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The 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is just a few days away!

NOLA is ready for the arrival of a hundred thousand or so music fans from around the world. With the 6 zillion bands playing in New Orleans, be sure to take some local music back home with you.  Stop in the Louisiana Music Factory and stock up on the latest CDs.

2013 Jazz Fest list of performers

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a.k.a Jazz Fest, announced the list of artists. Headliners Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel and Dave Matthews Band, The Black Keys, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Little Big Town and Patti Smith join hundreds of other musicians at the New Orleans’ Fairgrounds Racecourse April 26-28 and May 2-5.



Here's the lineup (This list is subject to change!)

Kermit's In the Mail! Jazz Fest postal cachet

For the 24th year, the United States Postal Service is creating a Jazz Fest postal "cachet," a a highly collectible, commemorative mailing envelope featuring a New Orleans musical icon and a silver embossed Jazz Fest logo. Past honorees have been Mahalia Jackson, the Marsalises, the Nevilles and many others. This year's cachet features Kermit Ruffins. The 2012 Jazz Fest postal cachet will be unveiled in a ceremony this Thursday, April 26, at Cafe Istanbul (2732 St. Claude Ave.), at 11 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2012 lineup of performing artists

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2012 lineup of performing artists

Jazz Fest 2012 Music Lineup Announced. The Eagles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, My Morning Jacket, Ne-Yo, Al Green, Bon Iver, Paulina Rubio, Jill Scott, Bonnie Raitt, Bunny Wailer, Florence & The Machine and dozens more to join hundreds of Louisiana greats at the 2012 Jazz Fest from April 27 through May 6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.

Trombone Shorty and Big Sam's Funky Nation to Headline the 14th Annual Jazz & Heritage Gala Thursday, April 26, 2012 – 7 p.m. at the Hilton Riverside Hotel.

Treme soundtrack available for download on MP3 format

The producers of TREME released a digital soundtrack (with a physical CD due out the fall).

There are 19 tracks, and overflows with great music!

1. Treme Song John Boutté
2. Feel Like Funkin' It Up Rebirth Brass Band
3. I Hope Your Comin' Back To New Orleans The New Orleans Jazz Vipers
4. Skokiaan Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
5. Ooh Poo Pah Doo Trombone Shorty
6. Drinka Little Poison (4 U Die) Soul Rebels Brass Band
7. We Made It Through That Water Free Agents Brass Band
8. Shame Shame Shame Steve Zahn And Friends
9. My Indian Red Dr. John
10. At The Foot Of Canal Street John Boutté
11. Buona Sera Louis Prima
12. New Orleans Blues Tom McDermott
13. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You Michiel Huisman
14. Indian Red (Wild Man Memorial) Mardi Gras Indians
15. Indian Red Donald Harrison
16. Time Is On My Side Irma Thomas
17. This City Steve Earle
18. Just A Closer Walk With Thee Treme Brass Band
19. My Dawlin' New Orleans Lil' Queenie & The Percolators

♫ Can't wait for the physical album release? Download the MP3 album from Amazon.

Irma Thomas, John Boutte, Davis Rogan on 'Treme' soundtrack preview party

So the old tv set is warmed up, crowd gathered around a big vat of jambalaya, ready for the soundtrack....and we're all speculating on plots for Season Two. 

Top ten popular songs from Treme

The top ten most popular Treme downloads from New Orleans Stuff for June 2010. There were a few surprises:

(most downloaded llisted first) 

♪ Indian Red  - Donald Harrison Jr.
♪ Treme Song  - John Boutte
♪ Big Chief Battle Axe  - Dr. Michael White
♪ Gut Bucket Blues - Don Vappie And The Creole Jazz Serenaders
♪ It's Raining  - Irma Thomas
♪ 'Gardez Donc! - Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
♪ My Dawlin' New Orleans - Leigh Harris - Little Queenie
♪ Whirlaway  - Allen Toussaint
♪ A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe
♪ Ace in the Hole  - The Radiators 

♫ Download music from Season One of Treme

Pre-order Treme: The Complete First Season (on DVD)

the music of Treme - show premier Sunday April 11th

By popular demand, here is the music from the HBO series premier of Treme "Do you know what it means"

Written by David Simon and Eric Overmyer
Directed by Angnieszka Holland.  

