Can’t make the trip to New Orleans for Jazz and Heritage Festival? Fear not, the folks at AXS TV have got your covered with their broadcast of some of the hottest acts from the fest.
Presented by Shell, and with StubHub as the official broadcast partner, AXS TV will be airing more than 24 hours of coverage from Thursday, May 1 through Sunday, May 4. The wall-to-wall coverage kicks off each day at 3 ET|12 PT with a 30-minute pre-festival special, “Countdown to Jazz Fest,” hosted by entertainment expert Kristen Aldridge, with artist interviews and party reports from Savannah Buffett.
LIVE FESTIVAL COVERAGE starts immediately after and runs until 11 ET|8 PT.
AXS TV’s festivals coverage will deliver the ultimate front row, interactive experience for fans! This intimate experience includes on-air prompts giving access to exclusive shareable content as well as social media conversations with Jazz Fest hosts. Just follow along on AXS TV’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.
Plus, check out their in-depth and interactive companion site, AXS TV Festivals, where you can get additional info on the festival artists and their set times, give your two cents in live polls, and enjoy photos and video from the front lines of the festival as they’re taken.
Tune in, and tweet along using #axsFESTIVALS
Our current broadcast information and artist line-ups:
Thursday, May 1 – Day One
LIVE Countdown to Jazz Fest with Kristen Aldridge and Savannah Buffet at 3 ET|12 PT
LIVE Jazz Fest broadcast at 3:30 ET|12:30 PT – 11 ET|8 PT
Re-air of Day One of our Jazz Fest broadcast immediately following, at 11 ET|8 PT – 7a ET|4aPT
Artists: Santana, The String Cheese Incident, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Jason Isbell, and Galactic
Friday, May 2 – Day Two
Re-air of Day One of our Jazz Fest broadcast at 7a ET|4a PT – 3p ET|12p PT
LIVE Countdown to Jazz Fest with Kristen Aldridge and Savannah Buffet at 3 ET|12 PT
LIVE Jazz Fest broadcast at 3:30 ET|12:30 PT – 11 ET|8 PT
Re-air of Day Two of our Jazz Fest broadcast immediately following, at 11 ET|8 PT – 7a ET|4aPT
Artists: Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Irma Thomas, Anders Osborne, Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys, and Marcia Ball
Saturday, May 3 – Day Three
Re-air of Day Two of our Jazz Fest broadcast at 7a ET|4a PT – 3p ET|12p PT
LIVE Countdown to Jazz Fest with Kristen Aldridge and Savannah Buffet at 3 ET|12 PT
LIVE Jazz Fest broadcast at 3:30 ET|12:30 PT – 11 ET|8 PT
Re-air of Day Three of our Jazz Fest broadcast immediately following, at 11 ET|8 PT – 7a ET|4aPT
Artists: Phish, Better Than Ezra, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bonerama, Honey Island Swamp Band, and Theresa Andersson
Sunday, May 4 – Day Four
Re-air of Day Three of our Jazz Fest broadcast at 7a ET|4a PT – 3p ET|12p PT
LIVE Countdown to Jazz Fest with Kristen Aldridge and Savannah Buffet at 3 ET|12 PT
LIVE Jazz Fest broadcast at 3:30 ET|12:30 PT – 11 ET|8 PT
Re-air of Day Four of our Jazz Fest broadcast immediately following, at 11 ET|8 PT – 7a ET|4aPT
Artists: John Fogerty, Arcade Fire, The Radiators, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk with special guest Art Neville, The Revivalists, and Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
Monday, May 5
Re-air of Day Four of our Jazz Fest broadcast at 12p ET|9a PT – 8 ET|5 PT
I have Direct TV and cannot find the channel AXS TV . Can someone help me find the correct channel number????
Dee, it’s Channel 340 on Direct TV. Hope this helps!