I'm aiming to attend for the first time this year. I don't think the line-up has been announced yet but there's always a handful of good people to see, and I love NOLA!

I'm really trying to go to as many festivals as possible this year. It's my favorite way to see artists because the value is good and they tend to deemphasize assigned seating. I hate a designated seat unless I'm attending a concert with someone else or with a group.

So far, I've seen Justin Brown NYEUSI, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Bilal, James Poyser, Chris Dave and the Drumhedz with Thundercat at Winter Jazz Fest in NYC. Renee Neufville popped up and sounded divine live. A solo album is long overdue.

I had tentative plans to see Guy, BBD and some others on Valentine's Day but my right windshield wiper stopped working the day before and I had to get it fixed. Grrr. SWV and Toni Braxton were in town the same day and SWV wound up making a surprise appearance at the Guy/BBD concert.

Here's some from footage from Instagram:

BBD
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt5GbsGApXp/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1reqmohl9qwgh

SWV
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt5LbtiAzBI/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=102a6u9r9oefo