WWOZ Latest

WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.

Rhythm Room Playlist 11/14/14

Fri, 11/14/14

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 The Terror The Sorcerers 03:56 Funk, Soul and Afro Rarities: An Introduction to ATA Records 2014/11/14 22:02:32 2 All That You Have Is Your Soul Tracy Chapman 05:16 Crossroa... Read more

Recipe: Shrimp Pho

Thu, 11/13/14

When life brings you cold weather, whip up some warm and comforting Shrimp Pho! This Southern rendition of the Vietnamese classic soup features fresh herbs and just the right amount of spiciness that'll heat up your cold days. Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Cookin' Magazine. Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for November, 2014

Thu, 11/13/14

In This Issue WWOZ Gives Thanks Behind the Curtain: 34 Years of WWOZ 90.7 Jazz & Heritage Center Opens December 12 Think Swamp Shop for the Holidays BOUDIN: The New Orleans Music Project Recent Videos from WWOZ Recipe: Sh... Read more

Interview with vocalist Sarah Peterson of Smoking Time Jazz Club

Wed, 11/12/14

Authored by: Carrie Hadler

New Orleans has a long and storied history of female musicians. One of the relatively recent additions to the city's current fantastic female jazz vocalist lineup, Sarah Peterson of the Smoking Time Jazz Club, sat down to chat about what it was like for her first coming to ... Read more

Doreen Ketchens, Three Songs at WWOZ

Wed, 11/12/14

Authored by: David Stafford

"Queen Clarinet" Doreen Ketchens, Lawrence Ketchens and Paul Kemnitz perform a 20+ minute set of three songs at WWOZ during the Fall 2014 Membership Drive. The songs are: "This Train" "The House of the Rising Sun" - starts at 5:18 "Cabaret" - starts at 14:36 This set was ... Read more

Mia Borders, "Cry Me a River"

Tue, 11/11/14

Authored by: David Stafford

Mia Borders, pictured above in the WWOZ studio last week as part of our Fall Membership Drive, reinvents Justin Timberlake's 2002 song "Cry Me a River." This is the first installment of her "15 Week Challenge, Part II": every Friday, she'll post a new video of her take on a... Read more

Bobby Rush, "Hoochie Koochie" Medley

Mon, 11/10/14

Authored by: David Stafford

As Bobby Rush mentions in the opening of the video below, today (Novemember 10, 2014) is his 81st birthday. The video was recorded in HD with broadcast quality audio by WWOZ at the 2014 Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. Read more

Barbara Lynn, "You'll Lose a Good Thing"

Thu, 11/06/14

Authored by: David Stafford

Left-handed R&B guitarist Barbara Lynn recorded this song, her first, at Cosimo Matassa's French Quarter studio in 1962 with session musicians including one Mac Rebennack. It went to #1 on the R&B charts and hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Read more

WWOZ Listener Love

Thu, 11/06/14

Authored by: David Stafford

Our Fall Pledge Party is under way, so it's time to show your love for WWOZ! If you need a reason to pledge, check out some of the reasons offered by our listeners below: I love listening to WWOZ because it plays real music and the dj's are real people with ideas and thou... Read more

The Dew Drop Social & Benevolent HAll on WWNO

Wed, 11/05/14

Authored by: Big D

Here is story prepared by WWNO on The Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Hal's music performances http://wwno.org/post/mandeville-night-air-filled-music-historic-dew-drop-jazz-hall#.VFji_YUTggg.facebook Read more

Sign up now

Listen Now

WWOZ Latest