New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is one of the most unique and culturally rich festivals out there, but often the best sights and sounds in New Orleans are to be found after dark. The late night scene during Jazz Fest is unlike that of any other festival, with special superjams, cover sets, surprise sit-in collaborations, crawfish boils and so many options to choose from that the inability to be in more than one place at a time becomes your only stress of the weekend.This year’s after-show lineup is already shaping up to be one of the most stacked couple of weeks of music we’ve ever seen. Stay tuned here as the announcements continue to unfold. Thursday, April 21stFree Jazz in the Park – Armstrong Park – 4pmAnders Osborne – Tipitina’s – 8pm, $35Skerik, Helen Gillet, Nikki Glaspie – Gasa Gasa***The Nigel Hall Experience w/ Derwin “Big D” Perkins, Donnie Sundal, Eric Vogel, Jamison Ross, Weedie Braimah, Brad Walker, Benny Bloom – Howlin’ Wolf – 10pm, $15The Darkness + Raveneye – House of Blues – 8pm, $25Smoke Free NOLA Anniversary w/ Deacon John, Paul Sanchez, Eric Bolivar and more – Chickie Wah WahStanton Moore Trio (Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, Scott Metzger) + DJ Kevvy Kev – Maison – 9pm, $20*Charlie Hunter & Johnny Vidacovich / Eric Krasno, Oteil Burbridge & Johnny Vidacovich – Maple Leaf – 10pm / 11pmTank and the Bangas + Stooges Brass Band – Blue Nile – 10pm, $15Dr. Lonnie Smith w/ Donald Harrison, Detroit Brooks & Joe Dyson – Snug HarborJon Cleary – D.B.A. – 7pm, freeFriday, April 22ndGATORATORS ft. Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Mitch Stein, Reggie Scanlan & Eric Bolivar – Cafe Instanbul – 10pm, $40*Dumpstaphunk’s Phunk, Power & Soul w/ Dumpstaphunk, The London Souls, The Nth Power – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $30Bonerama – House of Blues (Parish) – 9pm, $17.50The Greyboy Allstars, Vulfpeck, Pimps of Joytime – The Joy Theater – 9pm, $35 – $65*The Original Meters – Orpheum Theatre – 10pm, $72.50 (SOLD OUT)**Galactic + Turkuaz – Tipitina’s – 8pm, $46Dave Rawlings Machine – House of Blues – 8pm, $35Eric Lindell + Tab Benoit – Rock n’ Bowl – 9:30pm, $22Louisiana Blues Throwdown ft. Benny Turner, Terry Scott Jr., John Mooney, Josh Paxton and more – Little Gem Saloon – 9pmThe Soul Rebels / Gravity A – Blue Nile – 10pm / 1am, $10 / $20**5th Annual Nolafunk Jazzfest Series Kick-Off Party w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead SOULROCKER Tour w/ special guests TBA – The Republic NOLA – 10pm, $52.50Honey Island Swamp Band – D.B.A. – 10pm, $20Colin Lake – D.B.A. – 2am, $10Dirty Dozen Brass Band – The Maison – 10:30pm, $15Leftover Salmon (2 shows) – One Eyed Jacks – 8pm / 12am, $25Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall (Sold Out)2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalSteely Dan, Gov’t Mule, Michael McDonald, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers, Hot 8 Brass Band, Flow Tribe & moreSaturday, April 23rdMarco Benevento / Naughty Professor w/ Chali 2na – Blue Nile – 10:30pm / 12am, $20 / $15***Dead Feat ft. Anders Osborne, Paul Barrere, Jackie Greene, Carl Dufrene / Papa Mali + Friends – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $47.50**The Heat ft. Ivan Neville, Oteil Burbridge, Stanton Moore, Eric Krasno w/ The Heard – One Eyed Jacks – 9pm, $25***Foundation of Funk ft. George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Ivan Neville, Tony Hall – House of Blues – 2am, $25Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen – House of Blues (parish) – 9pm, $25The Revivalists w/ Vulfpeck + Soul Rebels – Orpheum Theatre – 9pm, $35***London Souls Revue ft. Eric Krasno, Cyril Neville, Ian Neville performing the music of Allen Toussaint, The Beatles & more, w/ Marc Broussard, Samantha Fish, and Jarekus Singleton – Republic – 9pm, $30Honey Island Swamp Band / The Magnificent 7 ft. Dave Malone, John Gros, Rob Mercurio and more – Rock n’ Bowl – $27Treme Threauxdown ft. