In this Jazz Fest Flashback, WWOZ show host Bob Rodrigue (Ol' Man River) describes his first encounter with Mardi Gras Indians, and how their performance at Jazz Fest changed the course of his life.
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Roosevelt Sykes thanks the audience, May 6, 1979. Photo by Burt Steel,
courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our J...
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David Torkanowsky has played at Jazz Fest with dozens of different acts, as well as under his own name. He first hit the stage there in the 1970s. Find out what performances, in all those years, were most memorable to him in this Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback.
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Young Men Olympians at the Fairgrounds, April 1980. Photo by Burt Steel,
courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our...
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Professor Longhair is one of the most influential musicians in New Orleans music history. But his name wasn't as recognized in the early 1970s. Learn more about how the advent of Jazz Fest was intertwined with Fess's career revival in this Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule.
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The Edna Karr Brass Band joined us in the studio for the May edtion
of School Groove with host George Ingmire this afternoon! We learned this
band incudes Tuba Fats' nephew, and much more. Watch to see one of the
hottest high school bands in the city!
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Take a World Journey with the 2019 Jazz Fest Cultural Exchange Pavilion.
The 2019 Cultural Exchange Pavilion marks Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary by
mixing return visits from favorites of the past with first-time performers.
Experience the music, parades, artisanal crafts, an...
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Oscar Donahue has sold jewelry in the Congo Square African Marketplace at Jazz Fest since 1990. Find out more about the history of this area in this Jazz Fest Flashback.
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Stage 1 at the Louisiana Heritage Fair on April 27, 1979. Photo by Burt
Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest
photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and ...
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What a night! Thank you to everyone who was able to come to support WWOZ at
Piano Night last night. It was a sold-out evening of fantastic music, food,
and fun-- plus a few surprises, like Branford Marsalis coming onstage with
his father, Ellis Marsalis! Below, a few of the...
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