Rosie Ledet. By Leon Morris With two stages, a huge crafts fair and great food, the Cajun-Zydeco Fest is a dance-happy celebration of the rockin' music of southwest Louisiana. With misters, crafts, musicians young and old, and now an interview stage inside the U.S. Mint, it... Read more

Fredy Omar Con Su Banda will be performing at Bay Bridgefest 2012. Photo by Hunter King Festival Lineup 4:00 - 5:15 Roddie Romero & Hub City All Stars 5:45 - 7:00 Fredy Omar con su Banda   Come on out to Bay St. Louis with WWOZ to enjoy a day of ... Read more

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the incomparable Patti Austin in an intimate evening of song on Friday, May 18, in the Lupin Theater at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. All proceeds benefit the Heritage School of Music. A Grammy Award winner... Read more

For all our Mid-City buddies, and all of our friend who become Mid-Citizens during the weekend of Bayou Boogaloo, get on your dancing shoes! We'll be out at the bayou broadcasting live, so check back as we continue to add performers to the lineup! SATURDAY, MAY 19 ... Read more

The Jazz Foundation of America presents its annual "A Great Night in Harlem" gala concert to benefit our Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund. This evening will raise money to assist countless elder jazz and blues musicians in crisis across the country, artists who have spent thei... Read more

Two shows at 8PM & 10PM. ABOUT TERENCE BLANCHARD Terence Blanchard is a three-time Grammy award winning trumpet player and composer. With more than 29 albums to his credit, he has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score masters of ... Read more

ABOUT IKE STUBBLEFIELD Hammond B3 virtuoso Ike Stubblefield is a music industry legend. He cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Stevie Wonder and Rare Earth. He lent his soulful R&B style to Al Green, Ike & Ti... Read more

WWOZ will be out at Jazz Fest, broadcasting live! We'll be letting you do some Festing vicariously through us so keep your dial set on 90.7 fm (or wwoz.org!) throughout Jazz Fest! Stay tuned as we continue to update our list of performers! Jazz Fest 2012 Live Broadcast Sche... Read more

The inaugural International Jazz Day will be celebrated by millions worldwide on Monday, April 30, and will begin with an all-star sunrise concert at 7am in New Orleans’ Congo Square, the birthplace of jazz. A number of jazz luminaries along with Hancock, including Terence B... Read more

Tune in on March 31st for live performances by Irma Thomas, Little Freddie King and Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns at HBO's gala event My Darlin' New Orleans, featuring cast members from Treme, an auction and lots of great music and food. Want to attend? Read more for ... Read more