Apr 30 2009
Jazz it Up in New Orleans
Last week marked the beginning of the 40th annual world-renowned New Orleans Jazz Festival .
Wynton Marsalis opened Weekend One of the festival while this weekend’s acts will include the Neville Brothers, Bon Jovi, Robert Cray, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu and Neil Young.
Tickets can still be purchased online or through Ticketmaster. Gray Line Tours offers transportation between downtown New Orleans and the Jazz Festival site at the Fair Grounds Race Course, only 10 minutes away.
If you’d like to hear get into the groove, visit WWOZ.org to listen to the Jazz Fest online.