New Orleans thrash metal greats Exhorder last year released its fourth full-length album, “Defectum Omnium.” Catch a rare ...

Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis ...

This year, the group is minus one — beloved member, Russ. The Batiste Brother's Band is honored to play at the Jazz Fest Congo Square Stage come Saturday, where they will pay tribute to Russ ...

You’ve heard the buzz; now it’s time to feel the beat. I was first assigned to cover New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, commonly referred to as “Jazz Fest,” as a cub reporter in 1993. I've been ...

An American art form now more than a century old, jazz emerged from the streets of ... who sometimes gathered in Congo Square to dance and play music from their homelands. Many were exposed ...