KEITH URBAN & ALISON KRAUSS PERFORM TODAY ON AXS TV'S JAZZ FEST BROADCAST; STURGILL SIMPSON AND JERRY LEE LEWIS THIS WEEKEND

AXS TV ANNOUNCES TODAY’S BROADCAST SCHEDULE AND DAILY ARTIST LINEUP FOR THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Tune In To See Chicago, Keith Urban, Hozier and More Today at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

LOS ANGELES – May 1, 2015 – Heading into AXS TV’s third consecutive broadcast of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this weekend, the network has announced the broadcast schedule for today, May 1, and daily artist lineup for the rest of the weekend. Exclusive coverage of the three-day music festival airs daily May 1 to 3 starting at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and features heavy hitters such as Keith Urban and Chicago on Friday, No Doubt and The Who on Saturday, and Elton John and Ed Sheeran on Sunday.

Today’s broadcast schedule is as follows:

Keith Urban - 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Hozier - 4:20 p.m. ET/1:20 p.m. PT

Wilco - 4:35 p.m. ET/1:35 p.m. PT

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk with guest artist Art Neville - 4:55 p.m. ET/1:55 p.m. PT

The Revivalists - 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 6:10 p.m. ET/3:10 p.m. PT

Paloma Faith - 6:40 p.m. ET/3:40 p.m. PT

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

Galactic Featuring Macy Gray - 7:20 p.m. ET/4:20 p.m. PT

Alison Krauss & Union Station - 7:50 p.m. ET/4:50 p.m. PT

Chicago - 8:10 p.m. ET/5:10 p.m. PT

AXS TV’s Jazz Fest artist line-up for Saturday and Sunday is as follows (lineup subject to change). Broadcast schedule is forthcoming.

Saturday, May 2

John Legend

Mia Borders

Allen Toussaint

Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with special guest Dee Dee Bridgewater

Widespread Panic

Ryan Adams

Bonerama

Sturgill Simpson

Marcia Ball

Jerry Lee Lewis

Vintage Trouble

No Doubt

The Who


Sunday, May 3

Pitbull

Irma Thomas

Jimmy Cliff

The Word

Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen

Cowboy Mouth

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band

The Radiators

Anders Osborne

The O’Jays

Steve Winwood

Ed Sheeran

Lenny Kravitz

Elton John

AXS TV will re-air each night’s Jazz Fest broadcast the next day at the following times:

Friday will be re-broadcast on Satuday, May 2 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT

Saturday will be re-broadcast on Sunday, May 3 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT

Sunday will be re-broadcast on Monday, May 4 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT

For more information about AXS TV’s 2015 festival coverage, go to axs.tv/festival/jazzfest/