WWOZ Presents Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival

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Friday, April 24, 2020 -

11:00am to 7:00pm

Live from the WWOZ Studio

600 Decatur St

Suite 350

New Orleans, LA 70130

Phone:

(504) 568-1238

http://www.wwoz.org

Status:

Active

Upcoming Shows

Tune in to WWOZ 90.7 FM starting Thursday at 11am to hear a selection of ultra-rare performances from the Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive!

Listen 11am-7pm April 23-26 and April 30-May 3, the days that the 2020 Jazz Fest would have been held, as WWOZ Presents Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival.

Hear it from anywhere at wwoz.org/listen/player/.

The 8-day broadcast will also include interview segments highlighting the music, food, crafts and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana to give the feeling of a wide-reaching cultural festival. We will also be sharing recipes for some of your favorite Jazz Fest cuisine, and also help you connect with local festival food and craft vendors.

It’s not too late to join us as a sponsor and receive worldwide recognition for this once in a lifetime event! Please email us at festinginplace@wwoz.org for more information.

Special thanks to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, and the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Aaron Neville - May 1, 2010 from the Gospel Tent - from the Jazz Fest Live Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Dianne Reeves - April 28, 2013 from the Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Live Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Wayne Toups - April 24, 2015 from Acura Stage - from the from the Jazz Fest Live Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Luther Kent & Trick Bag - April 28, 2019 from the Blues Tent - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Snooks Eaglin - May 1, 1994 from the House of Blues Stage - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Harry Connick, Jr. - May 6, 2007 from the Acura Stage - from the Michael Murphy Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Second Line: Dirty Dozen Brass Band - April 25, 2004 from the Acura Stage - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Astral Project - April 28, 2017 from the Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Kenny Neal - April 29, 2018 from the Blues TEnt - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Little Queenie & the Percolators - April 30, 2006 from the Bellsouth/WWOZ Jazz Tent - from the WWOZ Jazz Fest Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Irma Thomas - May 7, 2006 from the Acura Stage - from the Michael Murphy Collection at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive

Thanks to these sponsors:

Additional support provided by our Drum Roll sponsors: Bob and Kathleen Edmundson, Judge Sidney Cates, Cindy Williams, The Krewe of Red Beans, Ellie and Bruce Wainer, Geoff Isles, Gary Boigan and Michele Spano, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Sarah Martin and Tom Lewis, Jennifer and Ron Berkowitz, The Krewe of SLAMM, The Big Easy in Buffalo, Helena Moreno-City Council at Large, Randy Smith of Smith & Fawer Attorneys, Ben, Andrea, and Rocco Franz, The LSU Press presenting the Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians, Latrobe's on Royal, and Jason Williams-City Council at Large.

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