The first year Lena Prima played at Jazz Fest was the same year the festival honored her father, Louis Prima, for what would've been his 100th birthday. Listen in to what that experience was like for Lena as she launched her first jazz album, plus what it was like for her t... Read more

Jazz Fest goers plotting their way around the Fairgrounds in 1987. 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 h... Read more

Liz Weiner and Brian Ferdman dance during Preservation Hall Jazz Band's set in Economy Hall tent on May 4, 2013. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. 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... Read more

Dr. John on the Acura Stage on April 24, 2005. Photo by Leon Morris. 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 them, plus more c... Read more

The New Orleans Groove Masters featuring Shannon Powell, Herlin Riley, and Jason Marsalis on May 6, 2017. Happy birthday to Herlin Riley! Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with ou... Read more

18-year-old Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews performs with the Treme Brass Band in Economy Hall on May 2, 2004. Uncle Lionel Batiste, pictured here on bass drum, was born on this date in 1931. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In... Read more

Dianne Reeves in the WWOZ Jazz Tent on May 5, 2018. Photo by Leon Morris. 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 them, plus m... Read more

Tune in Friday at 3p for Opening the Vaults as we air another long-since-heard set from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival! This week, we'll be airing Henry Butler's May 3, 2002 set from the Blues Tent.  Henry Butler - piano and vocals Earl Smith - drums Leo Williams ... Read more

Photographer and musician Zack Smith is a photographer who has been involved in the social, musical and cultural landscapes of Louisiana for the past 20 years, including at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Listen in to this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback as Zack talks ab... Read more

Leatherworker John Flemming has displayed in the Contemporary Crafts Area at Jazz Fest since 1975. Listen in to this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback as John talks about what those early years were like, and part of what motivated the evolution of contemporary crafts at the festiva... Read more