Below is a photo gallery from the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival provided by Andy J. Gordon. The massive event attracted 475,000 fans over two extended weekends – April 23-26 and April 29-May 3. For eight days, over 600 bands performed on 14 stages covering all genres of music including rock, blues, jazz, soul, funk, cajun, zydeco, reggae, hip hop and gospel. Local artists from New Orleans and regional Louisiana plus big acts from all over the United States and other nations played at the festival. Some of the artists included: The Eagles, Rod Stewart, Kings of Leon, Teddy Swims, Jon Batiste, David Byrne, The Black Keys, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Widespread Panic, St. Vincent, The Isley Brothers, Ziggy Marley, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Burning Spear, Stephen Marley, Little Feat, Samantha Fish, The Radiators, Tab Benoit, Galactic, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Ani DiFranco, Lettuce, Anders Osborne, Protoje, George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners, Kermit Ruffins and Leftover Salmon.
Caleb Followill with Kings of Leon at Festival stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Matthew Followill with Kings of Leon at Festival stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Cimafunk at Congo stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Friki on guitar with Cimafunk at Congo stage at Jazz Fest April 23Katy Cacao on saxophone with Cimafunk at Congo stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Stephen Marley at Congo stage at Jazz Fest on April 23saxophone player with Stephen Marley at Congo stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Stephen Marley full band from crowd at Congo stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Stephen Marley at Congo stage at Jazz Fest on April 23Protoje at Congo stage on April 24Ani DeFranco on Fais Do Do stage on April 24Ani DeFranco on Fais Do Do stage on April 24Blind Boys of Alabama with Jon Batiste band on Festival stage on April 24Jon Batiste with Blind Boys of Alabama on Festival stage April 24Jon Batiste on Festival stage on April 24Jon Batiste on Festival stage on April 24Bruce Hornsby with the Noisemakers at Fais Do Do stage on April 25Bruce Hornsby with the Noisemakers at Fais Do Do stage on April 25Branford Marsalis sitting in with Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers at Fais Do Do stage on April 25Burning Spear at Congo stage on April 25Kermit Ruffins at Congo stage on April 25Jamie Douglass on drums with Samatha Fish at Festival stage on April 25David Byrne band members lifting percussionist at Gentilly stage on April 26David Byrne at Gentilly stage on April 26Ernie Isley with the Isley Brothers at Congo stage on April 26Jay Starling on dobro with Leftover Salmon at Fais Do Do stage on April 26Adam Deitch with Lettuce at Jazz Fest April 30Eric Benny Bloom with Lettuce at Jazz Fest April 30Jesus Coombs with Lettuce at Jazz Fest April 30Duane Trucks with Widespread Panic at Jazz Fest April 30Dave Schools with Widespread Panic at Jazz Fest April 30John Bell with Widespread Panic at Jazz Fest April 30Dan Auerbach with The Black Keys at Jazz Fest on May 1Dan Auerbach with The Black Keys at Jazz Fest on May 1Anders Osborne at Jazz Fest on May 2Brad Walker with Anders Osborne at Jazz Fest on May 2Bill Payne with Little Feat at Jazz Fest on May 2Joe Walsh with The Eagles at Jazz Fest on May 2Joe Walsh with The Eagles at Jazz Fest on May 2Don Henley with The Eagles at Jazz Fest on May 2Fred Tackett and Scott Sharrard with Little Feat at Jazz Fest on May 2Fred Tackett with Little Feat at Jazz Fest on May 2Anjelika Jelly Joseph with Galactic at Jazz Fest on May 3Anjelika Jelly Joseph with Galactic at Jazz Fest on May 3Derek Trucks with Tedeschi Trucks Band at Jazz Fest on May 3Ben Ellmore and Eric Gordon with Galactic at Jazz Fest on May 3Camile Baudoin with The Radiators at Jazz Fest on May 3Chris Adkins and George Porter Jr with The Runnin Pardners at Jazz Fest on May 3George Porter Jr sitting in with Tedeschi Trucks Band at Jazz Fest on May 3George Porter Jr with The Running Pardners at Jazz Fest on May 3Jaimoe sitting in with Tedeschi Trucks Band at Jazz Fest on May 3
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Colorful dancer in crowd for Little Feat at Jazz Fest on May 2
