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.
1) May the luck of the Irish be with us all this weekend as Louisiana's Irish
population gears up for St. Patrick's Day and associated revelry. Lafayette
is hosting the Celtic Bayou Fest on Friday and Saturday. In New Orleans, The
Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade will...
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Congo Square Rhythms Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Foundation, returns to Armstrong Park March 18-19, 2017. This is the 10th
annual presentation of this deeply meaningful and vibrant (and free!)
festival that celebrates the many traditions that trac...
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Congo Square Rhythms Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Foundation, returns to Armstrong Park March 18-19, 2017. This is the 10th
annual presentation of this deeply meaningful and vibrant (and free!)
festival that celebrates the many traditions that trac...
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Traditional jazz band, Smoking Time Jazz Club, are back with something to get
you off your seat and stomping your feet with their newest album Ain’t We
Fortunate! Released on February 8, Ain’t We Fortunate serves as another
example of Smoking Time’s commitment to “revive an...
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We are happy to announce the musicians featured on the Spring 2017 WWOZ
Compilation CD, Back in the House.
Recorded entirely during our two 2016 pledge drives, and featuring artists
like Herlin Riley, Khris Royal, and Irma Thomas playing with Flow
Tribe, these tracks are s...
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New Orleans might be changing beat from the purple, gold, and green of Mardi
Gras to forty shades of green for St. Patrick’s Day, but on Friday March
10, 2017, and Saturday March 11, 2017, the celebrations of all things Irish
will kick off in Acadiana as the city of Lafa...
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