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/ Dirty Dozen Brass Band + special guests – Saenger Theatre – 7pm,Garage A Trois (OG Lineup) ft. Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore & Skerik – Tipitina’s – 1:30am, $20John Boutté / Rebirth Brass Band – d.b.a. – 8pm, $20Walter “Wolfman” Washington & The Roadmasters – Cafe Istanbul – $20Ghostland Observatory + Michal Menert – Joy Theater – 10pm, $30Greyboy Allstars – Maison – 11pm, $27 New Orleans Suspects w/ Al Shiner, Big Chief Juan Pardo, Oteil Burbridge, Papa Mali, Eric McFadden, Natalie Grossman, Charlie Wooton – Maple LeafPreservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall (Sold Out)Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers – Little Gem Saloon – 8pm & 10pm2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalPearl Jam, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Galactic, Mystikal, Maxwell, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Anders Osborne, Leo Nocentelli & more Sunday, April 24th **Lettuce + Vulfpeck – Tipitina’s – 8pm, $25Duran Duran w/ CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers – Smoothie King Center – 7pm, $27.95 – $108.95***George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic w/ New Breed Brass Band – Republic – 9pm, $47.50**Worship My Organ ft. Marco Benevento, Skerik, Robert Walter, Simon Lott, DJ Logic and more – One Eyed Jacks – 9pm, $30*Eric Krasno, Wil Blades, Karl Denson, Stanton Moore – One Eyed Jacks – 2am, $25Kirk Franklin Presents Gospel Brunch – House of Blues – 10am, $45The Subdudes – House of Blues – 8pm, $35The Word ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski & North Mississippi Allstars & Dirty Dozen Brass Band – The Joy Theater – 9pm, $35***Dead Feat ft. Anders Osborne, Paul Barrere, Jackie Greene, Carl Dufrene and more – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $47.50Jazz Brunch w/ Mitch Stein Trio ft. Mitch Stein, Mark Brooks, Eric Bolivar – Atchafalaya – Tickets at doorSonny Landreth, Tab Benoit and Little Freddie King – Rock n’ Bowl – 8pm, $27Kristina Morales – Spotted Cat Club – 6pm, Reservations not acceptedPat Casey & the New Sounds – Spotted Cat Club – 10pm, Reservations not acceptedPreservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall – 12am, $500Dr. Lonnie Smith / Brass-a-Holics – Blue Nile – 10:30pm / 12:30am, $20 / $10Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen – D.B.A. – 7pm, $10Funk & Chant w/ Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & John “Papa” Gros – D.B.A. – 10pm, $20George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners – D.B.A. – 2am, $20Maple Leaf Allstars f/ Jon Cleary, Tony Hall, Ivan Neville, Raymond Weber & Derwin “Big D” Perkins / Marco Benevento – Maple Leaf – 11pm / 3amThe Word (John Medeski, Robert Randolph, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Chris Chew) + Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Joy Theater – 9pm, $352016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalRed Hot Chili