No one was sure how the first New Orleans Jazz Festival & Louisiana Heritage Fair would go. But the founders knew the future of it would rely upon the promotion of New Orleans and Louisiana culture. Find out more about the very first Jazz Fest in this WWOZ Time Capsule. Read more

Hot 8 joined us in the studio to close out our Spring 2019 Membership Drive last week! Check it out below, and show your support for New Orleans community radio by becoming a WWOZ member today.  Read more

New Wave Brass Band joined us in the studio for our Spring 2019 Membership Drive last week! Check it out below, and show your support for New Orleans community radio by becoming a WWOZ member today.  Read more

Walter Wolfman Washington joined us in the studio for our Spring 2019 Membership Drive last week! Check it out below, and show your support for New Orleans community radio by becoming a WWOZ member today.  Read more

WWOZ Piano Night is returning to House of Blues Monday, April 29! As the city’s premier event celebrating the great pianists of New Orleans, this year’s Piano Night is the 31st annual event raising funds for WWOZ. Tickets for the event at House of Blues are available now.  ... Read more

Shade seekers on April 9, 1978. Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, ... Read more

Boyfriend performs at Jazz Fest on May 5, 2018. Photo by Leon Morris. See her again this year on Thursday, April 25, on the Gentilly Stage from 4:05-5:05p. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Ke... Read more

Here's a classic version of this Creole favorite, just in time for Lent. Similar to the crawfish variety, shrimp étouffée is generally lighter, as crawfish tails are packed in their own fat. The recipe is of the straightforward "first you make a roux" Louisiana variety. Jus... Read more

Lightnin' Hopkins on Stage 3 on April 9, 1978. Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz ... Read more