Festival dijadwalkan dari 26 Apr hingga 05 Mei 2002 (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
Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Etheridge, Counting Crows, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, Blues Traveler, The String Cheese Incident, Galactic, Tab Benoit, Yellowjackets.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
blues
jazz
rock
rnb
blues rock
rhythm and blues
classic rock
oldies
piano
zydeco
alternative
americana
instrumental
jam
jam band
new orleans rhythm and blues
acoustic
vocal
alternative rock