WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
Michael Miller, the lead singer and songwriter of the band Blue Stew died
April 8, 2008, in Ventura, California. He was 56.
A touring musician since the 1970's, Miller performed with Big Joe Turner,
Joe Houston, and the Drifters, among many others.
Blue Stew released fou...
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The Bayou Boogaloo is a free admission music and visual arts festival held in
the heart of New Orleans on the banks of Bayou St. John. The Bayou Boogaloo
was founded in 2006 to restore the social fabric of Mid-City and the
surrounding neighborhoods in the wake of hurricane ...
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For WWOZ, the awards and accolades have been wonderful and inspire us to get
better and better. Here are some of the latest.
2023
Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Prestige Awards
--Best Use of Digital Media
The Press Club of New Orleans'Annual Excellence in Journali...
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Dear Listener,
It used to be that after the first weekend in May, everyone at WWOZ would
fall directly into estivation mode — another way of saying that, after our
10-day frenzy of Jazz Festivities, we would crash and burn as the city
quietly went about the business of put...
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If you like the recipe, then check out Louisiana Cookin' magazine. Subscribe
with the promotion code wwoz2010, and they'll donate $5 to WWOZ.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 cup may...
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Here's a sampling of some of the June festivals in Louisiana.
Back to the Beach Festival
The Back to the Beach Festival is a popular one held from May 30 - June 1,
in Kenner, at the lake at the end of Williams Boulevard. Besides good local
music, there is also a car sho...
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Affordable, safe, healthy food. That's what the New Orleans Food Co-Op wants
to bring to the corner of St. Roch and St. Claude Avenues. And they want you
to help.
Music in this piece is by The Rebirth Brass Band and The Schatzy Band.
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It takes an army of volunteers, staff and experts to produce the WWOZ
broadcast, man the hospitality tent, produce Piano Night and create our live
internet coverage. There are many to thank and though we’ve done our best,
we’re sure we’ve missed some of the valuable contrib...
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With all the work and attention to the Jazz Fest, WWOZ’s big fundraiser,
Piano Night, sometimes fades away too quickly. We were at the House of Blues
for the whole evening last Monday, and we even got backstage to shoot some
video with some of the production team and the mu...
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For the last ten years, The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic has been providing
ongoing medical and mental health care to some of our city's greatest assets:
our musicians.
Features music by Jo Cool Davis, Astral Project, The Soul Rebels, Roselyn &
David, and The Rebirth Bra...
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