Jazz Fest and WWOZ's shared history goes back almost to the founding of the station. Find out more about the many ways WWOZ and the festival are intertwined, from our live broadcast from everyday of the festival to the WWOZ Jazz Tent, Brass Passes, and beyond. Read more

Louis Armstrong's contributions to New Orleans have been acknowledged many times over the decades at Jazz Fest, but never so profoundly as in 2001, when Jazz Fest celebrated his 100th birthday. Read more

Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee has been one of WWOZ's volunteer photographers at Jazz Fest since 2012. In a few short years, he's made himself well-known in the New Orleans photography community and with our online audience. Find out what catches his eye at the Fair Grounds and see a... Read more

WWOZ show host Johnny Woodstock rocks some original glasses at Jazz Fest 2014. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 pa... Read more

Jimmy Buffett and Allen Toussaint onstage at Jazz Fest 2014. Photo by Leon Morris. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see th... Read more

Original Pinettes Brass Band parade at Jazz Fest 2014. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see... Read more

Storyville Stompers at Jazz Fest 2014. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus more ... Read more

Alison Fensterstock interviews Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage at Jazz Fest 2014. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with o... Read more

Stage 4 at the New Orleans Jazz Fest & Louisiana Heritage Fair in 1973. Photo by John Messina, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your... Read more

She's into it! Audience at the Fairgrounds in 1973, the second year Jazz Fest was held at the Fairgrounds. Photo by John Messina, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of ... Read more