Fair Grounds Race Course
Upcoming Shows
WWOZ will again be at the Fairgrounds every day of the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, bringing you the sounds of the fest from various stages.
Here's our live broadcast plan. It's subject to change, pretty much right up to air time. We'll also be adding more acts, once we obtain artist releases.
Friday, April 28
11:15a - NOON Jazz Tent
David L. Harris
12:25 - 1:20p Jazz Tent
John Mahoney Big Band
1:40 - 2:35p Blues Tent
Joe Krown Trio featuring Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Russell Batiste, Jr.
4:25 - 5:40p Jazz Tent
The Joey Alexander Trio
6:00 - 7:00p Jazz Tent
Astral Project
Saturday, April 29
11:10 - 11:50a Blues Tent
Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders
1:10 - 2:20p Blues Tent
Kenny Neal and the Baton Rouge Blues Revue
2:40 - 3:50p Jazz Tent
The Pedrito Martinez Group
4:15 - 5:35p Jazz Tent
The Jazz Epistles featuring Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya with very special guest Terence Blanchard
Sunday, April 30
12:15 - 1:10p Jazz Tent
Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson Quartet
1:20 - 2:15p Blues Tent
Lil’ Buck Sinegal Blues Band with special guest Barbara Lynn
2:40 - 3:30p Blues Tent
Luther Kent & Trickbag
4:00 - 5:00p Jazz Tent
John Boutté
Thurday, May 4
12:30 - 1:20p Jazz Tent
Quiana Lynell and the Lush Life Band
2:55 - 3:45p Economy Hall Tent
Charlie Gabriel & Friends
4:25 - 5:30p Jazz Tent
Torkestra: The Great American Songbook featuring Germaine Bazzle, Kermit Ruffins, Clint Johnson and more
5:50 - 6:45p Economy Hall Tent
Doyle Cooper Jazz Band
Friday, May 5
11:30a - 12:20p Blues Tent
Luther Kent & Trick Bag (playback from 4/30)
1-2p Jazz Tent
John Boutte (playback from 4/30)
2:45-3:45p Blues Tent
Davell Crawford & One Foot In The Blues
4:10 - 5:10p Blues Tent
William Bell
5:40 - 7:00p Blues Tent
Rhiannon Giddens
Saturday, May 6
12:15 - 1:00p Blues Tent
Glen David Andrews Band
1:15 - 2:30p Economy Hall
Charlie Gabriel & Friends (playback from 5/4)
2:35 - 3:35p Blues Tent
A Tribute to Buckwheat Zydeco featuring Nathan Williams, C.J. Chenier, Corey Ledet and the Ils Sont Partis Band
4:05 - 5:10p Jazz Tent
Kenny Baron Trio
5:40 - 7:00p Jazz Tent
SFJAZZ Collective Plays the Music of Miles Davis
Sunday, May 7
11:15 - 11:45a Blues Tent
Daymé Arocena of Cuba
12:20 - 1:10p Jazz Tent
Khari Allen & the New Creative Collective
1:30 - 2:30 Economy Hall Tent
Doreen Ketchens (playback from 5/5)
2:40 - 3:40p Jazz Tent
Jamison Ross
3:45 - 4:55p Blues Tent
Tab Benoit
5 - 5:45p Jazz Tent
David L. Harris (playback from 4/28)
6 - 7p Jazz Tent
Stanton Moore (playback from 5/6)