The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is known for hosting some of the most famous jazz, funk and rock acts in the world every spring. It’s also a showcase for lifting up talent that isn’t yet well-known: local schoolchildren. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)
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Student gospel choirs at Jazz Fest lift voices of New Orleans’ soul

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is known for hosting some of the most famous jazz, funk and rock acts in the world every spring. It’s also a showcase for lifting up talent that isn’t yet well-known: local schoolchildren. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)
 
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