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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Catapult Fund small business training program. Programming this year is concentrated on business training for entrepreneurs in the culinary arts. The Catapult Fund is a collaboration between the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Capital One Bank. Program facilitation is held by the New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Catapult Fund small business training program. Programming this year is concentrated on business training for entrepreneurs in the culinary arts. The Catapult Fund is a collaboration between the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Capital One Bank. Program facilitation is held by the New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Catapult Fund small business training program. Programming this year is concentrated on business training for entrepreneurs in the culinary arts. The Catapult Fund is a collaboration between the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Capital One Bank. Program facilitation is held by the New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation proudly announces the appointment of Blake-Anthony Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival unveiled a selection of food menus for the upcoming event set to take place at Lafayette Square (602 St. Charles Ave.) in downtown New Orleans — October 13-15, 2023.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival returns to Lafayette Square Park (602 St. Charles Ave.) in New Orleans for its 17th edition on October 11-13, 2024. 

Join us on a musical adventure exploring the deep connections between New Orleans and Colombia! The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is thrilled to offer an immersive travel experience to Colombia in August 2024, with tickets now available.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is excited to announce the opening of its Community Partnership Grant program.  The Foundation begins its grant application season with a staggered opening date. Open today are the Education In-School and Education After-School categories which provide funding for arts education programs in Louisiana schools and after-school programs. Grant applications for the remaining three categories: Presenting, Media Documentation, and the Louisiana Cultural Equity & Creation grants which support performers’ fees, the documentation and exhibition of Louisiana culture and individual artists will open on Monday, May 27th.  This year, the organization will continue to support the local creative economy and arts education by increasing the maximum grant request in all five categories from $5,000 to $7500.  

The mission of NOMEC is to support, strengthen, promote and advocate for quality and equitable music education in our schools and music education organizations.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the 2024 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, celebrating the rich musical traditions of Southwestern Louisiana. This year, the Foundation is featuring Louisiana’s indigenous sounds both outdoors and indoors at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart Street in New Orleans.