New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is an annual celebration of local music and culture held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz Fest attracts thousands of visitors to New Orleans each year. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc., as it is officially named, was established in 1970 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (NPO). The Foundation is the original organizer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell Oil Company, a corporate financial sponsor. The Foundation was established primarily to redistribute the funds generated by Jazz Fest into the local community. As an NPO, their mission further states that the Foundation "promotes, preserves, perpetuates and encourages the music, culture and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs and other cultural, educational, civic and economic activities". The founders of the organization included pianist and promoter George Wein, producer Quint Davis and the late Allison Miner.
Crowds at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Food stands at the 2014 Jazz Fest
Gentilly Stage, 2011 Jazz Fest
Mardi Gras Indian.
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC.
Fair Grounds Race Course grandstand
Louisiana Race Course Announcement The Times-Picayune 12 Mar 1837, Wed
Fair Grounds Race Course - Main Entrance
Day 2 Results Spring Meeting Louisiana Jockey Club The Times Picayune Thu Apr 12 1838