Peppers, J.Cole, Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter, Better Than Ezra, Jonny Lang, Taj Mahal Trio, Rhiannon Giddens & moreMonday, April 25thColin Lake – BB King’s Blues Club – 8pm, FREEThat Booker Thing! ft. Marco Benevento, Johnny Vidacovich & James Singleton – Blue Nile Andrew Duhon Trio – Carrollton Station – 7pm, FREEJay P. Dufour (10:00pm) – Circle Bar – 10pmBrian Haas, Mike Dillon, Elmo Price & Simon Lott – Dragon’s Den Piano Night – A Benefit for WWOZ – House of Blues – 7pm, $47.25 Charlie Hunter, Wil Blades, Scott Amendola & Skerik – Cafe Instanbul – 9pm, $20Charles Neville & His New England Nevilles – Cafe Instanbul – 11:30pm ***NOLA Crawfish Festival w/ Neville Jacobs (Ivan Neville, Cris Jacobs, Tony Hall & Brady Blade) + Honey Island Swamp Band + Mike Zito & The Wheel + Colin Lake + Johnny Sansone and more – NOLA Brewing Tap Room – 3pm, $35Frequinox (Robert Walter, Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio, Donald Harrison, Scott Metzger) + Orgone + DJ Kevvy Kev – One Eyed Jacks – 9pm, $25Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys – Rock n’ Bowl – 8pm, $12Instruments A Comin’ Benefit Concert & Street Party 2016 Honorees Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Donald Harrison Jr. – Tipitina’s – 9pm, $50Johnny Vidacovich Trio feat- Oteil Burbridge & Karl Denson – D.B.A. – 8pm, $20Tuesday, April 26thThe New Orleans Blues King Pens f/ Marc Stone, Benny Turner, Joe Krown, and more – BB King’s Blues ClubElliot Smith Ensemble + Nolatet (Johnny Vidacovich, Brian Haas, Mike Dillon & James Singleton) – Gasa Gasa – 5pm, $10Peter Murphy – House of Blues (Parish) – 8pm, $27.50Charles Neville Quartet f/ Mitch Stein, Mark Brooks & Karl Budo – Cafe Instanbul – 10pm, $20Joe Krown Trio f/ Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste – Cafe Instanbul – 12am, $20***NOLA Crawfish Festival w/ John “Papa” Gros Band + Papa Mali & Friends + Billy Iuso & Restless Natives + George Porter Jr. Trio f/ June Yamagishi and more – NOLA Brewing Tap Room – 3pm, $3512th Annual Threadhead Patry w/ The Iron Funk Allstars (f/ Tony Hall, Ivan Neville, Derwin “Big D” Perkins, Ian Neville, and Raymond Weber) + Cha Wa + Johnny Sansone + Roddie Romero & The Hub City Allstars + Royal Fingerbowl + Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns – The Old Ironworks – 11am***Thankful for Amy: An All-Star Tribute to Amy Winehouse (w/ Elise Testone, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, Chris Bullock, Cris Jacobs, Raymond Weber, Chris Severin & Nicole Zuraitas) + Jazz is Phish (w/ Michael Ray, Chris Bullock, Kevin Moehringer, Anthony Wellington, Josh Thomas, Adam Chase & Matthew Chase) + Turkuaz performing a tribute to The Band – Howlin’ Wolf – 10:30pm, $25Dragon Smoke (Eric Lindell, Robert Mercurio, Ivan Neville & Stanton Moore) + DJ Logic – One Eyed Jacks – 9pm, $35The Whip! – ft. Brian J, Eric McFadden, Mike Dillon, Robert Walter, Corey Henry, Eric Bolivar, Nate Edgar, and special guests – One Eyed Jacks – 1:45am, $20*Adam Deitch Birthday Bash w/ Adam Deitch Quartet – Blue Nile – 11pm, $15Anders Osborne, John Fohl & Johnny Sansone (2 shows) – Chickie Wah Wah – 8pm & 11pmMicah McKee and Little Maker – Paradigm Gardens Creole String Beans – Rock n’ Bowl – 8pm, $12An Evening With Big Chief Donald Harrison, Jr. – with a special appearance by The Tipitina’s Interns – Orpheum Theater – $22Marc Broussard + Nigel Hall – SouthportWednesday, April 27thThe Iguanas – d.b.a. – 7pm, FREEWalter “Wolfman” Washington & The