New Orleans Jazz Fest Rolls On

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New Orleans Jazz Fest Rolls On
Broadcast date: 4-27-2010 / Written by Doug Levine

From http://www.unsv.com/voanews/english/
With the promise of hearing
some great jazz at the 41st
Annual New Orleans Jazz
and Heritage Festival (being
held April 23-May 2), fans
will not be disappointed.
But, be prepared to
encounter almost every
other type of music
imaginable, with the
possible exception of
chamber music and
Gregorian chants.

Although classical music
has yet to make its debut at
the New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Festival, better
known as "Jazz Fest," you never know. There's always a chance a string quartet may someday pop
up on the schedule.

For the hundreds of thousands about to pass through the gates of the New Orleans Fairgrounds, as
long as the music has a great beat, it doesn't really matter what you call it.

This year's lineup boasts a number of rock and soul veterans,
including Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin, Simon and Garfunkel,
The Allman Brothers Band, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Irma Thomas,
Richie Havens, Dr. John, and The Neville Brothers. Rounding out
the long list of headliners are Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket,
Anita Baker, Lionel Richie, The Gipsy Kings and Jose Feliciano.

Among the festival's most popular attractions are its local acts,
arriving from one end of Louisiana to the other. Beyond the
main stage, 11 other stages will feature zydeco, Cajun, brass
bands, gospel, country, blues and folk, with a continuous
offering of traditional and contemporary jazz and world music.

Jazz Fest officials suggest arriving early to beat the long lines at
the internationally-famous Food Fair, as well as the Crafts Fair
and Louisiana Marketplace.

The 2010 Jazz Festival poster is a portrait of the late New Orleans singer, songwriter and bandleader
Louis Prima, painted by jazzman Tony Bennett. Tributes to Prima, whose 100th birthday is being
celebrated this year, will include performances by his children, Louis Prima, Jr., and Lena Prima, as
well as his former wife and collaborator Keely Smith.

The band Cowboy Mouth performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in
New Orleans, 24 April 2010

Dr. John talks with bassist George
Porter, right, as they perform with the
Voice of the Wetlands All Stars at the
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
in New Orleans, 25 April 2010