The Essence Festival The Essence Festival is a celebration of African American music and culture that takes place during the Fourth of July weekend at the Superdome in New Orleans. "The Party with a Purpose," as the Essence Fest is called, includes seminars, work shops and... Read more

A New Orleans R&B Revue Back in the '50s, it was the Big Beat Sound of New Orleans that excited young radio listeners around the country. Many of those bands and performers are well into their seventies and eighties these days, and rarely if ever perform. Now there is a ch... Read more

Contest Update A winner has been selected. Check back this Fall for an article where we share the pictures and stories from the winner and the runners-up. It's a very important piece of metal during the Jazz and Heritage Festival, but is it good for anything else? Come t... Read more

Dear Listener, We used to have a calendar, but now we use a map. A cycle that now turns furiously faster and further than ever on the wheels of our two mobile broadcast trucks — whirling non-stop from the Bayou Boogaloo to the Telluride Jazz Celebration, from the Creole T... Read more

Check out where our show hosts are planning to be during the 2008 Jazz Fest. Of course, when you’re at Jazz Fest you never know where you’ll end up, but here are their current picks. You can also make your own schedule with our Jazz Fest cubes. Olivia Greene ... Read more

Be sure to check out our listing of festivals in June and July! Treasures of Napoleon Exhibit The Louisiana State Museum hosts Treasures of Napoleon, an exhibition open now through Aug. 3rd in the Old U.S. Mint. Treasures of Napoleon offers visitors an amazing opportunity... Read more

The Anthony Bean Theatre will be debuting its latest play, Unplugged. Unplugged is an urban drama about a hip-hop group making the transition into the pop world. But they have a dark secret. . . . Read more