Home Lineup Buy Tickets Photo & Video Food & Bev Merch Directions About About ChazFest In its 5th year, Chaz Festival is becoming an important part of the New Orleans experience during Jazz Festival week. As it became harder for local New Orleans talent to get on the roster for Jazz Festival, local musicians including Alex McMurray decided to hold a local music festival to feature the incredible talent of New Orleans musicians. Find out about a little Chazfest history. Check out some other information on Chaz Fest including: A video blog of ChazFest 2009 The Times Picayune article on 2008 Chaz Fest The New Yorker Blog Entry about the 2007 Chaz Fest Check us out on or Share on Facebook