Members of the University of New Orleans community will be well represented at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, scheduled from April 23 through May 3. Faculty, students and alumni, especially from UNO’s Jazz Studies program, are set to perform across multiple stages throughout the festival.
April 23
• Brent Rose
Michael Skinkus Tribute
Lena Prima
April 24
• Brent Rose
Tierra Linda
• Jesse McBride with current students and alumni
Jesse McBride Big Band (Jazz Tent, 1:30 p.m.)
• Brian Seeger
New Orleans R&B Classics Revue featuring The Dixie Cups, Wanda Rouzan, and Tony Owens
Blues Tent
• Eric Merchant
The Asylum Chorus
Lagniappe Stage, 11:30 a.m.–12:25 p.m.
April 25
• Eric Merchant
The David Bode Big Band (featuring UNO alumni)
Jazz Tent, 12:45–1:45 p.m.
April 26
• Brent Rose
Nightcrawlers
• Chris Adkins
Zachary Richard
Fais Do-Do Stage, 2:10–3:20 p.m.
• Derek Douget
Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane, featuring alumni Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal
April 30
• Brent Rose
Tropicales
• Ricky Sebastian
Performance (festival lineup)
May 1
• Brent Rose
Muévelo
May 2
• UNO Jazz All-Stars
Jazz Tent
• Mark Braud
Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants
May 3
• Chris Adkins
George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners
Gentilly Stage, 12:40–1:40 p.m.
The Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project
Jazz Tent, 3:50–5:05 p.m.
