Good News - 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will go on

[DoYouEverWonder]

JazzFest will go on
8:12 p.m., Friday

The 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will go on.

"There will be a Jazzfest. We are committed to putting on the 2006 Jazz and Heritage Festival, whatever that may take," said Quint Davis, producer/director of the springtime musical extravaganza and president of Festival Productions Inc.-New Orleans, which produces the festival with AEG Live, the nation’s second highest-grossing concert promoter.

Details are sketchy at this point.

"We don’t know when, we don’t know where, we don’t know what format," Davis said. "There will be a Jazzfest in 2006. It will be in Louisiana. It will be as close to New Orleans as we can get it."

The producers would like to hold the event at its customary site at the Fair Grounds Race Course, but if that’s not possible they are committed to holding it in Louisiana. “We’ll be starting from the Fair Grounds and working our way out” in determining a location, Davis said.

This commitment comes from all of the major stakeholders in the festival, Davis said.

http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/


I've been to three Jazz Fests and they are awesome. Everyone who can should try to go to the next one and show our support for the people of New Orleans. Let the good times roll...

[MuseRider]

1. I am so happy to hear this!

What a wonderful Festival, I loved every minute of being there. We will try to make it this year. I am so happy to hear this!!

[flygal]

2. Yes and I'll bet there will be a Mardi Gras also

It will be somewhere, but those krews are tighter than tight and will make their Mardi Gras happen. I know people outside of NOLA think it's just a party, but it is such a huge part of the community.

[tedoll78]

4. It'll be my first Mardi Gras in 5 years.

And you can bet that I'll spend like a madman while I'm there.

[rosesaylavee]

3. Wonderful news! n/t