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Recipe: Turkey Wing Gumbo

Fri, 04/15/16

If you like the Pheasant, Quail and Andouille Gumbothat Prejean's sells at Jazz Fest, you'll like this dark roux-based gumbo. A couple of non-traditional techniques (browning the sausage and using freshly ground chile powder) give extra depth of flavor. Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for April, 2016

Fri, 04/15/16

In This Issue New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 22 - May 1 WWOZ Piano Night, April 25 Live Broadcast: Bootleg Duo, April 27 Livewire Music Calendar Owns the Night during Jazz Fest Meet the Staff: Jorge Fuentes, WWOZ's Operations Dir... Read more

Sonny Landreth at WWOZ

Thu, 04/14/16

Authored by: David Stafford

Sonny Landreth performs and talks with WWOZ's Black Mold on January 22, 2016. Sonny Landreth at WWOZ from WWOZ New Orleans on Vimeo. Read more

Holy Cross College Fresh Food Fest This Friday

Wed, 04/13/16

Authored by: Mark LaMaire

University of Holy Cross hosts its Fresh Food Festival this Friday from 1-4pm. Hot food vendors from around the city as well as local produce vendors will be selling their goods. LASPCA will also be present with their dog adoption program. Visit this beautiful West Bank ... Read more

Piano Night artist feature: Henry Butler

Mon, 04/11/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

"...Henry Butler is arguably the greatest living proponent of the classic New Orleans piano tradition, playing an amalgam of boogie-woogie, jazz, blues and classical in the lineage of Professor Longhair, James Booker, Tuts Washington, Allen Toussaint and countless other emp... Read more

Photo highlights from French Quarter Fest

Sat, 04/09/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

It's a picture perfect year for weather at French Quarter Fest! The crowds are out for the live, local music on 23 stages throughout the French Quarter and riverfront. Here's some photo highlights from this year's festival. If you can't make it there in person, we're broadc... Read more

Baton Rouge Road Trip

Sat, 04/09/16

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5 things to know for 4/8

Fri, 04/08/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

'5 things to know' is a weekly feature highlighting different parts of the WWOZ world that you may have missed this week, including unique WWOZ programming and video, plus New Orleans events, artists, releases, places, features, and more. For the week ending April 8, 2016: ... Read more

Films at French Quarter Fest

Thu, 04/07/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Le Petit will host the Film Festival portion of French Quarter Festival again this year with another stellar lineup of films that are free and open to the public. The Theatre is located at 616 St. Peter. Full schedule with film synopses: Friday, April 8 11a A Tribute To T... Read more

WWOZ Announces New Chief Operating Officer

Wed, 04/06/16

Authored by: WWOZ Board

Press release:WWOZ welcomes an important new member to its management team: Arthur Cohen, who will serve as the station’s Chief Operating Officer. Arthur has 38 years’ experience in public radio, having most recently served eight years as president of the Public Radio Progr... Read more

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