New Orleans, LA: Three Months After

*Added hyperlinks to MP3s on our Amazon page. Most songs are 99¢ to download.

Juvenile Nolia Clap

ReBirth Brass Band Feel Like Funkin' It up

John Boutte' The Treme Song

ReBirth Brass Band It's All Over Now

Dr. John Mama Roux

ReBirth Brass Band   I'll Fly Away

Eddie Bo Hook & Sling

Steve Zahn (Davis McAlary) Big Chief

Mystikal Bouncin' Back

Mystikal Shake Ya Ass

Louis Moreau Gottschalk / Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra  Gottschalk Symphonie No. 2

Scott Joplin (Sofia Bernette) Solace

Tom McDermott For Brenda

Fats Domino Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Donald Harrison Christopher Jr.

The Gaturs Gatur Bait

Louis Prima Buona Sera

Zion Harmonizers Somewhere Listening for My Name

Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi_Rollers Gardez Donc

Louis Armstrong West End Blues

Allen Toussaint Whirlaway

Kermit Ruffins Skokiaan

Kermit Ruffins Swing This

Henry Butler Tetherball

The Iguanas Flame On

Treme Brass Band A Closer Walk With Thee

Leigh "Lil' Queenie" Harris My Darling New Orleans

♫ Episode 1 - Do You Know What It Means

♫ Episode 2 - Meet De Boys on the Battlefront

♫ Episode 3 - Right Place, Wrong Time

♫ Episode 4 - At The Foot of Canal Street

♫ Episode 5 - Shame, Shame, Shame   …

♫ Download music from More Episodes!

French Quarter Festival announces initial music line-up for 2010

The French Quarter Festival announces its preliminary line-up of music, food vendors and more…

Mark your calendar 

April 9 - 11, 2010

The award-winning French Quarter Festival is Louisiana's largest free music event, a three-day local music showcase scattered throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. There are music performances on 17 stages. The community festival also features the "World's Largest Jazz Brunch," which are the festival food booths operated by nearly 60 local chefs and restaurants throughout the festival weekend.

MUSIC

Friday
Big Sam's Funky Nation - Soul Rebels - 101 Runners - Honey Island Swamp Band - Connie Jones & the FQF All-Stars - Ingrid Lucia - ZydePunks - Shamarr Allen - The Revivalists - Mark Stone Band - Coco Robicheaux - Waylon Thibodeaux - Ensemble Fatien - Russell Batiste & Friends Featuring Jason Neville - Audacity Brass band - Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives - Dukes Of Dixieland - Glen David Andrews - Banu Gibson - Lionel Ferbos and the Louisiana Shakers - Margie Perez - Miss Sophie Lee - Lost Bayou Ramblers - Cullen Landry & Midnight Streetcar - Freddy Omar - Irene Sage - Derrick Freeman & Smokers World - Bone Tone - Original Hurricane Brass Band - J' Monque D Blues Band with Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians -TBC Brass Band - The Victory Belles - Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes - the Jimmy Thibodeaux Band - J. J. Caillier and the Zydeco Knockouts - Steve Pistorius and his Southern Syncopators - Tornado Brass Band - Liberty Hall Stompers - Dan Venhettes & The Hot Shots – AND MORE!

