AXS TV continues its commitment to being TV's home for live
music festivals, announcing today that it will be the official broadcaster of
the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The
network has acquired the rights to air the Festival live, for the second
consecutive year with StubHub returning as the Official Broadcast Partner.
Presenting
its 45th annual Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival—or Jazz
Fest—is a wildly popular event that attracts over 400,000 visitors each year,
as some of music's biggest names come together to celebrate the culture and
passion of the Big Easy. AXS TV will be on-site at Jazz Fest, with plans to
telecast over 24 hours of live coverage from Thursday, May 1 through Sunday,
May 4. This is an historic undertaking for both the network and the Festival,
as it will be the first four-day live music broadcast in television history.
The complete dates of the 2014 Jazz Fest are April 25 – May 4.
Much
like Jazz Fest itself, the 2014 AXS TV broadcast will feature performances by a
wide array of the most popular names in music.
The schedule of the entire broadcast will be released in the coming
weeks, but the musical stars already confirmed to take part in the TV telecast
include: Christina
Aguilera, Santana, Arcade
Fire, Vampire
Weekend, Robert
Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters,
The
String Cheese Incident, John
Fogerty, Alabama
Shakes, Boz
Scaggs, The
Avett Brothers, Trombone
Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and John Hiatt
"At
Jazz Fest 2013, we brought together a fantastic lineup of artists. Many of
their memorable performances at the Festival live on even now through the AXS
TV 'Best of the Fest' special," said Quint Davis, Jazz Fest producer and
director. "This year, our 45th Anniversary Festival, the stars really
aligned, and an historic moment awaits us all in presenting to the world, both
live and over AXS TV, the deepest and most exciting Festival line up ever.
Truly a wish list come true. Extending the unique Jazz Fest festival atmosphere
to anyone who can't be there in person, makes all of us extremely proud that
these once-in-a-lifetime performances, and the unique total experience of the
Festival itself, will reach across the nation through AXS TV's 24 hours of live
broadcasts."
"As
the home for music festivals on TV, we are thrilled to be the official
broadcaster of Jazz Fest for the second consecutive year. To be able to bring
Jazz Fest's unbelievable musical performances into the homes of our 42 million
TV household audience is truly an honor and exceptional experience," said
Mark Cuban, AXS TV founder.
The 2013
Festival was a major success for AXS TV, with over five million households
tuning in to the broadcast. The network delivered over 30 hours of live Jazz
Fest coverage, giving viewers the best seat in the house for the groundbreaking
event. AXS TV gives viewers the chance to relive the defining moments from the
44th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8
p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT when it airs BEST OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
2013. The special features a diverse group of artists spanning a variety of
musical genres and eras, boasting award-winning headliners such as Billy Joel,
Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Willie Nelson, Allen Toussaint,
Cowboy Mouth, and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
~ AXS TV
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