Join Us for Piano Night 2026!

WWOZ Piano Night happens at the House of Blues New Orleans on April 27, the Monday night between Jazz Fest weekends. This year's lineup includes Bill Payne of Little Feat, Jojo Hermann of Widespread Panic, Jon Cleary, Judith Owen, Joe Krown, River Eckert, Tom McDermott, Oscar Rossignoli, John "Papa" Gros, Josh Paxton, BC Coogan, Tom Worrell, Larry Sieberth, Kyle Roussel, Mari Watanabe, Victor Campbell, Meghan Swartz, Jesse McBride, Joe Ashlar, Al "Lil Fats" Jackson, Keiko Komaki, Lilli Lewis, Mikayla Braun, Yoshitaka "Z2" Tsuji, and Kevin "Sonny" Gullage. Get your tickets at the link below!

» Piano Night Happens April 28

Get 'em Now: 2026 Brass Passes!

WWOZ Brass Passes for Jazz Fest 2026 are now available with early-bird pricing! A Brass Pass is your ticket to all eight days of the festival and allows unlimited access to the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, a source of fresh fruit, iced coffee, seating, WiFi, and restrooms.

» Get Your Brass Passes for Jazz Fest 2026

» Jazz Fest Lineup

Spring Membership Drive, March 5-13

WWOZ needs your support in order to keep the never-ending stream of pure New Orleans groove flowing! Please join during our Guardians of the Groove Spring Membership Drive, which happens March 5-13. Power up the device of your choice, tune in, and become a Guardian of the Groove.

» Join Now & Beat the Rush

Catch the Sounds of Carnival on WWOZ

Even if you can't make it to New Orleans for Carnival, we've got you covered: starting today (2/11) and continuing through Mardi Gras (2/17), our show hosts will break format as they see fit in order to bring you the soundtrack to Carnival. New Orleanians all over the world tune in to our stream at WWOZ.org on Mardi Gras day--if you're not here this year, you can still come join the party!

» Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

N.O. Opera + Terence Blanchard's “Fire Shut Up In My Bones Suite”

Terence Blanchard, the six-time Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer, premiered Fire Shut Up in My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021. New Orleans Opera’s February performance of the Fire suite at the Civic Theater on February 22 will mark Blanchard’s first time performing this score in his native New Orleans. This suite from Blanchard’s critically acclaimed opera features principal artists from the opera Justin Austin and Adrienne Danrich and the composer performing his own score. See the link below for tickets.

» Tickets & more info

Video: John Boutte Live at WWOZ & Lots More!

Last Thursday (February 5) John Boutte played live in our studio. You can see the full set on our YouTube Channel. Other recent videos include Lawrence Sieberth's Estrella Banda at the Jazz & Heritage Center (full set), Brandee Younger Trio Live at WWOZ, The Klezmatics at WWOZ, and Unified Indian Practice with Victor Harris. In addition, we have video of all the Folk Alliance performers at WWOZ on January 25, including Andy Cohen, Daniel Boling, Emmas Revolution, Colin Cutler, Veranda, and The Wildwoods.

» WWOZ YouTube Channel

Recipe: Fried Brussels Sprouts Salad

This recipe, Fried Brussels Sprouts Salad, is a beautiful composition of fried brussels sprouts, lima beans, golden raisins, cider vinaigrette, cardamom yogurt, preserved lemon, and sourdough bread. It comes from Executive Chef Chris Borgesat at Charmant, a neighborhood bistro and wine bar at 514 City Park Ave.

» Recipe: Fried Brussels Sprouts Salad