Join us as WWOZ presents the Smoke-Free Live Broadcast Series sponsored by LetsBeTotallyClear.Org from the Mother-In-Law Lounge on Thursday, March 25 at 8 p.m. This will be a special event celebrating Ernie and Antoinette K-Doe! The musical lineup will be nothing short o... Read more

Tabla master Badal Roy has been involved in the American jazz scene since he arrived in the late 1960s. He played and recorded with Miles Davis and John McLaughlin, as well as with other stars from Herbie Mann and Herbie Hancock to Ornette Coleman and Yoko Ono, helping crea... Read more

For more than 30 years, Big Daddy O has been playing in roadhouses and bars in the Delta area near the Louisiana/Mississippi border.  His approach to performing makes each song sound like his own, and everyone who has the pleasure of hearing him loves his big beautiful voic... Read more

Grammy-nominated guitarist and Louisiana Wetlands activist Tab Benoit has become one of the premiere roots guitarists and songwriters of Louisiana culture. Tab performs 250 nights a year, paying his dues as a road troubadour at large festivals and in small towns across Nort... Read more

Bassist Roland Guerin has performed with such greats as George Benson, Jimmy Scott, Frank Morgan, Vernel Fournier, and Gerry Mulligan and has recorded with other artists including Ellis Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, and Allen Toussaint. Guerin writes music for genres spanning... Read more

Dave Renson spent 10 years honing his chops with J.D. Hill and The Jammers and has appeared several times at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He also has been featured in the band of blues harmonica player Pat Ramsey. His new trio, Major Bacon, includes drummer Bil... Read more

Walter "Wolfman" Washington is a New Orleans living legend. His soulful guitar playing and low-down funky songs have been entertaining both local and international audiences for a long time. Walter started his career off as a teenager in the 1950's by backing vocalist Lee... Read more

One of New Orleans' favorite singer/songwriters, Theresa Andersson has been gaining exposure and continuing to build momentum on the national and international scenes with appearances on Conan O'Brien and festivals all over the world.  Her violin playing and multi-faceted m... Read more

When trombonist Rick Trolsen went to Rio de Janeiro in 2001 to perform as a member of the New Orleans Nightcrawlers brass band he fell in love. His complete infatuation with choro music and the works of composer Pixinguinha eventually led to the recording of this album in R... Read more