Microsoft is celebrating the return of the legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage musical event - which starts this weekend - by bringing select performances into homes around the globe April 28–30 and May 5–7, according to the JazzFest 2006 Web site.

MSN has entered into an agreement with the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival to be the exclusive webcast provider of the first Jazz Fest following the catastrophic events of Hurricane Katrina and will donate all the advertising proceeds to benefit New Orleans Katrina Relief efforts.

The webcast is scheduled to include concert performances by globally popular artists such as Jimmy Buffett, Dave Matthews Band, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, as well as New Orleans music legends including Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and Buckwheat Zydeco, and more artists to be announced. Viewers can tune in to the festival coverage at msnvideo.com/jazzfest.

Tags: New Orleans Jazz Fest

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