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JAZZ FEST TO 2020 IS CANCELED. THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL JUST POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE SAYING THIS IS OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL OF US. THEY SAID THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL WILL NOT HAPPEN IN THE FALL AS THEY PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED. FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS RELEASE THE STATEMENT SAYING THIS CONCLUSION HAS BEEN MADE AFTER MUCH CAREFUL DELIBERATION AND THEY SAY IT TAKES SOMETHING TRULY MOMENTOUS TO INTERRUPT A 50 YEA NEW ORLEANS TRADITION. WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE MOST PRUDENT COURSE IS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THE SITUATION TO STABILIZE. THE ORGANIZERS SAY WE THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PATIENCE AS WE HAVE CONSIDERED ALL OF THE MATTERS NECESSARY TO MAKING THIS DIFFICULT DECISION. SINCE IT’S CANCELED, NEXT YEAR’S DATES

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Jazz Fest has officially canceled any plans to reschedule for 2020.The decision was made due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis."This conclusion is made after much careful deliberation," organizers said.Jazz Fest organizers decided to initially postpone the event with plans to return in the fall. Some of the headlines this year included The Who, Dead & Company and Stevie Nicks.The decision to completely cancel the festival for 2020 came a few days after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she wasn't in support of any festivals returning this year. She said was speaking to organizers to tell them to focus on returning in 2021.Cantrell said because the city is a tourist destination, festivals in the fall could bring a resurgence of the coronavirus months after New Orleans has flattened the COVID-19 curve."It takes something truly momentous to interrupt a 50-year New Orleans tradition as special as the festival, but we feel strongly that the most prudent course right now is to allow more time for the situation to stabilize," Jazz Fest organizers said.The festival is setting its sights on returning for 2021.Organizers said 2020 tickets will still be valid for next year's Jazz Fest. There's more information about refunds on the Jazz Fest website.Essence Festival has also canceled plans to return in 2020.Click here for more information.