New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (41 images)

Members of the Mardi Gras Indian Tribe, the Golden Blade, perform at the Heritage Stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25, 2009. The 10-day festival sponsored by Shell attracts 400,000 people yearly. (UPI Photo/Bevil Knapp)

Decorated shoes for the Mardi Gras Krewe of Muses dry in the sun after shoe decorating demonstration by local Trina Stoskopf at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 26, 2009. The 10-day festival sponsored by Shell attracts 400,000 people yearly. (UPI Photo/Bevil Knapp)

Rhythm and Blues singer, Etta James, opens her set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 26, 2009. The 10-day festival sponsored by Shell attracts 400,000 people yearly. (UPI Photo/Bevil Knapp)

Grammy winner and New Orleans' Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas sings "You can have my husband but don't mess with my man" at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25, 2009. The 10-day festival sponsored by Shell attracts 400,000 people yearly. (UPI Photo/Bevil Knapp)