The jazz funeral is a celebratory custom deeply rooted in African and African American history. It typically takes place in the streets of New Orleans, passing through spots like the neighborhood ...

We began a jazz-funeral procession to Union Square, costumed figures and musicians leading the way. A man approached some friends and said, “Edie Windsor said to give everyone a big hug and kiss!” ...

Pat Green didn’t let a hurricane halt her preemptive jazz funeral. Three years later, at age 96, she’s beaten the coronavirus. Green, an avid jazz fan who moved to New Orleans at 91, famously ...

If anybody had earned the right to a jazz funeral, it was Ellis Marsalis Jr. “That would have been a huge one for the city,” said trumpet player James Andrews, who has lent his horn to many of ...

A jazz funeral for a New Orleans musician (Picture: Tyrone Turner/National Geographic/Getty) It is said that the jubilant sound attracts the second line: strangers and friends, young and old, rich ...

So a group of mourners at the Bethany Beach Boardwalk laid to rest the Summer 2016 like they've done for more than three decades — in the style of a New Orleans funeral.

The jazz funeral, a close examination of which supplies this film’s through-line, proves an ideal lens through which to survey the history of New Orleans.

Jazz Fest, which began Friday and will conclude on May 8, will feature on-stage tributes, as well as jazz funeral processions that will cross the Fair Grounds and conclude with the unveiling of ...

Ben Johnson The Jazz Funeral plays Snug Harbor. From left to right, AJ Parascandola, Mike Parascandola, John Biscuti. STATEN ISLAND, NY-- ...

It's time to grieve the loss of summer. Bethany Beach will continue a unique end-of-the-summer tradition on Labor Day by hosting its 26th annual Jazz Funeral to say goodbye to summer.

Finally, thanks go to the local news media for helping the Jazz Funeral and Red Cross by spreading the word about our activities. While many well-intentioned charitable causes disappear after two ...