The Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival returns Thursday, January 12 to Sunday, January 15. This annual festival is held each January in honor of the late Danny Barker's birthday on the 13th. WWOZ will be broadcasting and video streaming live from the opening night of the... Read more

January 6 is Twelfth Night, marking the official start of Carnival season in New Orleans! This is an important night for the Mardi Gras Indians and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles will be hitting the stage at the Blue Nile to celebrate. We will be broadcasting ... Read more

Listen in Thursday night to WWOZ Jam Session Revisited, 3 hours of live music from the 'OZ studios hosted by Freddie Blue & Big D. Scheduled performers include Dr. Michael Torregano, Sr., Calvin Johnson, Albinas Prizgintas, Keith Porteous, One Love Brass Band, Folk Blues Ex... Read more

Big Chief Juan Pardo will join us in the studio with his Voices of A Nation project on Thursday, December 15 during the New Orleans Music Show with host Bill Taylor. Listen in or watch the live video stream. Read more

Watch or listen live We're pleased to welcome the Loyola Jazz Band into our studio on Thursday, December 8 at 5p during Jazz From the French Market. The students in the Jazz Studies program at Loyola's College of Music's performance will be facilitated by Loyola faculty me... Read more

WWOZ is pleased to welcome students from the Marion Abramson High School Brass Band for our next episode of Cuttin' Class on Wednesday, November 16! Band director Johnnie Van Buren came to Abramson from Menard Nelson where his middle school students won the 2016 'Class Got ... Read more

The Jack Brass Band was formed in 1999 in Minnesota's Twin Cities.  Based on the traditions of New Orleans' brass bands, they are the ambassadors to the Crescent City's rich musical history. The day after they perform at WWOZ, they'll be appearing onstage at the Treme Creol... Read more

Listen in as Big D welcomes Tommy Castro & the Painkillers onto his afternoon blues show, Sittin' At The Crossroads. You'll also be able to watch the live video stream on our website. From the band's website: “My main objective when making a new album,” says Castro, “is t... Read more

​Helen Gillet +1 with special guest Mark Sutherland  live from Three Keys at Ace Hotel New Orleans on Wednesday, November 2nd at 9pm CST Helen Gillet is an experimental cello dreamweaver from Belgium and rooted in New Orleans here to serenade you into the night. Her etherea... Read more

Some of New Orleans best will be in to play a few songs each and show their support of WWOZ during our Fall 2016 Pledge Drive! Listen live or watch our video stream straight from the studio. Scheduled performers include Chocolate Milk, Corey Henry's Treme Funktet, Khris Ro... Read more