Detroit Brooks joins us live in the studio on Danny Barker's birthday to perform some of Barker's music and talk about the upcoming Danny Barker Festival in March! Read more

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents Doreen Ketchens in concert on Friday, December 16, 2022, at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Doors open at 7pm and the concert begins promptly at 8pm. Tickets are $10, available h... Read more

WWOZ will be live video streaming as The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents Detroit Brooks & the Syncopated Percolators in concert on Friday, December 9, 2022, at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Doors open at 7pm and t... Read more

Outside of Salem, not too many US cities do Halloween right. Over the last several years, New Orleans has quickly said "hold my beer" with inventive costumes, DJ parties and music events, packed concerts and crowded streets that tend to rival the decadent atmosphere of Mard... Read more

The WWOZ Groove Gala returned to Tableau and Le Petit Theatre on Thursday, September 1! This year's Groove Gala performers included Irma Thomas, John Boutte, Bruce Sunpie Barnes & Amanda Shaw, Meschiya Lake, Doreen Ketchens, Al "Lil Fats" Jackson, and DJ Neil Pellegrin. It ... Read more

Temperatures are (way) up in New Orleans and that means that Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron is only a few weeks away! The festival dedicated to the life, legacy, and music of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong returns to the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Saturday, August 6 and... Read more

These are a few photo highlights from the 2022 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, held June 11-12 in Armstrong Park! This free festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, celebrates the rich traditions of southwest Louisiana. The combination of rollicki... Read more

The Treme/7th Ward Arts & Culture Festival returns to Claiborne Avenue ("under the bridge") this Saturday and Sunday, 1-6pm! The festival celebrates the history, traditions, and culture of two of the oldest, most notable neighborhoods in the United States. These vibrant and... Read more

Join us for a live video stream from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center as the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band kicks off the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival!  Watch live at wwoz.org/livevideo or on our Facebook page.  Read more

The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo returns to the the shores of Bayou St. John on Friday, May 20 and runs through Sunday, May 22! Performers this year include Ani DiFranco, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Soul Rebels, Dragon Smoke, Red Baraat, Sonny Landreth, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the ... Read more