Jazz Fest

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Cubes for Jazz Festing In Place 2021

Thu, 04/08/21
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Jazz Festing In Place

Tue, 01/19/21
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 Fest's past, on the traditional spring weekends of the festival!... Read more

Get your own Jazz Fest-style sign to benefit the Music Relief Fund & WWOZ

Mon, 11/16/20
Jazz Fest sign writer Nan Parati is back at it, and this time for you! As all the festivals she does in a year have been cancelled due to COVID in 2020, she's making her hand-written sign services available for the general public! Nan has been Jazz Fest's sign writer since ... Read more

WWOZ honored with 9 nominations by Press Club of New Orleans for Excellence in Journalism

Fri, 09/25/20
We are proud to share that WWOZ has been honored with a record-breaking nine nominations by the Press Club of New Orleans for Excellence in Journalism! The nominations encompass media produced and published during the 2019 calendar year. Here are our nominations: Best Rad... Read more

Help support WWOZ with your very own sign by Nan Parati, the sign writer for Jazz Fest

Sat, 08/08/20
At the end of a Jazz Fest day back in 1986, I was out on the field (in what is now the Folk area) writing a stack of band signs for the next day's festival. Two men ambled up and stood, watching me write, though I was more interested in the fact that Aaron Neville was sitti... Read more

"Jazz Festing In Place" Cubes

Wed, 04/29/20
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Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Alligator Sauce Piquante

Fri, 04/24/20
From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Alligator Sauce Piquante, as prepared by: Joe Cahn, New Orleans School of Cooking. 1/2 lb. lard 2 lbs. alligator meat, defatted a... Read more

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Red Beans and Rice

Fri, 04/24/20
From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Red Beans and Rice as prepared by Judith Burks and Albert Sabi. 1 ham shank 2 lbs. red beans 2 medium onions, chopped 2 stalks cel... Read more

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Crawfish Pie

Fri, 04/24/20
From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Crawfish Pie as prepared by John Whelan, Roxanne Enterprises, New Orleans. 1 1/2 lbs. cooked crawfish meat (8-10 lbs. live crawfis... Read more

Classic Jazz Fest Recipe: Crawfish Corn Maquechoux

Fri, 04/24/20
From the first (1984) edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Cookbook by Lorraine Landry and Lee Barnes. Courtesy NOJ&HF Archive. Crawfish Corn Maquechoux (an Indian Creole Dish From So. Louisiana) as prepared by: Leon Mayers and Billy Fava, Mayers Catering 4... Read more

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