Roadmasters – d.b.a. – 10pm, $10Boogarins – Gasa Gasa – 10:30pm, $10***NOLA Crawfish Festival: The Crawfish All-Stars (George Porter Jr., Terence Higgins, Dave Malone, Billy Iuso, Anders Osborne) + MVP (Jon Cleary, Nigel Hall, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Derwin “Big D” Perkins) and more – NOLA Brewing Tap Room – 3pm, $35Ed Volker and Trio Mollusc (w/ Joe Cabral & Michael Skinkus ) – Cafe Instanbul – 9:30pm, $20Doobie Decibel System ft. Jason Crosby, Roger McNamee, Pete Sears, Dan Lebowitz, Jay Lane – Cafe Instanbul – 11:30pm, $20Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers + Trumpet Mafia – Lafayette Square – 5pm, FREE***The Suwannee Family Affair: Chapter 2 (Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch, Oteil Burbridge & Nigel Hall) + The London Souls + DJ Soul Sister – One Eyed Jacks – 11pm, $25Fiya Fest 2016 – Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Soulive with Maceo Parker and The Shady Horns, Funky Meters FunkiFIYA featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Ivan Neville, Karl Denson, Tony Hall, June Yamagishi, Big Sam Williams, Jennifer Hartswick, Roosevelt Collier, Revivalactic Hall featuring Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio, Mark Braud, Charlie Gabriel, Clint Maedgen, Ronell Johnson, Ben Jaffe, David Shaw, Ed Williams, Zack Feinberg, Mike Dillon Bernard Purdie and Friends featuring Leo Nocentelli, Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge, Corey Henry, Erica Falls, Farnell Newton, Kris Royal, Alvin Ford Jr.Soul RebelsDr. Klaw with Cyril Neville, The Nth Power, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Naughty Professor, The Heard, Mike Dillon’s Percussion Consortium with St. Augustine’s Drum Section, DJ Logic, DJ Quickie Mart – Mardi Gras World – 2pm, $70-$120***Megalomaniacs Ball 2016 w/ Dean Ween Group, Mike Dillon’s New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium, Stanton Moore Trio (ft. Dave Torkanowsky, James Singleton), and The Illuminasti Trio (ft. Mike Dillon, Brian Haas, & James Singleton) – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $25Acoustic Duo: Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Heart – Chickie Wah Wah – 8pm***The James Brown Dance Party ft. members of James Brown Band, Trey Anastasio Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Kool & the Gang & more – Republic – 10pm, $20 Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters – Rock n’ Bowl – 8pm, $17The New Orleans Jazz Vipers – Maison – 6:30pmSt. Paul & The Broken Bones plus King James and The Special Men – Tipitina’s – 8pm, $30*Ivan Neville’s Piano Sessions – Blue Nile – 9pm, $20Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr., June Yamagishi & Ivan Neville – Maple Leaf – 11pmThursday, April 28thThe Soul Rebels – Le Bon Temps Roule Johnny Sansone – Carrollton Station – 10pmRik Slave’s Country Persuasion – Circle Bar – 6pmDash Rip Rock – Circle Bar – 10pm***Earth Wind & Power: The Music of Earth, Wind & Fire, The Nth Power w/ Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge, Skerik, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, James Casey, and Farnell Newtown – One Eyed Jacks – 2am, $25Jon Cleary w/ New Breed Brass Band – d.b.a. – 7pm, $10Cedric Burnside Project + Harper and Midwest Kind – d.b.a. – 10pm, $10Cosmic Dance Jubilee f/ Sasha Masakowski, Brian J & Robert Walter – Dragon’s Den – 12am, $15Shorty Fest 2016: A Benefit for the Trombone Shorty Foundation w/ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + