Takin' It To The Streets host Action Jackson sits down with Big Chief Black of the Black Flame Hunters Mardi Gras Indians. They discuss traditional Uptown suits, Bo Dollis and The Wild Magnolias, passing traditions from one generation to the next, Indian dancing, St. Joseph... Read more

1) It's Satchmo SummerFest time! New Orleans native Louis Armstrong was born August 4 and the festival celebrating him is going on at outside the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If you can't be there in person, check out our Sat... Read more

We were pleased to bring you Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints live from Snug Harbor tonight! Check out the video below. Happy Satchmo Fest! They'll be hitting the Barracks Street Stage on Saturday at 1:30p. Lineup: Yoshio Toyama   Keiko Toyama  Makoto Hirotsu Youichi ‘Bass... Read more

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Mahogany Brass Band joined us on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon as part of our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out their performance below. Dr. Brice Miller shares what he thinks Louis Armstrong would sound like today, if he were still with us, the... Read more

In honor of Louis Armstrong's birthday (August 4) and Satchmo Summer Fest (Aug. 3-5), here are more than 30 videos of the man of the hour! It just doesn't get any better than Pops. This is a playlist, so the videos will play sequentially. Read more

Louis Armstrong may have never become a household name if not for the ambitions of his second wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong-- a supremely talented musician in her own right. She was a member of the Hot Five and Hot Seven, and composed a number of their biggest hits. Read more