MunckMix, the official recording licensee of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's "Jazz Fest Live" recording series announced the roster of artists participating in the 2005 Jazz Fest Live offering. The artists include The Black Crowes, The Original Meters Reunion, Widespread Panic, and New Orleans music icons The Neville Brothers.

New this year is the ability for fans to purchase the recordings anytime during the festival directly from the Jazz Fest Live booth on the fairgrounds. The recordings will be mixed and mastered by MunckMix engineers within hours of each performance, and CDs are then manufactured on site and available for pickup the following day. In addition to on-site delivery, every recording, including dozens of recordings from last year's festival, is also available for shipment at www.jazzfestlive.com.

"This year we're very excited to offer festival goers the opportunity to buy CDs from a show they attended - or missed - directly at the festival in our Jazz Fest Live booth," said MunckMix founder Peer Munck.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, known worldwide as Jazz Fest, is one of America's biggest and best cultural celebrations. With thousands of musicians performing on 12 stages, Jazz Fest offers an unparalleled array of jazz, blues, R & B, rock, funk, Cajun, Zydeco, gospel and much more. The 36th annual event is set for April 22 – May 1, 2005. Complete information on the Festival is available at www.nojazzfest.com.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc., a non-profit institution, is the presenter of the Festival. The Foundation uses proceeds from the Festival to develop and support special projects designed to preserve and promote the area's rich music and cultural heritage. For information on the Foundation and its programs, visit www.nojhf.org.