students from the Trombone Shorty Academy w/ Edward Lee and Erion Williams + more tba – Generations Hall ROAR! (formally Yojimbo) w/ Skerik – Hi-Ho Lounge *Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe performs Prince’s “Dirty Mind” featuring Ziek McCarter of Con Brio + The Motet performs “Mixtape 1977” + Mike Dillon performs a Tribute to Elliott Smith + In The Den: The Heavy Pets present Walrus: A Tribute to the Beatles – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $35The Heavy Pets (Tribute to The Beatles) – Howlin’ Wolf Den – 9pmSF / NOLA Summit w/ Stu Allen, Billy Iuso, Mitch Stein, Tony Hall & Eric Bolivar – Cafe Instanbul – 10:30pm, $20Billy Iuso & Restless Natives – Cafe Instanbul – 1am, $25**RageFest – Lettuce with Oteil Burbridge & Cyril Neville + Break Science + Nigel Hall Band – Joy Theater – 9pm, $35*Fiya Powa 2016 – w/ Maceo Parker, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Stanton Moore, Tony Hall, Big Sam Williams, Roosevelt Collier, and Maurice “Mobetta” Brown – Maison – 2am, $35Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Sonny Landreth – Maple Leaf – 10pmWalter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters + Special Guests – Maple Leaf – 2amThe M&M’s – John Medeski, Papa Mali, Rob Mercurio & Stanton Moore f/ Margie Perez & Monica McIntyre – One Eyed Jacks – 8pm, $30***GroundUp All-Stars – Republic NOLA – 9pm, $35C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band + Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha-Chas + Lil Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers – Rock n’ Bowl – 8pm, $22Lost Bayou Ramblers – Siberia Charles Neville & The New England Neville Brothers + Claude Bryant and The AllStars – The Willows – 8pm, $20Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall – 12am, $500Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra + The N’awlins Johnnys – Armstrong Park – 4pm, FREEJohnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes – Blue Nile – 12am, $15Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Sonny Landreth – Maple Leaf – 10pmSt. Paul & The Broken Bones – Tipitina’s – 8pm, $30Black Joe Lewis – Tipitina’s – 1:30am, $25Marc Stone presents Layla w/ John Mooney, Brint Anderson, Camile Baudoin, Benny Turner, Roosevelt Collier, and Joe Krown – Southport Hall – 8:30pm, $122016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Tedeschi Trucks Band, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Gary Clark Jr., Snarky Puppy, Cyril Neville & SwampFunk, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Flo Rida, Brandi Carlile & moreFriday, April 29thYoga with Oteil and Kofi Burbridge – Higher Power NOLA – 2pmJohn Mooney & Bluesiana – Carrollton Station – 10pmRichard Bates – Circle Bar – 6pm Chris Lee Experience – Circle BarThe Soul Rebels – d.b.a. – 10pm, $20Lost Bayou Ramblers – d.b.a. – 2am, $20Pimps of Joytime – House of Blues (Parish) – 9pm, $17*The Roots – The Orpheum – 11pm, $93.50**14th Annual Bayou Rendezvous w/ Dr. Klaw (Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch, Nigel Hall, Nick Daniels, and Ian Neville) + The Bayou Rendezvous Allstars (f/ Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge, Johnny Vidacovich, Ivan Neville, Eric McFadden, and more) + Night People: A Tribute to Allen Toussaint f/ New Orleans Suspects & John “Papa” Gros + Moon Hooch + Good Enough For Good Times + Magic Gravy (f/ Dan Lebowitz, Dave Watts & Garrett Sayers) + Polyrhythmics featuring Dead Beat (Afrobeat Dance Party & Tribute