New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026 (Weekend 1 of 2)

April 23 - 26, 2026
  Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Bands: Stevie Nicks / Rod Stewart / Kings Of Leon / Lorde / Jon Batiste / Tyler Childers / David Byrne / RAYE / Nas / Sean Paul / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / St. Vincent / Irma Thomas / The Isley Brothers / The Revivalists / Carlos Vives / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Cyril Neville / Rhiannon Giddens / Big Freedia / Samantha Fish / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Ani DiFranco / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Ron Carter Quartet / Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns / Burning Spear / Stephen Marley / Cowboy Mouth / Protoje / Davell Crawford / Hiromi's sonicwonder / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Sonny Landreth / Shirley Caesar and the Caesar Singers / Leftover Salmon / Bishop Paul S. Morton and the Greater Sound Choir of Greater St. Stephen FGBC / Big Chief Donald Harrison / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Boyfriend / Vieux Farka Touré / Orleans R&B Classics Revue feat. The Dixie Cups, Wanda Rouzan, and Tony Owens / Nicholas Payton feat. Butcher Brown presents The Supreme Blue / Charlie Musselwhite & GA-20 / Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials / Marcia Ball / Crowe Boys / Seratones / Maggie Koerner / Cimafunk / Glen David Andrews / Jon Batiste presents Swamp / Jazz Fest Celebrates Jamaica with Luciano, Monty Alexander “Jamericana”, Lutan Fyah, Sevana, Brukout Sound System feat. Seani B, Nesta, and Laa Lee / sland Federation Band feat. Rik Jam, ShowJam Mento, Silver Birds Steel Orchestra, and Top Brass of Jamaica / Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers / Adonis Rose & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring guest Andromeda Turre, Ronnie LaMarque, GIVERS, Nidia Góngora of Colombia, TBC Brass Band, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Sierra Green and The Giants / Kenny Neal / Little Freddie King Blues Band / John Boutté / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles / Catherine Russell / Chris Thomas King / The Headhunters / Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band featuring Thais Clark, Jelly Joseph, Quiana Lynell, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band / New Orleans Nightcrawlers / People Museum / Sally Baby's Silver Dollars / Astral Project / The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Jr., Brass-A-Holics, Aurora Nealand’s Royal Roses, Bon Bon Vivant, Joy Clark, Erica Falls, Paul Sanchez, Zachary Richard, Doctor Nativo of Guatemala, Los Skarnales, Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors / Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds / Hasizzle / Johnny Sketch And The Dirty Notes / Pine Leaf Boys / Omari Neville & The Fuel / Jonathon "Boogie" Long / Don Vappie's Creole Jazz Serenaders / Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots / The Deslondes / James Rivers Movement / Lena Prima & TLP Band / Loose Cattle / Kinfolk Brass Band / River Eckert / Jambalaya Cajun Band / Billy Iuso / Blodie's Jazz Jam / Kyle Roussel / Kristin Diable & The City / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson / Black Magic Drumline / Big Chief Sunpie and the Northside Skull and Bone Gang / Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo, Tom McDermott, and David Boeddinghaus / The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders / Papa Mali's Shantytown Underground / 007 / Claude Bryant And The AllStars / Kr3wcial / Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget, Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal / Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders / Treme Brass Band / the Zion Harmonizers / Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours / Mahmoud Chouki / Jackson Square Allstars / Leo Jackson And The Melody Clouds / T'monde / Shinyribs / Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble / Jason Neville and the All Star Band / Javier Olondo and AsheSon / Naughty Professor / Nell Simmons-Bradley / Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys / Parlor Greens / Tin Men / Peter Harris Presents / Roger Lewis’ Baritone Bliss / raig Klein presents a Tribute to Frog Joseph featuring Ronell Johnson, Charles Joseph, and Haruka Kikuchi / Rumba Buena / The Desert Nudes / Riverbenders / Kelly Love Jones / Preservation Brass / Tuba Skinny / Rosie Ledet / A.j. Haynes / Yusa / rombone Shorty Academy feat. Primera Linea of Cuba, Tim Laughlin, Young Pinstripe Brass Band, Patrice Fisher & Arpa with guests from Honduras and Mexico / Jeffery Pelrean and Created to Worship / Silver Birds Steel Orchestra / Los Skarnales / Doctor Nativo of Guatemala / Nomfusi of South Africa / 125 Birthday Celebration for Louis Armstrong feat. New Groove Brass Band with Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association, First Division Rollers and Untouchables Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs