New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Jazz Fest '97 -- Fair Grounds Schedule - Stages and Times

1st Weekend: Friday - Saturday - Sunday
2nd Weekend:  Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday
Evening Concert Series
Clubs: Daze Before | 1st Weekend | Daze Between | 2nd Weekend

Saturday, May 3, 1997

Fox 8 / Polaroid Stage
11:15 - 12:00 Royal Fingerbowl
12:20 - 1:10 Peabody
1:35 - 2:35 Marva Wright & the BMWs
2:50 - 3:50 Buckwheat Zydeco
4:15 - 5:15 George Porter, Jr. & Runnin Pardners
5:45 - 7:00 Better Than Ezra
House of Blues / Dr. Martens Stage
11:15 - 12:00 Paky Saavedra's Bandido
12:20 - 1:15 Raful Neal
1:40 - 2:35 Alex Chilton
3:00 - 4:00 Cookie & the Cupcakes
4:25 - 5:25 Syl Johnson
6:00 - 7:00 The Dixie Cups
WWL / Ray-Ban Stage
11:25 - 12:25 Fila Phil & D.J. Mouche & the Powa Rangzz
12:50 - 1:45 Dirty Dozen Brass Band
2:10 - 3:10 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and his Big Band
3:40 - 4:55 Rita Marley
5:40 - 7:00 Fats Domino
WB38 Fais Do-Do Stage
11:15 - 12:00 Los Sagitarios
12:20 - 1:15 Luke Thompson & the Green Valley Cut Ups
1:35 - 2:30 Allen Fontenot & the Country Cajuns
2:55 - 3:55 Danny Collet
4:20 - 5:20 Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds
5:45 - 6:55 Belton Richard & the Musical Aces
Gibson / WWOZ Jazz Tent
11:15 - 12:15 Walter Payton & the Snapbean Band with Sharon Martin
12:35 - 1:30 Germaine Bazzle with George French Group
1:50 - 2:45 Charles Neville Jazz Band
3:05 - 4:00 Clarence Johnson III with Chris Severin
4:20 - 5:20 Leroy Jones
5:45 - 7:00 Herbie Hancock Quartet
Cox Communications Economy Hall
11:15 - 12:00 Wendell Brunious Jazz Band
12:20 - 1:20 Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
1:45 - 2:45 Onward Brass Band
3:10 - 4:10 Michael White's Tribute to Sidney Bechet
4:35 - 5:35 New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra
5:55 - 7:00 Claude Luter with Jacques Gauthe's Creole Rice Band
Congo Square Stage
11:15 - 12:00 Kumbuka Drum & Dance Collective
12:20 - 1:30 Willie Metcalf & the Elder Statesmen of N.O. Modern Jazz featuring Samirah Evans & the Academy of Black Arts Youth Jazz Chorus
1:50 - 2:35 Dogon Dancers of Mali
3:00 - 4:00 James Rivers Movement
4:25 - 5:25 King Floyd
5:50 - 7:00 Oumou Sangare of Mali
BellSouth Mobility Lagniappe Tent
11:15 - 12:00 Golden Star Hunters
12:20 - 1:10 Caledonian Society Scottish Pipes & Drums
1:30 - 2:30 Heritage School of Music Jazz Ensemble
2:50 - 3:50 NOCCA Jazz Ensemble
4:15 - 5:10 Traditional Instrumental Ensemble of Mali
5:35 - 6:45 John Boutte
Music Heritage Stage
12:00 - 1:15 Sidney Bechet Roundable (interview)
1:45 - 2:30 Native Nations Inter Tribal
3:00 - 3:45 Oumou Sangare (Interview)
4:15 - 5:00 Alex Chilton (interview)
5:30 - 6:20 Butch Mudbone
Rhodes Gospel Tent
11:00 - 11:35 St. Luke AME Gospel Choir
11:45 - 12:20 Ebenezer MBC Choir
12:30 - 1:05 Greater Bright Morning Star Gospel Choir
1:15 - 1:50 The Soulful Heavenly Stars
2:00 - 2:35 Love Alive Fellowship Choir
2:45 - 3:20 The Mighty Chariots
3:30 - 4:05 First Baptist Church Missionary Choir
4:15 - 4:50 The Johnston Extension
5:00 - 5:35 Second Morning Star MBC
5:50 - 6:40 Thompson Community Choir of Chicago

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