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Johnny Adams + Walter Wolfman Washington: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 01/07/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Johnny Adams and Walter Wolfman Washington on Stage 3 in 1982 or 1985. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. Read more

Hugh "Daddy Boy" Williams: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 01/06/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Crafts artist Hugh "Daddy Boy" Williams displays his wares in 1986. Photo by Harold Baquet, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. Read more

2019 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Sun, 01/06/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

The Carnival season is upon us! Here's the parade schedule for 2019: Sunday, January 6 6p Joan of Arc - French Quarter 7p Phunny Phorty Phellows - St. Charles streetcar route 7:05p Funky Uptown Krewe - St. Charles streetcar route 7:30p Society Des Champs Elysée - downtown st... Read more

Video: Soul Brass Band at WWOZ - 1.4.19

Sun, 01/06/19

Soul Brass Band at WWOZ for our first live performance on-air of the year! Check it out:  Read more

Wess Anderson Quintet at Jazz Fest 2018 re-airing, Mon. 5p

Sun, 01/06/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

WWOZ is celebrating Jazz Fest at 50 by opening the vaults! Tune in Monday at 5p to hear the Wess Anderson Quintet's set in the Jazz Tent from May 4, 2018. And we've got much more coming up! All year long we'll be re-airing rare live Jazz Fest recordings from the New Orleans... Read more

Wild Magnolias on Koindu: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 01/05/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

The Wild Magnolias at Koindu, 1985. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. Read more

Rhythm Room 01/05/19

David Torkanowsky, Kermit Ruffins, Shannon Powell, and Corey Henry: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 01/04/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Tribute to Louis: David Torkanowsky, Shannon Powell, Kermit Ruffins, and Corey Henry in Economy Hall, 2015. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. Read more

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 01/03/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux onstage, 1987, by Burt Steel. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. Read more

Allen Toussaint + Eddie Bo: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 01/02/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Allen Toussaint and Eddie Bo backstage by Ice Cube Slim. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. Read more