WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
On this week's New Orleans All the Way Live tune in for two sets of Luther Kent & Trick Bag recorded at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival. We also visit with Frank Brigtsen of Brigtsen’s Restaurant in the Riverbend to begin our three part series exploring Reveillon Menus...
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Last year we reported to you from Joseph S. Clark High School in the Treme,
which was in the process of shifting management to the Firstline Schools
charter group. We returned a year later to check in see how Clark - known for
its musical alumni - is doing.
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On Saturday, December 1, you won't want to miss a very special edition of the
Soul Power show (8:00-10:00 p.m.) featuring my guest co-host Thomas Sayers
Ellis, who will give you the real deal about the D.C. go-go sound that I love
so much and have shared with you for years....
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Tune in this week for an hour of the Rob Wagner Trio, recorded live at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro. We also stop by Morning Call to celebrate their new coffee shop in City Park. And for those who need a second cup of coffee, don’t despair, as we visit the Neutral Ground Coffeeho...
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At 'OZ, we think music education is vitally important to our community, so we're giving a shout out to the Heritage School of Music, which provides free, weekly instruction to teenagers from throughout the New Orleans region. Students who have passed through the Heritage Schoo...
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Who listens to my Saturday midnight radio show that originates from the
French Quarter?
People who are not your typical Volvo drivin', latte' and tofu feastin,'
overly-earnest public radio listeners. Nope, not to a show that features;
"music you've never heard by musici...
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On today’s program, we start off with the voice and piano playing of New Orleans native Matt Lemmler, followed by the hot jazz harmonies of the Pfister Sisters, a band that carries on the tradition of the Boswell sisters. Later on, we’ll meet up with Trixie Minx, a Burlesque d...
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