It's hard to believe that 40 years ago today Ralph Gleason passed away. Not only was he the co-founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival with Jimmy Lyons, he was the first #jazz critic in the U.S. Mainstream media for the San Francisco Chronicle beginning in 1949.
Today is the opening of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2015, and we've highlighted one act for each day of this historic celebration of one of the greatest and most unique music cities in the entire world!