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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation will present the first Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival June 8–10 at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans.
The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival will feature 22 performers on two stages, including Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots, Bruce Daigrepont, the Bluerunners, Li’l Band of Gold, Kermit Ruffins, Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, and more.
The New Orleans Seafood Festival, a three-day celebration of Louisiana cuisine, will be held simultaneously with the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival.
For more information, visit: www.jazzandheritage.org
Goodwin was one of the most acclaimed, successful and influential jazz musicians of his generation.
Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
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