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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Annual late-April / early-May festival in New Orleans — "Jazz Fest" — celebrating the city's Black musical roots.

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Founded in 1970 by George Wein with help from Allison Miner and Quint Davis. The festival's Gospel Tent, Congo Square stage, and parade traditions center the Black-creole origins of jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and zydeco.

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New Orleans, LA, USA

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