Festival dijadwalkan dari 30 Apr hingga 09 Mei 1982 (9 hari).
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage (Jazzfest) berlangsung di New Orleans, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: 1205 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116, United States
Spyro Gyra, Wynton Marsalis, B.B. King, Fats Domino, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Radiators, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Allen Toussaint, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Richie Havens, The Neville Brothers.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
jazz
blues
r&b
rhythm and blues
rnb
oldies
piano
instrumental
new orleans rhythm and blues
hard bop
bebop
rock n roll
dixieland
piano blues
psychedelic
smooth jazz
classic rock
free jazz
fusion