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New Orleans Jazz Fest at 50

New Orleans Jazz Fest at 50

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 For fifty years, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been where brass bands meet gumbo, second-line parades meet gospel tents, and 350 dreamers became America's most soulful gathering. Join host Lenny Vaughn as he chronicles Jazz Fest's improbable journey from Congo Square to cultural phenomenon.

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  • New Orleans Jazz Fest at 50 - Rising After the Storm

    New Orleans Jazz Fest at 50 - Rising After the Storm
    Apr 8 2026
    Lenny Vaughn traces how New Orleans Jazz Fest defied Hurricane Katrina in 2006, just eight months after the storm devastated the city. From The Meters reuniting to Paul Simon performing with Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas, this episode explores how a broken city used music as an act of survival and communal healing.

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