JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY weaves together live performances and interviews from the 50th anniversary of the iconic festival, featuring some of the biggest names in the music industry, along with a wealth of archival documentary footage from the past half century. This film not only captures the Festival in all of its beauty and glory, but also delves deep into the rich culture of The Big Easy.
There are many jazz festivals in the world, but there is only one “jazz fest” - the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. This podcast presents the music, culture, resilience, history and rhythm of the festival that inspired the new film Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story. Oscar-nominee Frank Marshall, jazz fest producer Quint Davis, and festival performers tell the stories behind the story. You’ll also hear legendary live performances from the festival’s first 50 years.
Radio Special Details
Artist: Jazz Fest
Title: Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story Radio Special
Producer: True Tone Media Group
Host: Samantha Fish
Premiere Date: 5/13/2022
Broadcast Window: Spring/Summer 2022
Interviews: Jazz Fest film director Frank Marshall, Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis, festival performers Dwayne Dopsie, Big Freedia, Pitbull, members of Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Boyfriend
Music: Legendary recordings from Jazz Fest's first 50 years, pulled from the Smithsonian Folkways box set, "Jazz Fest" available everywhere now. Artists include Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, Buckwheat Zydeco, Allen Toussaint and more. Program also features clips of Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tank and the Bangas, and Big Freedia from the Jazz Fest film, unavailable anywhere else.
Media: One hour radio special and podcasts
Signup: Click "Airdates Submission Form" below to request this program for your station, including any specific or approximate airdates.
Distribution: Click Dropbox Icon or "Drobox Browser" section below to download WAV files now of the 59:00 show. Download links for PRX, Airplay Direct, and Dropbox for all versions (59:00, 54:00, Unhosted) will be live by Monday May 9, 2022.
Broadcast Terms: Free program available to air as-is in any terrestrial or digital linear broadcast. No spots, no barter, no costs, no problem.
Podcast: Content will be edited as a four part podcast series on all podcast platforms, to share on any websites, blogs or social media. Music excerpts approved by the copyright holders will be included in place of the full album tracks heard in the radio special.
Please refer to these sample cue sheets with average segment lengths while the show in production. Exact details will be updated here as they are confirmed.
Two 1:00 music beds (**) are included for use as needed: as-is, live-read music beds, or to be replaced by your own pre-produced content.
59:00 Version
3 segments, 2 breaks, up to 3:00 of local spots, primarily for non-commercial radio broadcasts.
Segment 1 (18:00)
In: interview excerpt
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish and you’re listening to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.”
Song: Blackbird Special - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Back Home in Indiana - George Wein and the Newport All Stars, Smoke My Peace Pipe - Wild Magnolias, Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus - Raymond Miles, Old Rugged Cross - Irma Thomas
Break 1 (1:00) **
Song:
Segment 2 (20:00)
In: “Welcome back to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, I’m Samantha Fish”
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish and you’re listening to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.”
Songs: That's It - Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Big Chief - Professor Longhair, One Night Only (The March) - Trombone Shorty, NO Bounce - Big Freedia, Spaceships - Tank and the Bangas, Lean - Boyfriend, Fire on the Bayou - Funky Meters, Indian Red - Golden Eagles, Disco en Fais Do-Do - Bruce Daigrepont
Break 2 (1:00) **
Song:
Segment 3 (19:00)
In: “Welcome back to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, I’m Samantha Fish.”
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish, and thanks for listening.”
Songs: Hard to Stop - Buckwheat Zydeco, What Is Success - Alan Toussaint with Bonnie Raitt, My Bucket's Got a Hole In It - Preservation Hall Jazz Band, La Malagra - Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Royal Garden Blues - Kermit Ruffins Big Band, Yes We Can Can - Alan Toussaint
54:00 / 52:00 Version
4 segments, 3 breaks, up to 8:00 for local spots / promos / news. Top of the hour news can easily be inserted in the “news-hole” between the Billboard / Intro and Segment 1.
Billboard / Intro (1:00)
In: interview excerpt
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish and you’re listening to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.”
Song: Blackbird Special - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Segment 1 (17:00)
In: “Welcome back to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, I’m Samantha Fish”
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish and you’re listening to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.”
Song: Blackbird Special - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Back Home in Indiana - George Wein and the Newport All Stars, Smoke My Peace Pipe - Wild Magnolias, Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus - Raymond Miles, Old Rugged Cross - Irma Thomas
Break 1 (1:00) **
Song:
Segment 2 (17:00)
In: “Welcome back to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, I’m Samantha Fish”
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish and you’re listening to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story.”
Songs: That's It - Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Big Chief - Professor Longhair, One Night Only (The March) - Trombone Shorty, NO Bounce - Big Freedia, Spaceships - Tank and the Bangas, Lean - Boyfriend, Fire on the Bayou - Funky Meters, Indian Red - Golden Eagles, Disco en Fais Do-Do - Bruce Daigrepont
Break 2 (1:00) **
Song:
Segment 3 (17:00)
In: “Welcome back to Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, I’m Samantha Fish.”
Out: “I’m Samantha Fish, and thanks for listening.”
Songs: Hard to Stop - Buckwheat Zydeco, What Is Success - Alan Toussaint with Bonnie Raitt, My Bucket's Got a Hole In It - Preservation Hall Jazz Band, La Malagra - Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Royal Garden Blues - Kermit Ruffins Big Band, Yes We Can Can - Alan Toussaint
Featuring: Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Katy Perry, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many others.
Film opens May 13 in NY and LA, followed by more markets to be announced soon. Stay tuned for details on radio content to help you promote this exciting new film.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, aka “Jazz Fest,” is the signature annual music and cultural event of the city and has been called America’s greatest festival. Celebrating the music, food, and arts and crafts of all of Louisiana since 1970, Jazz Fest is an essential showcase of the rich heritage of the region, and hundreds of thousands attend the event each year. Local music heroes are joined on 14 stages by some of the most important figures in entertainment, highlighting the connections between Louisiana culture and the world.
JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY weaves together live performances and interviews from the 50th anniversary of the iconic festival, featuring some of the biggest names in the music industry, along with a wealth of archival documentary footage from the past half century. This film not only captures the Festival in all of its beauty and glory, but also delves deep into the rich culture of The Big Easy.
