The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, established in 2006, continues New Orleans’ historic role in making the blues and R&B among the most influential sounds in the world. The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival presents many of the top performers from southern Louisiana a... Read more

You are invited to be part of a very special WWOZ celebration on Friday around 11am CT as the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, will be the very first artist to perform LIVE on WWOZ from our new state-of-the-art Gia Maione Prima performance studio. Tune in at 90.7 FM ... Read more

The Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, celebrates the rich musical traditions of southwest Louisiana. This year, the Foundation is featuring Louisiana’s indigenous sounds both outdoors and indoors at the George and Joyc... Read more

The Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, celebrates the rich musical traditions of southwest Louisiana. This year, the Foundation is featuring Louisiana’s indigenous sounds both outdoors and indoors at the George and Joyc... Read more

Happy birthday, Bob Dylan!!! In early 1989, Dylan recorded his album "Oh Mercy" in New Orleans with producer Daniel Lanois -- and he became a WWOZ fan. From his autobiography, Chronicles, Vol. 1: "At the house on Audubon Place the radio was always on in the kitchen and al... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ to hear the sounds from all eight days of Jazz Fest 2024! Listen locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere in the world at this link. Broadcast schedule for Sunday, May 5 (subject to change): 11:15am-12pm The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas from the Gospel Tent (record... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ to hear the sounds from all eight days of Jazz Fest 2024! Listen locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere in the world at this link. Broadcast schedule for Saturday, May 4 (subject to change): 11:15am-12:05pm Betty Shirley from WWOZ Jazz Tent (pre-recorded) 12:25... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ to hear the sounds from all eight days of Jazz Fest 2024! Listen locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere in the world at this link. Broadcast schedule for Friday, May 3 (subject to change): 11:15am-12pm Joe Lastie's New Orleans Sound from the Economy Hall Tent ... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ to hear the sounds from all eight days of Jazz Fest 2024! Listen locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere in the world at this link. Broadcast schedule for Thursday, May 2 (subject to change): 11:15am-12pm Jason Marsalis from the WWOZ Jazz Tent (recorded Saturday... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ to hear the sounds from all eight days of Jazz Fest 2024! Listen locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere in the world at this link. Broadcast schedule for Sunday, April 28 (subject to change): Leyla McCalla from the Fais Do-Do Stage Gerald French & the Original ... Read more