Music fans who can’t make it to New Orleans this year will for the first time be able to check in live on the proceedings at the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, courtesy of a new deal struck between the festival and the AXS TV cable channel.
AXS will broadcast live throughout the seven days of music over two weekends -- April 26 to May 5 -- and will broadcast continuously over the second weekend of May 3-5, officials announced Wednesday.
The Black Men of Labor, one of the numerous New Orleans social groups that take part in the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
“Joining forces with AXS TV will allow Jazz Fest to further our goal of placing New Orleans and Louisiana culture alongside the biggest names in music and bringing this one-of-a-kind celebration to the world,” Jazz Fest producer and director Quint Davis said in a statement.
Jazz Fest typically showcases a broad swath of music from hundreds of performers across a dozen stages, jazz being just one component along with rock, blues, Cajun, zydeco, R&B, gospel, rap, folk, Latin, country and world music.
This year’s headliners include Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac,the Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Daryl Hall & John Oates, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Dave Matthews Band, Earth, Wind & Fire, Dr. John, Gary Clark Jr., Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite and Widespread Panic.
The deal with AXS TV is part of the channel’s emphasis on live music events, and also reflects AXS' close working relationship with concert promoter AEG Live, which promotes Jazz Fest.
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