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New Orleans Jazz Fest Cancellation Imminent? Mayor Recommends No Festivals Until 2021

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By Ellise Shafer editor Hopes for a 2020 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival are dwindling after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s latest press conference on Tuesday.

In response to a reporter’s question about the status of Jazz Fest as it relates to the coronavirus pandemic, Cantrell advised that all large gatherings be rescheduled for 2021. “My recommendation is absolutely no large events such as French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest, even Essence Festival, as it relates to the year 2020,” Cantrell said. “The focus should shift to 2021.” The celebrated jazz festival, originally set for April 23 to May 3, was rescheduled for the fall on March 17.

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