NEW ORLEANS — A jazz funeral was held Saturday in New Orleans for 19 Black individuals whose skulls were used in a racist scientific study in Germany more than 150 years ago. In the 1800s ...

Actor and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce is here to tell us what to hit when visiting his hometown for Essence Festival and clues us in on just how integral the annual event is to the city. By ...

CALL THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A JAZZ FUNERAL WAS HELD ON DILLARD UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS TODAY AS 19 PEOPLE SKULLS WERE RETURNED TO NEW ORLEANS AFTER 150 YEARS. THIS SKULL SENT TO GERMANY FOR RACIAL.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans celebrated the return ... On Saturday, a multifaith memorial service, including a jazz funeral — one of the city’s most distinctive traditions — paid tribute ...

The annual jazz festival returns to the Hollywood Bowl this summer with its brand new partner, Blue Note Records. The non-stop two-day celebration features some of the best in jazz, including ...

While this year’s French Quarter Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have come and gone, festival season in NOLA is still in full swing. From July 4 through 6, the Essence Music ...

Her first record in five years reveals part of that foundation is a return to New Orleans style jazz. On how she rediscovered the traditional jazz sound "I talked to one of my favorite producers, Matt ...

It went pretty well. After moving to Syracuse, he spent his professional career tuning pianos at several school districts, the New York State Fair, at Jazz Fest, and Onondaga Community College.

Next up, Cristina Quackenbush, the long-time New Orleans chef behind the popular pop-up Milkfish, discusses her newest project off Bourbon Street. Protection of the spiritual variety? A divine ...

Master P, the legendary hip-hop mogul and founder of No Limit Records, will take his final bow at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® in New Orleans, bringing his remarkable, decades-long ...

OUR FULL FORECAST. BUT THIS MORNING THE COMMUNITY REMEMBERING BELOVED NEW ORLEANS JAZZ SINGER LILLIAN BOUTTÉ WHO PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. NOW THAT’S ACCORDING TO SOURCES WHO KNEW HER. SHE PASSED ...

Ari Lennox performs onstage during Day One of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ at the Caesars Superdome on Friday. June 30, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta ...