So much of what you may hear about New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival centers on the music and the magic that goes on surrounding the actual Fairgrounds late into the night, rather than on the Fest itself, that it’s sometimes easy to gloss over the massive lineup performing at the official Festival grounds. However, the Jazz Fest fairgrounds consistently play host to both the biggest stars in the world and some of the most interesting and culturally diverse acts out there, who you’d likely never see outside these hallowed Fest grounds.
The musical lineup for New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this Saturday, May 6th, 2017, included the long-awaited rescheduled Stevie Wonder and Snoop Dogg sets which were rained out at last year’s Jazz Fest, a set by pop superstar Meghan Trainor, a performance jazz piano master Kenny Barron and the Kenny Barron Trio, Grammy-winning gospel-blues rocker Johnny Lang, and so many more.
Thanks to photographer Dave Vann, we can check out up-close-and-personal photos of these incredible performances at the Jazz Fest fairgrounds on 2017’s second Saturday.
[Cover photo via Dave Vann]
