{"id":17829,"date":"2026-05-16T16:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2026-05-16T16:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:31:50","slug":"new-orleans-jazz-festival-2026-thoughts-and-a-ton-of-photos-by-dave-clements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/16\/new-orleans-jazz-festival-2026-thoughts-and-a-ton-of-photos-by-dave-clements\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Jazz Festival – 2026 – Thoughts and a Ton of Photos by Dave Clements"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If your heart beats for rock, jazz, soul, gospel, country, blues, or any hybrid mutation of those genres, JazzFest is a pilgrimage.
\nYou don\u2019t just hear music there \u2014 you feel it.
\nYou feel it in your chest, in your shoes, in the mud, in the crowd, in the brass section that refuses to apologize for being loud.<\/p>\n

There are crowds.
\nThere are large crowds.
\nAnd then there are JazzFest crowds, which operate on their own inertia.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy people-watching, this is your place to go. If you don\u2019t, well\u2026 consider this you\u2019re warning.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you\u2019re a photographer \u2014 or simply someone who appreciates the art of observing humanity \u2014 JazzFest is a buffet.<\/p>\n

Everywhere you look:
\n\u2022 Characters
\n\u2022 Color
\n\u2022 Culture
\n\u2022 Costumes
\n\u2022 Expressions
\n\u2022 Stories waiting to be captured<\/p>\n

Plus, hundreds of performers trying to make their mark on an audience that may or may not be watching and listening to what\u2019s going on in front of them.<\/p>\n

You could spend the entire weekend never pointing your lens at a stage and still come home with a portfolio.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rain isn\u2019t a possibility \u2014 it\u2019s a tradition.
\nYou will dodge raindrops.
\nYou will step in puddles.
\nYou will question your footwear choices.
\nAnd somehow, you\u2019ll still be smiling.<\/p>\n

New Orleans is a character in this story.
\nThe food, the neighborhoods, the conversations with strangers who feel like old friends \u2014 it all folds into the JazzFest experience.<\/p>\n

If you love road trips, this one rewards you at the finish line.<\/p>\n

JazzFest attracts people who share at least one of your passions.<\/p>\n

Music lovers. Travelers. Photographers. Party people. Culture chasers.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been once, chances are you have been twice.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been twice, chances are you’re already planning your next one<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Go.<\/p>\n

Go for the music.<\/p>\n

Go for the people.<\/p>\n

Go for the city.<\/p>\n

Go for the sensory overload.<\/p>\n

Go for what the festival benefits in the NOLA community.<\/p>\n

Go because life is short and JazzFest is long on joy.<\/p>\n

And you will be helping keep ‘live music alive!’<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thanks For Raising A Hand !<\/p>\n

dave clements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If your heart beats for rock, jazz, soul, gospel, country, blues, or any hybrid mutation of those genres, JazzFest is a pilgrimage. You don\u2019t just hear music there \u2014 you feel it. You feel it in your chest, in your shoes, in the mud, in the crowd, in the brass section that refuses to apologize… <\/p>\n

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