In the JANUARY 2024 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
Report to the Community for 2023 | 2024 Brass Pass: Get Yours Before They're Gone | WWOZ Show Hosts Favorite Recordings of 2023 | WWOZ's 2023 in Photos | Mardi Gras on WWOZ | 2024 Jazz & Heritage Concert Series | Volunteer Profile: Leslie Cooper | Recipe: Chile Colorado | Quick Links
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Report to the Community for 2023A Message from WWOZ General Manager Beth Arroyo Utterback: I am incredibly proud to share with you WWOZ's brand new Report to the Community for 2023! I think you'll agree--this is a WOW! Many thanks to our amazing award-winning staff, show hosts, board, musicians, volunteers, culture bearers and supporters like you! I hope you will share this with your circle- family, friends and colleagues who love (or who should know more about) WWOZ. Thank you for being a true Guardian of the Groove! Best, Beth |
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2024 Brass Pass: Get Yours Before They're GoneWe've sold most of our allotment for Jazz Fest 2024, but we still have a few WWOZ Brass Passes available with early-bird pricing! A Brass Pass is your ticket to all eight days of the festival and allows unlimited access to the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, a source of fresh fruit, iced coffee, seating, WiFi, and restrooms. Your Brass Pass also allows same day re-entry for every day except May 2 which has been designated a special day because of The Rolling Stones. |
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WWOZ Show Hosts Favorite Recordings of 20232023 was a terrific year for new music! Our show hosts, whose musical knowledge, taste, and passion are unmatched, have made lists of their favorite recordings of the year. Before we get too far into 2024, take a minute and let some authentic music lovers help you catch up on amazing music that you might have missed. |
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WWOZ's 2023 in Photos2023 was a big year! Check out WWOZ's "2023 in Photos" gallery, which captures all the music, culture, festivals, and fun. Big thanks to all the volunteer photographers whose work is represented in this amazing set. |
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Mardi Gras on WWOZKrewe du Vieux happens next weekend (January 27), so you know Carnival in New Orleans is about to hit high gear! Can't make it to the parades, or can't make it to the Crescent City? We've got you covered. During the last week of Carnival, right up to Mardi Gras Day on February 13, our show hosts will be breaking format as they see fit in order to bring you the soundtrack to Mardi Gras, as only WWOZ can. And check out our Mardi Gras parade schedule! |
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2024 Jazz & Heritage Concert SeriesThe January installment of the 2024 Jazz & Heritage Concert Series wraps up this weekend, with James Singleton Malabar on Friday, January 19 and Roland Guerin on Saturday, January 20. The shows happen at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. Tickets are $10 and you can get them here . If you missed the earlier shows in the Concert Series, which included Gladney, Stephen Lands, the Jasen Weaver Sextet, and Christien Bold, see them on WWOZ's Facebook page and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's YouTube channel. |
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Volunteer Profile: Leslie CooperLeslie Cooper, host of our Tuesday morning Traditional Jazz show, just celebrated her 10th anniversary on the air. Leslie’s journey began in Mississippi where she grew up in a musical family. For many years she worked as a nurse, during which time she relocated to New Orleans with her husband and children. Leslie started as a volunteer at WWOZ in 2011, and before long she was recording spots and serving as a substitute show host, which led to her own Trad Jazz show. Leslie is also a founding leader of the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp, a program that brings adults, young and old, to the city to play and learn with each other and with local musicians. And, Leslie and her son, trumpeter Doyle Cooper, work to provide instruments to students in New Orleans schools through Pass It On NOLA. Click through to read about the album Leslie's recording and lots more! |
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Recipe: Chile ColoradoHere's a recipe with a tangled Tex-Mex history, deriving from the legendary chili queens of San Antonio, who sold it by the bowl at El Mercado in the 1880s. A more complete name would be "Carne con Chile Colorado," but we're refraining from anything that smacks of "Chile con carne", a term appropriated by the manufacturers of canned chili. |
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