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Happy birthday to Marcia Ball! Here, she signs a fan's bag in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent on May 4, 2018 at WWOZ's Linda Santi looks on. Catch Marcia again at the festival this year, and at WWOZ's 31st annual Piano Night on Monday, April 29! Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. ... Read more

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Bo Dollis and The Wild Magnolias hit the stage. 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 Jaz... Read more

YLC's Wednesdays at the Square series returns this week with performances from Big Sam’s Funky Nation with RumpleSTEELskin at Lafayette Square. Each concert runs from 5:30-8:30p. Check out the full schedule for this season below: March 20: Big Sam’s Funky Nation with Rumpl... Read more

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The Radiators Celebrate 40 Years at the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage on May 6, 2018. Photo by Marc PoKempner. 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... Read more

Amanda Shaw dropped by the Cajun Zydeco show at WWOZ today and played some new material she's working on: traditional cajun French songs. She also shared news of the launch of La Joie d’Louisiane, which pays homage to Louisiana culture and heritage. The event series will la... Read more

A Mardi Gras Indian parade on a sunny day at Jazz Fest in 2016. Photo by Eli Mergel. 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, all year long to see ... Read more

In this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback, Leroy Jones remembers parading at the very first festival with the Fairview Baptist Church Christian Marching Band (his first paying gig!) and what it was like to be at the very new festival as a boy.  Read more