WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
This spring, the ‘OZ studios had a visit from a longtime listener and
supporter in Melbourne, Australia. Sue Beeton came to check out the new
French Market digs and meet the staff. She’d held a fundraiser for the
station at her home, and mailed a check to the station. But i...
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We first found Marla Dixon — a personal trainer, musician and WWOZ fan in
Toronto — through a google search for “WWOZ” and “blog.” We were
looking for fans and members who support the station from afar. What we found
was an inspiring young woman who’s put a lot of time, tho...
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New Orleans’ oldest traditional jazz musician and performer, Ernest
“Doc” Paulin, died on November 20th at his daughter’s home in
Louisiana. He was 100 years old.
Ernest “Doc” Paulin was born June 22, 1907. He grew up in Wallace,
Louisiana, in a Creole-French speaking fam...
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Words cannot adequately convey the human dimension of the devastation wreaked
on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Thomas Neff’s photographs can.
As a volunteer in the city in the early days after the flood, this Baton
Rouge photographer witnessed first-hand the confusion ...
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At the beginning of the New Year, many show hosts on WWOZ take a look back at
some of their favorite CDs from the previous year. Here's quite a number of
lists contributed by our hosts. Many of the CDs are linked to Amazon, so you
can purchase them and support WWOZ.
WWOZ...
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In early August, 'OZ staff parked in a cool mountain town of Colorado for
their first WWOZ On the Road gig of the year, The Telluride Jazz Celebration.
From one of WWOZ’s unique recording/broadcasting trucks, jazz greats like
Roy Hargrove, Bill Frisell and John Scofield we...
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A Listener Testimonial
I would like to share with you what has happened to me since the last time I
was in New Orleans and what WWOZ means to me.
I am a band director who has 30 years of teaching experience. At the end of
the 2006-07 school year, I started to feel congeste...
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Although Jazz Fest has come and gone, there are hundreds of people from all over the world talking about this year's fest and many already gearing up for next year's.
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From Elysian Fields to the St. Bernard Parish line, St. Claude Avenue now
hosts New Orleans' first bike lane. Consider this a down payment on what's to
come.
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What have you done with the flag you pledged for in the last membership
drives? Is it hanging in the hall? Is it on your balcony? Are there mountains
behind your 'OZ flag? Send us a small digital image of your WWOZ flag and
we'll put the best up on the WWOZ.org website. If ...
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