Festing in Place

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WWOZ presents Jazz Festing in Place, 2020, an 8-day broadcast event, April 23-26 and April 30-May 3 from 11am-7pm, the same days and hours as the originally-scheduled Jazz Fest! The schedule includes over 100 archival Jazz Fest performances from and an awesome list of headliners: Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Trombone Shorty, Dr. John, The Radiators, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, and Allen Toussaint. Thanks to our sponsors for helping us make it happen.

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Crawfish Pie

Fri, 04/24/20

From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Crawfish Pie as prepared by John Whelan, Roxanne Enterprises, New Orleans. 1 1/2 lbs. cooked crawfish meat (8-10 lbs. live crawfis... Read more

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Crawfish Corn Maquechoux

Fri, 04/24/20

From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Crawfish Corn Maquechoux (an Indian Creole Dish From So. Louisiana) as prepared by: Leon Mayers and Billy Fava, Mayers Catering 4... Read more

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Hot Boudin (Boudin Blanc)

Fri, 04/24/20

From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Hot Boudin (Boudin Blanc) as prepared by Chick Fortner, The Hot Boudin Company, New Orleans 2 - 3 lbs. boneless pork 1/2: 2 lbs. ... Read more

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Jamaica Beef Patties (Meat Pies)

Fri, 04/24/20

From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Jamaica Beef Patties (Meat Pies) as pepared by David G. Mair, Quik Bite Meat Pies, Inc., New Orleans 2 lbs. minced beef ground wi... Read more

Jazz Fest 2020 Crafts

Thu, 04/23/20

Photos of the artwork from all of the artists who would've been showing in Contemporary Crafts, Louisiana Marketplace, and Congo Square African Marketplace this year, plus links to purchase from many of the artists! Read more

Hats of Jazz Fest

Sat, 04/25/20

Hats have reached a new level of personal expression and representation at Jazz Fest in recent years. WWOZ volunteer photographer Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee scours the crowd each year to look for the best ones. Check out some of the best he's spotted in recent years, below. Read more

Photo gallery: Festing In Place

Mon, 04/20/20

Submit your photo to festinginplace@wwoz.org to be featured in our gallery of OZilians all over the world getting their groove on to the sounds of Jazz Fest at home! Helping us stay together while we're apart. We wish we could be with you in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent at Jaz... Read more

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

Sat, 04/18/20

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... Read more

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

Sat, 04/18/20

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

Sat, 04/18/20

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