The official poster for the 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has
been released. The poster features the recently deceased Fats Domino as
depicted by artist Terrance Osborne. This is Osborne's fifth Jazz Fest
poster, including two Congo Square designs.
This year's...
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1 Way Back Home Jr. Walker & The All Stars 03:44
Rainbow Funk
2 Mighty Redeemer Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 02:29
Corner Stone
3 Little Bit Mavis Staples 03:52 If All I Was Was
Black
4 All in My Mind Maxine Brown 0...
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It is the end of an era in New Orleans as the last singing produce vendor,
Mr. Okra, has passed away. Arthur Robinson was better known as Mr. Okra, a
man who drove his produce-laden truck through the streets and sang his wares
through a microphone/bullhorn system. The simpl...
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1) The application deadline for the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Class Got
Brass contest is Friday, February 16 at 5p. Schools will compete for up to
$10,000 in prize money at this year's Congo Square Fest, happening March
3-4.
2) Astral Project will be performing two fre...
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Here's something we want to share with all of our listeners: a document that
details some of what we do here at WWOZ.
Download the PDF:
2017 Local Content & Service Report to the Community
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Congo Square Rhythms Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Foundation, returns to Armstrong Park March 3-4, 2018. This is the 11th
annual presentation of this deeply meaningful and vibrant (and free!)
festival that celebrates the many traditions that trace ...
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Two special shows from Ol' Man River this week! He'll be subbing for Hazel
the Delta Rambler on Sunday, February 11 from 10a-12p. "The show will be very
festive so please tune in," he says.
Then, in his regular slot on Monday, 6-9a, he will welcome the Big Chief and
Spy Bo...
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