Patti LaBelle performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

PHOTO COLLECTION: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Lenny Kravitz performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Trombone Shorty, left, and Cyril Neville perform during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Jim James performs with his band My Morning Jacket at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Fans react as My Morning Jacket performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Drummer Patrick Hallahan performs with his band My Morning Jacket at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The band is reflected in a trombone as the Roots of Music Marching Crusaders parade through the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph performs with her band Galactic at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Shamarr Allen performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Carlos Santana performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Vasti Jackson performs with Damon Batiste and NOSACONN All Stars during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
David Shaw performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Morris Day of Morris Day and the Time performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday, May 1st, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
A.J. Haynes, lead singer for The Seratones, performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A person in the crow holds up a sign for Senegal as Senegalese artist Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Ron Hodges of The Iguanas performs with the band at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Gladys Knight performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Gladys Knight performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
The Iguanas perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Sister Boram Lee, a Catholic nun with the Salesian Sisters, stands on a pedestal while photographing the Academy Of Our Lady High School gospel choir at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A.J. Haynes, lead singer for The Seratones, performs with the band at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A.J. Haynes, lead singer for The Seratones, performs with the band at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Iguanas perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The crowd reacts as Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Honey Island Swamp Band performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Aaron Wilkinson of The Honey Island Swamp Band performs with the band at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Honey Island Swamp Band performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Chris Spies of The Honey Island Swamp Band performs with the band at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Kacey Musgraves performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Lila Downs performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Lila Downs performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Robin Zander of Cheap Trick performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Kacey Musgraves performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Kacey Musgraves performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festival-goers attend the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Leo Nocentelli performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Leo Nocentelli performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festival-goers pose for a photo during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
PJ Morton performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Robin Zander of Cheap Trick performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Johnny Sansone of the Johnny Sansone Band performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Dwayne Dopsie of Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
El Dusty & The Homies performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Aaron Wilkinson of The Honey Island Swamp Band performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Sam Price of The Honey Island Swamp Band performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Dwayne Dopsie of Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Youssou N’Dour performs during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Irma Thomas performs with the band Galactic at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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