to Jerry Garcia) + Sophistafunk + Sunrise Breakfast Jam featuring 4 Piece Puzzle – Howlin’ Wolf – 8pm, $30Axial Tilt – A Grateful Dead Celebration ft. Stu Allen, Rob Eaton, Mitch Stein, Robin Sylvester, and Jay Lane w/ special guests Donna Jean Godchaux & Charles Neville – Cafe Instanbul – 10pm, $40Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – Joy Theater – 10pm, $40 – SOLD OUT***The New Mastersounds – Joy Theater – 2am, $25Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars – B.B. King’s Blues Club *Worship My Organ II – ft. John Medeski, Skerik, Robert Walter, Adam Deitch, DJ Logic & DJ Kevvy Kev – Maison – 1am, $35Amanda Shaw & Chubby Carrier – Mandeville Trailhead – 6:30pm, FREE10th Annual James Brown Birthday Tribute ft. members of the James Brown Band, Dumpstaphunk, and more – Maple Leaf – 11pmJennifer Hartswick Band – Maple Leaf – 3amNolatet (Johnny Vidacovich, Brian Haas, Mike Dillon & James Singleton) – Marigny Opera House Little Freddie King – Old Arabi BarArmand St. Martin – Old U.S. Mint – 2pmRon Hacker & The Hacksaws – Old U.S. Mint – 7pmKamasi Washington – One Eyed Jacks – (2 shows) 8pm/1am, $35Marcia Ball – Le Petit Theatre***Los Lobos + Tab Benoit – Republic – 10pm, $27.50Sonny Landreth + Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience + Bonerama – Rock n’ Bowl – 8:30pm, $27Wayne Hancock + Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue – SiberiaThe Funky Meters – Tipitina’s – 8pm, $42.50Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe – Tipitina’s – 1:30am 25th Annual Jazz Fest Shabbat w/ Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen + Panorama Jazz Band + Touro Synagogue Choir + Terry D. Maddox + Cantor David Mintz – Touro SynagoguePreservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall – 12am, $500Big Sam’s Funky Nation – Blue Nile – 1am, $20New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars – Casa Borrega**The Last Waltz Ft. Warren Haynes, John Medeski, Don Was, George Porter Jr., Jamey Johnson, Dave Malone, Mark Mullins & Special Guests – Saenger Theatre – 9pm, $93-1932016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalPaul Simon, My Morning Jacket, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan, Irma Thomas, Los Lobos, The Revivalists, Honey Island Swamp Band, Bonerama, Dirty Dozen Brass Band & moreSaturday, April 30thLittle Freddie King – BJ’s LoungeDebauche – Carrollton Station – 10pmMod Dance Party w/ DJ Matty – Circle BarJon Batiste & Stay Human – Civic Theatre – 10pm, $25The Rayo Brothers – Dmac’s Bar & Grill *Break Science Live Band – Blue Nile – 10:30pm, $25Robert Walter’s 20th Congress – Blue Nile – 1am, $20Kompression w/ Terry Francis + more tba – Dragon’s Den – 12am, $15Louisiana Drum & Bass Presents: SST + Atek + Deluded + DJ Resin + J.Dub’L + Maven Lore + Glassy Eye + Swil – Haven Night Club**The Last Waltz Ft. Warren Haynes, John Medeski, Don Was, George Porter Jr., Jamey Johnson, Dave Malone, Mark Mullins & Special Guests – Saenger Theatre – 9pm, $93-193The Arcs + Mariachi Flor de Toloache – House of Blues – 8pm, $35The California Honeydrops – House of Blues (Parish) – 9pm, $15Anders Osborne + Soulive + New Orleans Suspects + Mike Dillon Band – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $45Axial Tilt – A Grateful Dead Celebration ft. Stu Allen, Rob Eaton, Mitch Stein, Robin Sylvester, and Jay Lane w/ special guests Donna Jean Godchaux & Charles Neville – Cafe Instanbul – 10pm, $40 Joe Russo’s Almost Dead – Joy Theater – 10pm, $40 – SOLD