Tune in tonight between 10p and midnight to hear radio documentaries on Jonathan Freilich and Lee Dorsey. Host David Kunian says, "Revel in the wondrous music and mind of Jonathan and then get down to the funk of Lee Dorsey. The Lee Dorsey [one] has only been played once on... Read more

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We're kicking off the second weekend Jazz Fest 2018 with more live broadcast straight from the Fairgrounds! On Thursday, we'll be airing Sonny Landreth's set from last Saturday in the Blues Tent. In the meantime, check out his performance at WWOZ from January 2016. Happy Ja... Read more

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We've got photo highlights from Day 3 of Jazz Fest 2018! Check them out below. Special thanks to our contributing photographers, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Michele Goldfarb, Michael E. McAndrew, Leon Morris, Olivia Greene, Charlie Steiner, and Leona Strassberg Steiner.  Read more

George Wein, Quint Davis, and Allison Miner had a vision for the first Heritage Fair, of a festival that was uniquely New Orleanian, a place where the best of New Orleans culture was gathered together in a way everyone could experience. Read more

We've got photo highlights from Day 2 of Jazz Fest 2018 rolling in all day and night long! Check them out below. Special thanks to our contributing photographers, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Michele Goldfarb, Michael E. McAndrew, Leon Morris, and Olivia Greene. Read more

WWOZ was on hand to bring you a live video stream of Donald Harrison, Jr.'s free concert from the Jazz & Heritage Center last night! He is a New Orleans legend. The proud son of a 9th Ward Mardi Gras Indian chief, Harrison has championed traditional New Orleans culture whil... Read more

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It's going to be another stellar day from the Fairgrounds as WWOZ broadcasts live from Day 3 of the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival! Here's our schedule for Day 3 (subject to change), plus some video previews of the acts who will be hitting our airwaves on Sunday.... Read more