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NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc held a coronation reception and ceremony at the historic Degas House on December 15. The krewe, which

For WWOZ, the awards and accolades have been wonderful and inspire us to get better and better. Here are some of the latest.

Until a few weeks ago, the whole virtual reality thing never appealed to me. As much as I’m a creative who loves to daydream, I’m a realist at heart and

This weekend would have been the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but the 2021 fest was cancelled due to the coronavirus delta variant spreading across Louisiana.

By popular demand, Jazz Festing In Place returns to WWOZ this fall for two four-day weekends -- October 7-10 and October 14-17, 2021! Tune in as we partner with the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to share rare and historic sets from Jazz Fest's past on what would have been the fall weekends of the festival. It's time to put on your festival gear, turn up WWOZ, and set up your October Jazz Festing in Place outpost in your backyard, or on your balcony, or in y...

By popular demand, Jazz Festing In Place returns to WWOZ this fall for two four-day weekends -- October 7-10 and October 14-17, 2021! Tune in as we partner with the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to share rare and historic sets from Jazz Fest's past on what would have been the fall weekends of the festival. It's time to put on your festival gear, turn up WWOZ, and set up your October Jazz Festing in Place outpost in your backyard, or on your balcony, or in y...

Fri, 04/23/21 Check out all these happy OZilians Jazz Festing In Place with us this week! People from 195 countries/territories tune in to WWOZ-- send us pics from your festing outpost and well add them to our Jazz Festing In Place online scrapbook. Remember to tell us where youre fro... Read more Thu, 04/15/21 WWOZ is bringing you the sounds of Jazz Fest April 22 through May 2. And weve also got the scoop on how you can get the taste of Jazz F...

Upcoming Shows Tune in to WWOZ April 22-25 and April 29-May 2 as we partner with the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to bring you "Jazz Festing In Place 2021," featuring rare and historic sets from Jazz Fests past, on the traditional spring weekends of the festival! In addition to the music, the broadcast will include interview segments highlighting the food, crafts, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana. We will also be sharing recipes for some of your favorite Jazz...

Upcoming Shows Tune in to WWOZ April 22-25 and April 29-May 2 as we partner with the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to bring you "Jazz Festing In Place 2021," featuring rare and historic sets from Jazz Fests past, on the traditional spring weekends of the festival! In addition to the music, the broadcast will include interview segments highlighting the food, crafts, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana. We will also be sharing recipes for some of your favorite Jazz...