OUT***The New Mastersounds – Joy Theater – 2am, $25Rebirth Brass Band – Maison – 10pm, $20 Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen – Maple Leaf – 11pm*Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party w/ Erick “Jesus” Coomes + more – Maple Leaf – 3amGal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue – Old Point Bar – Kamasi Washington – One Eyed Jacks – (2 Shows) 8pm/1am, $35*Galactic + JJ Grey & Mofro + Moon Hooch – Orpheum Theater – 8pm, $35***Big Freedia (live band) / Soul Rebels / Tank and the Bangas – Republic – 9pm, $28.50***Voodoo Dead II – ft. Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, Jeff Chimenti, George Porter Jr., John Morgan Kimock, w/ special guest Papa Mali – Republic NOLA – 2am, $47.50Tab Benoit + The Iguanas – Rock n’ Roll – 8:30pm, $27.50Feufollet + The Revelers + King James & The Special Men – Siberia The Motet + Pimps of Joytime – Tipitina’s – 9pm, $20Earphunk – Tipitina’s – 1:30am, $25Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall (Sold Out)Dirty Dozen Brass Band – D.B.A. – 10pm, $20John Medeski, Stanton Moore, Skerik & James Singleton – D.B.A. – 2am, $20Nicholas Payton’s Afro-Caribbean Mixtape f/ Vicente Archer, Joe Dyson, and Daniel Sadownick – Prime Example2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalStevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Beck, Dr. John & The Nite Trippers, Buddy Guy, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, The Soul Rebels & moreSunday, May 1stNOLA Crawfish King’s Jazz Fest Crawfish Bash w/ Nigel Hall Band + Sonic Bloom – 3207 Derby Place – 7pm, $35Ponce de Leon & N. White Kelcy Mae – Ponce de Leon & N. White 6:30pm, Free Porch Fest ShowMicah McKee & Little Maker + Blind Texas Marlin – Circle Bar – 6pm The Rayo Brothers – Circle Bar – 10pmThe Werks – Gasa Gasa – 9pm, $12Kirk Franklin Presents House of Blues Gospel Brunch – House of Blues – 10am, $45Rising Appalachia + Lost Bayou Ramblers – House of Blues (Parish) – 8pm, $20***Michael Jackson vs. Stevie Wonder ft. Nigel Hall, Eric “Benny” Bloom, Adam Deitch, Cory Henry, Wil Blades, and Adam Smirnoff + 18th Annual Zigaboo’s Funk Revue w/ Zigaboo Modeliste + Sophistafunk – Howlin’ Wolf – 9pm, $30 Hot 8 Brass Band – Howlin’ Wolf Den – 10pm, $10Joe Krown Trio w/ Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste – Maple Leaf – 10pm Oteil Burbridge & Friends – Maple Leaf – 3amThe Brian Jonestown Massacre – One Eyed Jacks – 9pm, $20***Voodoo Dead II – ft. Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, Jeff Chimenti, George Porter Jr., John Morgan Kimock, Papa Mali, and Cyril Neville – Republic NOLA – 10pm, $47.50Sonny Landreth + Tab Benoit – Rock n’ Bowl – 8pm, $22Prong + Endall + System Red – Southport Hall – 8pm, $13Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Midnight Preserves ft. special guests – Preservation Hall – 12am, $500Funky But Better (ft. Big Sam, Doug Wimbish, Roosevelt Collier, PJ Morton, Maurice Brown, and Daru Jones) + Tarace Boulba – Blue Nile – 10pm, $20Ike Stubblefield Trio ft. Grant Green Jr. & Terence Higgins – D.B.A. – 7pm, $10Stanton Moore Trio – D.B.A. – 10pm, $20Frequinox – D.B.A. – 1am, $20Dumpstaphunk & special guests – Tipitina’s – 9pm2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalNeil Young, Trombone Shorty, Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Mavis Staples, Aaron Neville, The Isley Brothers, Dumpstaphunk with Art Neville & more[Cover photo by Sam Shinault]
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