The Historic New Orleans Collection adds to the festivities of French Quarter Fest with the ninth annual Bill Russell Lecture, featuring author and jazz historian William Howland Kenney, at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11. Kenney's lecture, "Jazz on the… Click for full article …

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Ted Jackson / Times-PicayuneMusician, historian, urban researcher, developer and preservationist Jack Stewart leads a lecture Friday on New Orleans jazz at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park during Satchmo Summerfest. 2008 Satchmo Summerfest Seminar Schedule All events take place… Click for full article …

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Keith I. Marszalek / NOLA.comLionel Ferbos performs at the Blue Nile Friday, August 1, 2008 during the Satchmo Club Strut. To view more images from this gallery, check out our Satchmo Summerfest photos…. Click for full article …

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