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New Orleans artist Randy Leo “Frenchy” Frechette, the artist behind the 2015 Jazz Fest poster, has made a name for himself in the art world. An illustrator and painter, Frenchy does live paintings at music performances, festivals, cultural celebrations, fundraisers, and sports games, in addition to private and corporate events. His paintings are vibrant and candid, utilizing acrylics, oils, and watercolors to create unique...

It all started in 1970. At that time, the now-massive two-week-long music festival was just an idea being discussed among several city and business leaders who wanted to start something that could attract tourists each and every year. Small jazz-centric festivals had been held throughout the 1960s, but the people who were talking about a larger festival wanted something that could rival the massive (and sometimes infamous) music fests...

Lettuce grew organically from the fertile Boston music and party scenes of the early 90s.  Today, band members Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff (guitars), Nigel Hall (keyboards, Hammond B-3, piano, vocals), Adam Deitch (drums), Erick "Jesus" Coomes (bass), Ryan Zoidis (saxophone), and Eric "Benny" Bloom (trumpet) are a popular live act, playing up to 80 shows a year across the country.  Their latest...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has overseen Jazz Fest, one of the biggest and best music and cultural heritage festivals in the world, for 50 years now. To commemorate this year’s historic Jazz Fest, we sat down with Don Marshall, head of the foundation. He offered us an exclusive look into the behind-the-scenes work the foundation does year-round to support and preserve New Orleans’s arts and culture as well as...