This week in Baton Rouge: Summer Cookout, a jazz concert, history lesson and more

Stock photo By Avery White May 19, 2025 Learn Louisiana history Wednesday  Take a history lesson about Louisiana’s coast, Wednesday, May 21, at the Main Library at Goodwood.  Learn about the once illustrious coastal resort island, Isle Dernière, from the …

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: Top 25 Photos [A Gallery]

Photo Credit: Marc Millman As is traditional, from April 24 to May 4, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returned to the Fair Grounds Race Course for its 53rd annual offering of live music and cultural entertainment aimed at honoring the Crescent …

Goodbye to a great roast beef po-boy as a Jazz Fest food vendor closes Mid-City restaurant

A year-old restaurant with a much older soul has closed, while its owners mull the possibility of reopening in a new location. Brocato’s Kitchen is the restaurant that Jazz Fest food vendors Troy and Cherie Brocato opened last year around this time in Mid- …

Jazz Announce Dates For Salt Lake City Summer League

The 10th edition of the Salt Lake City Summer League will take place at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Center on July 5, 6 and 8, the Jazz announced today in a press release. The Grizzlies, Thunder and Sixers will also participate in the six-game, round …

BUHS Jazz Band to play free outdoor concert at Guilford church

GUILFORD — The Christ Church Guilford Society will host the Brattleboro Union High School Jazz Band in a free outdoor concert on the lawn of Christ Church on Route 5 in Algiers Village. Bring your blanket or chair at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 29. Relax, …

Teaching kids in New Orleans about jazz

To make sure New Orleans continues to live up to its fame as the birthplace of jazz, one organization there makes sure kids know all about the genre. WWNO’s Matt Bloom reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR

Celtics trade pitch sending Kristaps Porzingis to Jazz not worthwhile

The Boston Celtics have two All-Stars with a high risk of being moved this summer. As Boston’s GM Brad Stevens navigates his club’s exorbitant payroll, Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday are both possible trade chips. Porzingis’s expiring deal ($30.7 …

Midday Interview: Jubilation Jazz Concert

Azerbaijani jazz trio inspires French audience

Paris, May 19, AZERTAC Young Azerbaijani pianist Etibar Asadli, accompanied by his trio, performed at the 24th Saint-Germain-des-Prés Jazz Festival in Paris. Their rendition of "Jazz-mugham"—a unique fusion of traditional Azerbaijani mugham and …

Dakari Kelly Explores The Evolution Of Jazz With Songbirds Open Jam Session

Step into the rhythm of jazz at Jazz Futures, an innovative event blending performance with immersive education this Thursday evening at Songbirds. The session is hosted by Dakari Kelly, a hometown hero of sorts. Being a classically trained bassist, over …