Our annual live broadcast from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 22-May 1, is shaping up. Among the acts we anticipate broadcasting live or recording for playback include, so far:

Friday, April 22, Shannon Powell; Aya Takazawa, Alvin Youngblood Hart; Aya Takazawa; Jason Marsalis; Matt Lemmler presents Music of Stevie Wonder with Brian Blade; Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.

Saturday, April 23, Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs; Dr. Brice Miller & Mahagony Brass Band; Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton with Henry Butler, Butch Thompson & Dr. Michael White; Pocket Aces Brass Band.

Sunday, April 24, NOCCA Jazz Ensemble; The Woodshed Trombones with Stephen Walker & Michael Watson; Herlin Riley Quintet; The Garifuna Collective Of Belize; New Breed Brass Band; Terrence Blanchard with the New Collective

Thursday, April 28, Spencer Bohren & the Whippersnappers; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns; Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band; Tuba Skinny.

Friday, April 29, Derek Douget; Lillian Boutte & Gumbo; John Boutte; PresHall Brass; Joe Lovano US Five; Aurora Nealand & Royal Roses; Jesse McBride Big Band.

Saturday, April 30, Treme Brass Band; Gregory Porter; Arturo Sandoval.

Sunday, May 1, The Mashup with Ike Stubblefield, Terence Higgins, Grant Green, Jr.; Bobby Lounge

We'll be adding to the above list as we get more releases in from acts.