NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Willie Nelson, Fleetwood Mac and Hall & Oates are among the acts headlining this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The outdoor spring music event features hundreds of jazz, gospel, R&B, Cajun and zydeco musicians. Festival favorites Irma Thomas, jazz singer and pianist Allen Toussaint and Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews are among the many local artists performing. A number of national acts are also scheduled including Earth Wind & Fire, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Jill Scott, Widespread Panic and B.B. King. The festival kicks off on April 26 and runs through May 5.