WWOZ's Jazz Festing in Place - April 22 - 25 & April 29 - May 2!

With New Orleans’ Jazz & Heritage Festival not scheduled until October 2021, New Orleans non-profit radio station WWOZ will again air its Jazz Festing In Place marathon in lieu of the annual event. The special radio broadcasts scheduled for April 22nd-25th and April 29th-May 2nd feature rare and memorable Jazz Fest performances from years past which will air between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT (9 a.m. and 5 p.m. L.A. time) each day. Produced in partnership with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the daily broadcasts will also feature interview segments that highlight the food, crafts, and cultural heritage of the Louisiana city as fans patiently await the festival’s return later this year. Fans will be able to tune in by streaming the audio for free at the WWOZ website or via its terrestrial radio channel 90.7 FM. Check out the Cubes (broadcast schedule) by clicking here.

Select archive performances to air during the back-to-back weekends include Ella Fitzgerald with Stevie Wonder (1977), The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1970), Tank & The Bangas (2017), Galactic (2014), Widespread Panic feat. Dirty Dozen Brass Band (2001), The Allman Brothers Band (2010), Carole King(1992), Dr. John (2000), Neville Brothers (2003), and more.

So, sit back, close your eyes, and lose yourself in some of the best music on the planet! Happy Jazz Festing in Place!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

The Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival - 3/12-13/2021

The Samantha Fish Cigar Box Guitar Festival in 2021 goes virtual, promising to provide unforgettable performances by legendary performers. Don’t miss it!

Mardi Gras for All Y'all! A Virtual Celebration! 2/12, 13 & 14, 2021

Mardi Gras for All Y’all is a 3-day event featuring iconic artists, chefs and personalities at famous New Orleans venues including Mardi Gras World, Antoine’s, Dookie Chase’s and more. The parades may be cancelled this year but the spirit of Mardi Gras will be in full swing as we celebrate Carnival and everything we love about it.

MUSIC
Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Gerald French New Orleans Original Tuxedo Jazz Band • The New Orleans Jazz Vipers • Doyle Cooper Jazz Band • Sam Price and the True Believers • Cha Wa • The New Orleans Suspects • Batiste Fathers and Sons • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Leo Nochintelli and George Porter, Jr. (The Meters) • The Andrews Family • Al “Carnival Time” Johnson • Herlin Riley • Marine Forces Reserve Band • Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra • St. Augustine Drumline • Dr. Sick and the Late Greats • George Porter, Jr.

LOUISIANA ICONS
Emeril Lagasse • Hoda Kotb • Bryan Batt • Walter Isaacson • Ashton Ramsey • Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews • Archie Manning • James Carville • Marcus Spears

CHEFS
Chef Amy Sins • Chef Toya Boudy • Zak Miller

PERFORMANCES BY
Krewe of Rolling Elvi • Muff-a-Lottas • Crescent City Fae • Saintsations • 610 Stompers

Watch live at 8 pm February 12, 13, and 14 on YouTube, NOLA.com, or Facebook Live.

Happy 87th Anniversary, Pat O'Brien's!

Pat O’Brien ran a speakeasy in New Orleans’ French Quarter, until the repeal of Prohibition, and officially opened the bar on December 3, 1933. Pat O’Brien’s became one of the most iconic nightclubs in the United States, partly by mixing plentiful rum with passion fruit and putting it in a glass shaped like a hurricane lamp, and by originating the popular form of dueling piano entertainment where the audience dictates the show. No visit to New Orleans is complete without a visit to Pat O’Brien’s!

Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival - Festing In Place, 10/16-18/2020

We can't gather for a live festival this year, but we can still celebrate 15 years of the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival- virtually!  The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is bringing you three days of incredible music, food and crafts just as we always have.  We’ll revisit some of the most popular performances from past Blues Fests and we’ll even see some new performances from Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Little Freddie King!   And we’re doing this while raising money for a very worthy cause: the Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund – a fund that was created to support the Louisiana music community as we all do our part to bring live music events back!   There's two ways you can watch or listen October 16-18:  Community radio station WWOZ 90.7 FM will broadcast Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival live from Lafayette Square – over the air and in streaming audio at www.wwoz.org.  You can also catch the live stream via our Facebook and Youtube channel!