New Orleans Jazz Festival (15 images)

Cha Cha, a member of the Creole Women's Street Band, entertains the crowd at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 25, 2008.The Jazz Fest is a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year. (UPI Photo/Bevil Knapp)

Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers performs on the Fais Do Do stage at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 25, 2008. The Jazz Fest is a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)

Washboard player Ronnie Sam of the Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers excites the crowd on the Fais Do Do stage at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 25, 2008. The Jazz Fest is a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)

Anne Prime, of Westchester, New York, blows on a hot dish of Crawfish Monica at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 25, 2008.The Jazz Fest is a 10-day cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year. (UPI Photo/Bevil Knapp)