New Orleans Jazzfest 2017 picked up the baton for its second leg from a soggy Sunday with acts that invited the sunshine back into the Fair Grounds Race Course. Really: Thursday was pure audio dopamine, though that description applies to many of this year’s daily lineups. Corinne Bailey Rae, Darius Rucker and Widespread Panic offered, respectively, sterling soul, country and evergreen rock jams, complementing the bright flourish of the Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs parade. Photographer Amy Harris returned with another gallery of all the colorful antics occurring in the Big Easy. Check back for more photo coverage of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this weekend.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Day One
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Day Two
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Day Three
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Big Chief Bird at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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Clint Johnson at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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Corinne Bailey Rae at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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Corinne Bailey Rae at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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Darius Rucker at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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Darius Rucker at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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Donald Harrison, Jr. at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017
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George Porter, Jr. at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2017, New Orleans, LA, 5/4/2017