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Young Men Olympians 1980: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 05/02/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
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

The Return of Professor Longhair: Jazz Fest at 50 Time Capsule

Wed, 05/01/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
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

Video: Edna Karr Brass Band at WWOZ 2019

Wed, 05/01/19
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

The 2019 Jazz Fest Cultural Exchange Pavilion

Wed, 05/01/19
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: Jazz Fest Flashback

Wed, 05/01/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
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 '79: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 05/01/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
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

Photos from Piano Night 2019

Tue, 04/30/19
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

Watch Edna Karr on School Groove, Weds. ~12p

Tue, 04/30/19

Photo highlights from Day 4 of Jazz Fest 2019

Tue, 04/30/19
A few photo highlights from a beautiful fourth day of Jazz Fest 2019!  Special thanks to our contributing photographers Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Black Mold, Leon Morris, Louis Crispino, Michele Goldfarb, David Stafford, Charlie Steiner, and Marc PoKempner! Read more

8 New Foods at Jazz Fest 2019

Tue, 04/30/19
There are 8 new foods, from 5 different vendors, at Jazz Fest 2019. In no particular order... (1)Redfish Baquet, from Baquet's Li'l Dizzy Café in Heritage Square (between the Jazz and Blues tents). Excellent, and the portions are large: the photo below shows less than half... Read more

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