Oscar Rossignoli joined host T.R. Johnson Jazz From Jax on Tuesday, September 9! Check out the full performance below: Read more

It was a fantastic weekend celebrating Louis Armstrong at the 2025 Satchmo SummerFest, held in and around the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Our photo team was there to capture the scene, and WWOZ welcomed three of this year's performers to our studio in the week leading up to th... Read more

Congratulations to all of the 2025 Grammy Award nominees, especially those from Louisiana and the Gulf Coast!  Jon Batiste's documentary American Symphony earned nominations in two categories, Best Music Film and a song featured in the film by Batiste and Dan Wilson for Be... Read more

Satchmo SummerFest was back in full force this summer with two robust days of performances and special events in honor of Louis Armstrong. This annual festival, founded in 2001, takes place the week of Armstrong's birthday (August 4). WWOZ volunteer photographers Michele Go... Read more

Jewel Brown was a featured singer with Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars from 1961-1968. Today, at 84 years old, she returns to New Orleans to appear at Satchmo SummerFest. On August 4, she called in to the Traditional Jazz Show from her home in Houston to chat with host Sall... Read more

Here's John Boutté, featuring special guests Tanya Boutté & Arséne DeLay, performing live at the George and Joyce Wein New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on March 25, 2022. Read more

Here's Tuba Skinny performing live at the George and Joyce Wein New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on June 25, 2022. This performance was part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's summer concert series.  Read more

Tune in to WWOZ today as we celebrate the 90th birthday of the divine jazz singer and educator Germaine Bazzle! Expect to hear salutes throughout the day from our show hosts (including a few surprises along the way). At 5pm CT, show host Maryse Dejean will share rare record... Read more

While New Orleans was in the streets celebrating Mardi Gras 2022, Doreen Ketchens and her family were lighting up the stage with Cleto & the Cletones on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Check out some of the footage that didn't make it to the air below, via Doreen's YouTube channel.  Read more

It's been a beautiful spring for outdoor music in New Orleans! Here's Tuba Skinny performing outside The Tigermen Den in the Bywater on April 25, 2021. See more from WWOZ video on our YouTube channel! Read more