Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra will be at the Chicago Theatre on the night of November 21, and 'OZ will be there for a live broadcast!   Special guests: Allen Toussaint  Preservation Hall Jazz Band  Kurt Elling  Haley Reinhart Read more

The seventh annual Bay Bridge Festival happens October 25-27 in downtown Bay Saint Louis. There'll be great live music and coastal cuisine from many Hancock County area restaurants!    The lineup includes The Revivalists, Ivan Neville & Dumpstaphunk, Amanda Shaw, Terrance S... Read more

It's that time of the year! The 2013 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival will take place October 18-20th down at Lafayette Square. The event is presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Foundation.  WWOZ will be there broadcasting (and eating many pulled pork sa... Read more

Students from Chalmette High will play live in the WWOZ Studio at noon on Wednesday, October 9. Members include: Joe Kirchem: Tenor Sax, 17 Heath Feraci: Trumpet, 17 Joshua Anderson: Trumpet, 16 Ashley Alfonso: Trombone, 17 Chase Dembrun: Tuba, 16 Jack Stogner: Snare Drum, 15... Read more

Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca comes to the House of Blues on October 1 for a free Jazz Journey concert presented by the folks over at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Foundation.  Los Po-Boy-Citos open the show. Seating is general admission, and no advance ticket... Read more

Join Us at the Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival!   The second Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival happens September 28 with a lineup includes Walter Trout, Ana Popovic, Paul Thorn, and Vasti Jackson, among others. Last year's inaugural festival honored Bogalusa native Henry... Read more

Get Mango Freeze at Rouses Starting August 3!   New Orleans’ local big-time grocery chain, Rouses, will be 'OZ-ifying three of their stores, starting with the Mid-City location at 400 N. Carrollton. The café area will be transformed with WWOZ banners and posters, and best of... Read more

August 2-4, Satchmo SummerFest celebrates New Orleans' most famous musician, Louis Armstrong, with hot jazz, hot topics and hot friends at the Old US Mint. During the week leading up to Satchmo SummerFest, scheduled festival performers will be dropping by the 'OZ studio; cl... Read more

NOCCA-trained modern jazz act Bridge Trio plays opens tonight (June 12) for Don Byron's New Gospel Quintet  at 92Y Tribeca in downtown New York City, part of the WBGO concert series The Checkout: Live. WWOZ will carry a live feed from NPR Music tonight from 7-8pm CDT. Which ... Read more

The seventh annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival is New Orleans' premier showcase for the two-stepping dance music of the Bayou State. As in years past, the festival will take place on two stages at the Old U.S. Mint - one on the lawn on the Barracks Street side, and one o... Read more