The Loose Marbles will perform their eccentric and eclectic brand of gypsy jazz live in WWOZ's performance studio during the New Orleans Music Show with Tom Morgan. They'll be helping support 'OZ during our Spring Membership Drive, so be sure to tune in at noon to catch thi... Read more

Alvin Johnson, Sr., best known for his famous song, "Carnival Time," has been a New Orleans Mardi Gras icon for over 40 years. An R&B performer, Al is a New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival veteran and has worked with the likes of Aaron Neville, Oliver Morgan, Bobby Lonero ... Read more

A superior and swinging jazz singer, Banu Gibson is one of the few vocalists of her generation to maintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Rather than mimic singers of the past, she mixes fresh renditions of Tin Pan Alley standards and jazz classics... Read more

Percussionist extraordinaire Bill Summers will lead his band Jazalsa live at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street on Saturday, February 27, and WWOZ will take you there! Our live broadcast is sponsored by LetsBeTotallyClear.org, so the show will be totally smoke-free, providing a... Read more

On Saturday, January 30, ‘OZ will broadcast "A Night of Louisiana Music" live from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The event features performances by Louisiana-based Grammy nominees, including C.C. Adcock, The Magnolia Sisters, Zachary Richard, and Cedric Watson. Don’t miss ... Read more

On Tuesday, January 26, WWOZ will broadcast a performance by Grammy-winning trumpeter/ composer Terence Blanchard leading the Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Ensemble live from Snug Harbor in New Orleans. The show starts at 8 p.m. — don't miss it! Read more

On January 20 at 10 p.m. (CST) WWOZ returns to its old Treme neighborhood to broadcast the Treme Brass Band live from the group's weekly gig at Candlelight Lounge. Don't miss out on this very special live broadcast sponsored by the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living! Read more

Bob French hosted an all-star jam session on December 22 in WWOZ's performance studio to celebrate the birthday of legendary New Orleans musician Dave Bartholomew. The group included David Torkanowsky, Bunchee Johnson, and Charles Moore, and we took plenty of pictures during t... Read more

Kicking off a series of live broadcasts sponsored by The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living is Papa Grows Funk on December 14 at the Maple Leaf! The lineup features New Orleans' finest musicians, anchored around the Hammond B3 grooves of bandleader John Gros. This broa... Read more

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation celebrates the Latin roots of Crescent City music with Fiesta Latina on November 21. Entertainment will include Rumba Buena, Fredy Omar, Otra, Vivaz Grupo Fantasma and others — and 'OZ will be broadcasting live! There'll also be plent... Read more