Imagine the daunting task of mining five decades of music gold and choosing which live recordings to enshrine on the 5 discs in the Smithsonian Folkways box set that commemorates the festival’s 50th anniversary – Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Against all odds, the five producers of this crash course in this immersive Jazz Fest experience manage to pull it off.
Thanks to Downbeat for this review.
