3d Natee, Revivalists, Jazmine Sullivan at Jazz Fest 2023 | Jazz Fest

Saturday 12:20pm – 1:15pm

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3D Na’Tee needed a change. By mid-2022, the New Orleans rapper was increasingly traveling, working outside the city as a performer and actor, and working behind the scenes with several artists. And she felt that there were parts of her life in New Orleans where she wasn’t as useful as she used to be.

“It seemed like we were going full speed ahead after the pandemic, but I realized that I wasn’t actually home much,” she says. It was charging.And when I went out it was the same thing.But I wanted to try something new.I felt like moving.Basically, there were a lot of things I didn’t need. bottom.

Late last year, 3D Na’Tee cleaned up everything she owned, sold most of her property, including her home, closed her 3D studio in New Orleans East, and moved out of state. Since then, she’s bought a new tiny home in Georgia and has been working on new music and other projects, as well as connecting more with nature and focusing on her mental health.

3D Na’Tee is back in New Orleans on Saturday for a Jazz Fest set with New Orleans rapper Dee-1.

3D Na’Tee grew up in District 3 of Delachaise Street (as she calls it “3D”) and began rapping at a young age. By 1999, the young host had guested on songs and released a string of well-received mixtapes throughout the 2000s.

Then, in 2011, her song “Switch”, accompanying music video and mixtape “The Coronation” made headlines in both New Orleans and across the country. Articles from XXL, Complex and TIME followed, along with comparisons to rappers like Nas and her Nicki Minaj, along with occasions with Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott. In 2013, she freestyled with Kendrick Lamar on her Sway on the morning radio show.

A vibrant lyricist, 3D Na’Tee employs a storytelling approach in her music that is witty, gritty and honest. She is open about her own life and her desire for her music. This can be seen in her recent trio of singles “Open Marriage,” “Big Vibes,” and “What’s Crazy,” all about the stigma of mental health.

3D Na’Tee says that despite offers from labels, she remains independent and chooses to release music and videos however and when she pleases. She has also grown into her other business opportunities, including running her own label, her imprint, buying and selling real estate, and opening a production studio. 3D Na’Tee has been using her social media to expand her reach over the years, but in 2015 she launched the 3D Na’Tee app to connect directly with listeners and send new music and videos. .

Artists often ask themselves: “So what I wanted to do, and what I do in every aspect of my life, is, ‘I already have what I need.'”

As an independent artist, she also puts a lot of effort into interacting and building relationships with her listeners. For her last project, 3D Na’Tee hopped in the car and stopped in a city she knew people were buying her music through her website to hold meetups, including people’s jobs. I planned.

“I went to the hospital,” says 3D Na’Tee with a laugh from Detroit. “There was a girl and I went to her job and she didn’t think it would be just me. When she came out she was yelling ‘Oh my God!’ … I never wanted to be the biggest Beyoncé-level artist.I want my music to be registered and make an impact, whether it’s one or a million.

Jazmin Sullivan

Saturday 6-7 pm

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R&B superstar Jazmyn Sullivan was just 21 years old in 2008 when he released his Missy Elliott-produced debut album Fearless.

The Philadelphia native was an instant success, going platinum and having four Billboard Hot 100 singles. The song “Need U Bad” became his No. 1 hit on his R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Since then, Sullivan has released three more albums. Her latest, 2021 “Heaux Tales,” focuses on the uplifting experiences of black women and explores the elements of lust, love, and dating.

Elle Magazine wrote, “Highlighted the importance of community and healing that occurs when black women speak openly about their romantic needs and the pain that comes with being unwanted.”

In an interview with the outlet, Sullivan said working as an R&B artist gave her a sense of agency and the ability to stand up for herself. she said.

Sullivan has also won numerous national awards and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. She has been influenced by and collaborated with Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige. — Sarah Rabbits

revivalist

Saturday afternoon 3:30-4:50

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It’s been almost four and a half years since New Orleans alternative rockers The Revivalists released their last album, Take Good Care, and a lot has changed since then. Bandmates got married and had children. Then there was that global pandemic.

They describe their next studio album, Pour It Out Into the Night, as “a life-affirming album about living in the moment, fueled by lessons in gratitude and realization.” It will be released on June 2nd.

Lead vocalist David Shaw told Relix that for the new album, the band needs to narrow down the track list from the 100 songs they’ve written so far.

The first three singles from the album show toying with different genres. “Kid” opens with The Lumineers-esque, Imagine Dragons-esque “Hey, kid, just sing the songs that wakes the dead. And then you let that darkness out of your head.”

Then, “Down in the Dirt” has a western tinge to it, while “The Long Con” is a more rocker track about political turmoil and a “one step forward, two steps back” End with a chant.

The band consists of Shaw, guitarist Zach Feinberg, drummer and percussionist Andrew Campanelli, bassist George Gekas, Pedal Steel guitarist Ed Williams, saxophonist Rob Ingraham, keyboardist and trumpeter. It consists of player Michael Girardot and drummer PJ Howard.

Feinberg met Shaw in 2007 when she saw him singing and playing guitar on the porch, and formed the band the same year. They rose to national prominence with the hit “Wish I Knew You” from their 2015 album Men Amongst Mountains.

In June, the band will resume touring, with dates through September including folk-rock bands Head and the Heart and Band of Horses. — Cary Posh

Tonya Boyd Cannon

Saturday afternoon 1:35-2:25

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Soul singer Tonya Boyd Cannon was born in Mississippi and moved to New Orleans as a child. She finds that connecting with the physical landscapes of both places, from the red clay of Mississippi to the life-giving murky swamps of Louisiana, develops both her personal and artistic identity. It is said that it was useful for

“When I realized that connection, a light came on,” she says.

She trained under the guidance of jazz trombonist Delfiyo Marsalis to play in the Uptown Jazz Orchestra. She says Marsalis was a tough teacher and made her practice the triad many times. But her hard work paid off, she says, when she had a spiritual experience playing “Round Her Midnight” by Thelonious Monk.

“I started singing it and tears fell down my face,” says Boyd Cannon. “When I finished the song, the audience stood up in tears. What happened in that moment… I can’t tell you, but my soul was free.”

Boyd-Cannon also participated in “The Voice” and released his second album “Muzic is Life” in 2015. She’s been working on her next album since her 2018, and has recently been rethinking that album while going through a change in her life and studying her American Black. Music as part of a new master’s program at Tulane University.

“I was very skeptical about some songs because what I thought was ready wasn’t,” she says.

Her first Jazz Fest performance was in 1998, singing the background of New Orleans R&B and soul singer Gene Knight, and decades later she conducts the Congo Square stage. And it’s safe to expect a set with plenty of soul.

“What I wanted to do was have a free space, an energy, and give that same energy to others so they could have their own souls become who they aspire to be. will be,’ she says.