If you've spent any time in the French Quarter, you're familiar with the
sounds of the Steamboat Natchez's calliope, but you probably don't know who's
behind it. Meet Miss Calliope, Debbie Fagnano, arguably New Orleans' most
listened-to musician! Her songs fill the air alon...
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A Message from Beth Arroyo Utterback, WWOZ General Manager
We are thrilled to announce that this week WWOZ will be moving into our
beautiful new home atop Jax Brewery on the 5th floor overlooking the
Mississippi River! Our first broadcast originating from our new state-of-t...
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Musician Luther Kent died on Friday, August 16, 2024, at the age of 76.
"Big" Luther Kent’s soulful voice and versatile repertoire – ranging
from gospel to swing to traditional jazz – made him a New Orleans
household name. He performed around the world, and the Louisiana Mu...
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We've got the second line parade schedule for 2024-25! New Orleans is less
than two weeks away from the first second line parade of the season when
Valley of Silent Men kick it off on Sunday, August 25!
Find out the rest of this season's schedule in the video, written out b...
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Another successful Satchmo SummerFest is in the books! Here are a few photo
highlights from this year's festival!
Satchmo SummerFest is an annual festival held the first weekend of August,
around the time of Louis Armstrong's birthday, at the New Orleans Jazz
Museum. The f...
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Dylan's 83rd birthday was May 24, 2024 and WWOZ video streamed live from
the Bob Dylan tribute at the Broadside to celebrate! Now, for a little
background...
In early 1989, Dylan recorded his album "Oh Mercy" in New Orleans with
producer Daniel Lanois -- and he became a WW...
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Hello music lovers,
Recapping my show today. I am still reeling from my show last week (which I
did not recap). Probably, because I was still reeling. I had the unique
opportunity to interview the legendary Fred Wesley with the legendary Donald
Harrison Jr. Both were ap...
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--Written by Melissa Milton
It’s a big, broad tent that WWOZ show host Cole Williams pitches every
Tuesday from 11 am to 2 pm on the New Orleans Music Show. She welcomes all
humanitarians, as she call us, to join her in exploring the city’s many
musical traditions, and ...
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Hello Party People,
Today was a fun show. I had three interviews, one each hour, and I built my
show around the interviews. When I got pretty serious into my show some
fifteen years ago, I mostly played CD's and used the station's database. I
had lost my record collect...
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