS ● JOHN BOUTTÉ ● DEACON JOHN ● ELLIS MARSALIS ● THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND ● CUBA COMES TO JAZZ FEST AND MANY MORE!