These Tuba Skinny videos, in which the band makes New Orleans music in the Land Down Under and South of the Border, are definitely worth a look.... First up, an awesome 6-song set, beautifully produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National in their Sydn... Read more

This week’s program is part 2 of a 3 part series, celebrating 4 years of “New Orleans All the Way Live.” What do red beans and rice have in common with laundry? Tee Eva explains this odd but sensible tradition, while Snooks sings about it. We talk with the folks at Inglew... Read more

Last month, the GRAMMYs launched ReImagined, "a new Web series melding the legacy of the GRAMMYs with the present and future. This interview- and performance-based series highlights contemporary artists revealing on how they were personally influenced by past GRAMMY-winning... Read more

(Reporting from Johannesburg). Here is a quick rundown on what's happened at Standard Bank's Joy of Jazz Festival so far.  The official press conference was held Wednesday evening in a posh hotel in Johannesburg, with the mayor and other delegates of the city.  Some of the ... Read more

This week’s program is part 1 of a 3 part series, celebrating 4 years of “New Orleans All the Way Live” with live music recorded at festivals, in clubs and a house party in the Musician’s Village. Read more

In the video below, from the film Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960), the great Mahalia Jackson delivers a rousing, crowd-pleasing rendition of "Didn't It Rain". Though it was relased in 1960, the film was actually recorded in 1958, at the Neport Jazz Festival. According to the ... Read more

This week’s program is part 1 of a 3 part series, celebrating 4 years of “New Orleans All the Way Live” with live music recorded at festivals, in clubs and a house party in the Musician’s Village. The featured musicians on this week's anniversary episode include Paul San... Read more

Last year, WWOZ visited Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Standard Bank JOY OF JAZZ Festival.  We were invited again to celebrate the 15th year of the festival, and we are going to be in good company, since several New Orleans culture standard-bearers are included in... Read more

Though this song is perhaps best known from HBO's Treme (Season 1, Episode 4; see that version here), the rendition below may be, to quote from a comment on its YouTube page, the "Best. Version. Ever." According to a Threadhead Records post, Boutte and Sanchez "met at a back... Read more

Right around the corner from the summer heat is a fall full of festivals and other happenings.  On today’s program, we’ll preview some of the things you can do as the weather cools in the Crescent City, including Jazz in the Park, which is returning for its 4th time to Arms... Read more