OffBeat Magazine Adonis Rose as its New Orleans Music and Culture Curator. Rose is a Grammy-winning drummer, composer, and the artistic director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Rose will work closely with the festival’s management team to increase creative offerings from the city of New Orleans and create cultural exchange opportunities for Swiss musicians in New Orleans at the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s 500-seat venue, the New Orleans Jazz Market. Glen David Andrews performs at JazzAscona. JazzAscona was founded in 1975 by Swiss trumpeter Hannes Anrig and was held in Lugano, Switzerland, before relocating to Ascona in 1985. A new artistic director, Karl Heinz Ern served from 1997 through 2003. Hotelier and traditional jazz aficionado Nicolas Gilliet served as JazzAscona’s artistic director from 2003 through 2019. The festival has always New Orleans-themed and attracts over 45,000 visitors, features more than 200 concerts with over 300 musicians, and hosts numerous jam sessions, exhibits, and conferences annually. New Orleans artists in the past have featured Doc Cheatham, Danny Barker, Snooks Eaglin, Marva Wright, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Lillian Boutté, Irma Thomas