Saturday
Bonerama - Anders Osborne - Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers - Irvin Mayfield & NOJO All-stars - Little Freddie King Band - Rebirth Brass band - Christian Serpas & Ghost Town - The Tin Men - Ovi G & the Froggies –Otra - E.O.E. - Talented Music Students of McDonogh # 35 and Warren Easton H.S. - Storyville Stompers - Onward Brass Band - Kora Konnection - Young Fellas - Baby Boyz Brass Band - Tim Laughlin - Wiseguys -Wanda Rouzan - The Ronnie Kole Show - Charmaine Neville - The Nobles - Creole String Beans - Groove Sect - Los Po-Boy-Citos - Soul Project - Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band - Les Freres Michot - Cedric Watson - Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse - Sean Ardoin and R.O.G.K. - Heritage School of Music - Bamboola 2000 - Anais St John - The Cotton Mouth Kings - Amy Trail - Lynn Drury - Micah Mckee - Charlie Oxford - Andrew Duhon - John Michael Rouchell - Zazou City - Hot Club of New Orleans - Tony Green & Gypsy Jazz - Tom McDermott & his Jazz Hellions - Bruce O'Neil & the Hard Working Jazz Band - Lisa Lynn - Orange Kellin's New Orleans Deluxe Orchestra - Lars Edegran's New Orleans Jazz Band - Some Like it Hot - Rhodes Spedale & Jazz From Congo Square - The Fritzel's New Orleans Jazz Band - New Orleans Jazz Vipers - James Andrews - Loose Marbles - Dan Venhettes & The Hot Shots - Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band - Opera on Tap - Crescent Woodwind Quintet - Rachel Van Voorhees - John Rankin – Ayla Miller - Talented Music Students of New Orleans Public Schools - Young New Orleans Traditional Brass Band - Young Sounds of Houston - Red Hot Brass Band - Zohar Isreal Free Spirit Network - AND MORE!

Sunday
The Radiators - Joe Krown Trio - Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue - The Bucktown All-Stars - Wild Magnolias - Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz – Rockin' Doopsie Jr - Sunpie - Friendly Travelers - Susan Cowsill & Friends - John Boutte & Paul Sanchez - Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys - Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes - Luke Winslow-King - U.S. Army Blues Swamp Romp - Society Brass Band - Treme Brass Band - I'voire Spectacle - New Orleans Nightcrawlers - Loose Marbles - Panorama Jazz Band - the Pfister Sisters - Leif Pedersen's 1944 Big Band - Jeremy Davenport - Washboard Chaz Blues Trio - "Big Al" Carson & the Blues Masters - Sasha Masakowski and Musical Playground - Ole Man River Band - Acoustic Swiftness - Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue - Astral Project - Jonno & Bayou Seville - PorcheVide Playboys - Chubby Carrier - Heritage School of Music - Davy Mooney - Cindy Scott - John Autin - Matt Lemmler Quartet - Dancing at Dusk with Rocky's Hot Fox Trot Orchestra - Dana Abbott - Ruby Rendrag - Karen Waldrup - Kristin Diable - Jim McCormick - Jimmy Robinson – Wazozo - Kid Simmons New Orleans Jazz Band - Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders - Duke Heitger's New Orleans Wanderers - Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road - The Last Straws - The New Orleans Classic Jazz Orchestra - Leroy Jones and New Orleans Finest - The Tom Sancton New Orleans Quintet - Jane Harvey Brown - Linnzi Zaorski & Delta Royal - Rick Trolsen & the New Orleans Po Boys – Tornado Brass Band - New Orleans Moonshiners - Doc Houlind Jazz Band - Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band - Songs of Paul Robeson Ensemble - The Frenchmen String Quartet – GNOYO - U.S. Army Brass Quintet – AND MORE!

Acts are subject to change

FOOD

The ‘World’s Largest Jazz Brunch’ Offers Some of the Finest Food in the World 27th Anniversary Celebration.

The 2010 event will shatter that record by offering over 105 food and beverage booths from some of the city’s culinary elite. Over 105 food and beverage booths (list of concessionaires attached) located in Jackson Square, Woldenberg Riverfront Park and the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint that make up the “World’s Largest Jazz Brunch,” feature authentic local cuisines from the area’s finest restaurants including such festival favorites as Jambalaya, Crawfish Bread, Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Muffaletta, Crawfish Bisque, Hot Sausage Po-boys, Cajun Meat Pies, and more. Foodies will also enjoy Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crepes, Fish Tacos, White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding, and Praline Crème Brulee. In addition to all of the wonderful food items, the festival offers an array of deliciously cool beverages including Abita Beer, frozen Southern Comfort cocktails, Fetzer wines, Coca-Cola products, Hurricanes, Margaritas, a wide assortment daiquiris, and Community Coffee. Most menu items range in price from $3 – $7 to keep the festival not only fun, but affordable.

http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/index.html