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Music Rising, the charitable organization created after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 has awarded grant relief to 1,474 musicians and industry workers who struggled financially due to the pandemic and after Hurricane Ida. The funds were administered by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and were distributed directly to recipients.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the 2022 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival on June 11 & 12, 2022 in Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N. Rampart Street. Admission to the park is free and open to the public. 

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will present a sneak preview of a long-awaited documentary about a great unsung contributor to African-American heritage, culture and community: New Orleans gospel icon Raymond Myles.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Class Got Brass competition took place on April 3, 2022, outside of the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. 

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Class Got Brass competition returns on April 3, 2022 after a two year hiatus. The event will take place at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Class Got Brass is free and open to the public.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Announces Art Market and Food Vendors for Combined Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival and the Congo Square Rhythms Festival on March 26 and 27, 2022.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Celebrates Women’s History Month with Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans […]

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Announces Combined Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival and the Congo […]

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is proud to present the return of Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music, a concert series featuring outstanding women vocalists

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation announces the return of Community Outreach Ticket program […]