Attendance at Southern Decadence, held over Labor Day weekend, broke records
with over 210,000 attendees celebrating pride, life, and love in the French
Quarter. WWOZ was on hand to capture some highlights from the festive
scene.
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Show host Maryse Dejean was pleased to welcome Bamboula 2000 onto the Monday
edition of Jazz From The French Market yesterday. Check out their
performance below.
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The New Orleans Film Fest is back and bigger than ever. Its 28th incarnation
will run from Wednesday, October 11 to Thursday, October 19. The festival
will again feature many films by local filmmakers and films that are
especially of local interest, plus a few with music as...
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The Young Leadership Council of New Orleans just wrapped up another jamming
Wednesday at the Square season. WWOZ was on hand at Lafayette Square on a
Wednesday in late March to broadcast and video stream from the weekly
concert.
Check out Marc Broussard performing 'Lucky' ...
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WWOZ takes a look at the long history of Latinos in New Orleans, including
the original "Spanish Quarter," exploited laborers who rebuilt the city after
Katrina, and music by those who live in the city today.
For more from this rich culture, tune in to our Latin music shows...
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The Treme/7th Ward Fest will be in full swing for this Memorial Day weekend!
In honor of two of our most vibrant neighborhoods, here's the 6th Ward's own
James Andrews and his band performing the Treme song live at WWOZ last year.
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The great free concert series, Wednesday at the Square, run by Young
Leadership Council New Orleans at Lafayette Square, is coming to an end of
its spring 2017 season. WWOZ was there to broadcast and video stream live
from the event on March 29, 2017 with performances from ...
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Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, 69, is one of the last blues musicians known for what is
labeled "the Bentonia sound" made most famous by Skip James. He is also the
proprietor of one of the oldest juke joints in Mississippi, the Blue Front in
Bentonia (population 440). In the mid-2000...
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We're coming to you all weekend long from Jazz Fest 2017, Thursday through
Sunday! WWOZ is planning to bring you over a dozen acts from the second
weekend of Jazz Fest 2017, including sets from Quiana Lynell & the Lush Life
Band (12:30-1:20p Thursday), Doyle Cooper Jazz Ban...
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We're coming to you all weekend long from Jazz Fest 2017! Getcha some New
Orleans rhythm & blues with this one-- here's a preview of one of our
scheduled broadcasts for Saturday, April 29 from Brother Tyrone & the
Mindbenders.
WWOZ was on hand to capture Brother Tyrone's p...
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