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. Read more

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... Read more

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.  Read more

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... Read more

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. Read more

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!  Read more

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... Read more

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. Read more

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 ... Read more

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... Read more