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New Orleans Jazz Festival: 2nd Weekend Photos

Performers included Lee Konitz, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, SFJAZZ Collective and many more

Chucho Valdés (photo by Joel A. Siegel) a regular at Jazz Plaza in Cuba
Chucho Valdés
Donald Harrison (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Donald Harrison
Herb Alpert (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Herb Alpert (photo: Joel A. Siegel)
Herlin Riley & Shannon Powell (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Herlin Riley & Shannon Powell
Jamison Ross (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Jamison Ross
Kermit Ruffins (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Kermit Ruffins
Lee Konitz (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Lee Konitz (photo: Joel A. Siegel)
Nicholas Payton (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Nicholas Payton
Pedrito Martinez (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Pedrito Martinez
Ben Jaffe (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Emilio Castillo, leader of Tower of Power (photo by Joel A. Siegel
Emilio Castillo, leader of Tower of Power
Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron (photo: Joel A. Siegel)
Buddy Guy (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Buddy Guy
SFJAZZ Collective (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
The SFJAZZ Collective, 2017
Ivan Neville (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Ivan Neville
Ron Holloway (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Ron Holloway
Davell Crawford (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Davell Crawford
Walter "Wolfman" Washington (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Walter "Wolfman" Washington (Joel A. Siegel)
Wendell Brunious (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Wendell Brunious
Brass Band (photo by Joel A. Siegel)
Brass Band

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival took place at the New Orleans Fair Grounds over the span of two weekends from April 27-May 6, and JazzTimes was on the ground to cover the sights and sounds. Enjoy these photos, by Joel A. Siegel, of the festival’s second weekend, held May 5-7.

Check back at JazzTimes.com for our upcoming feature on the festival.

View photos by Mark Robbins from the first weekend.

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