Join us in our birthday celebration, as we count down 40 days until our 40th Birthday on December 4th, 2020! This epic 40 days for 40 years birthday party is made possible by: 

The Ruth U Fertel Foundation, The Helis Foundation, The Gia Maione Prima Foundation, The Goldring Family Foundation, The Bentson Foundation of Minnesota, and The Derbes Foundation

Day 6 - Saturday October 31

During Weekend New Orleans, 10am-12pm - Allen Toussaint, live from Gulf Aid 2010
In May of 2010, many New Orleans greats came together to stage a concert to provide financial relief to Gulf Coast fishermen affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. WWOZ broadcast many great sets from Gulf Aid, including this one by our beloved Allen Toussaint.
Special sponsors of the day are Art & Eyes on Magazine Street

Day 7 - Sunday November 1

8-10 pm, Spirits of Congo Square show - Cheikh Lo of Senegal, broadcast live by WWOZ from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Congo Square Stage, on April 28, 2002
Special sponsors of the day are Marjorie Pakorny and Turtle Yoga

Day 8 - Monday November 2

6 pm - Give The Drummer Some, featuring Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, Terence Higgins, and Johnny Vidacovich, live from New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2019
The title says it all! Four amazing New Orleans drummers, showing you how it's done.
Special sponsor of the day is Ruth Fitzgerald

Day 9 - Tuesday November 3

12 pm - Cyril Neville
Time for some serious funk! Cyril Neville and The Uptown Allstars, broadcast live from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2005
Special sponsor of the day is in honor of the New Orleans Mission and VerdiGras.org

Day 10 - Wednesday November 4

12 pm - Dumpstaphunk
COntinuing in the funky vein of the Neville family, we have Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, broadcast live by WWOZ from the Bayou Boogaloo, in 2015.
Special sponsor of the day is Dr. James McGuinness

Day 11 - Thursday November 5

7-10 pm - It's Ernie K-Doe!!!!!
Ernie K-Doe is perhaps the most legendary of all WWOZ show hosts -- his 1980s airshifts are legendary, and cassettes and mp3s of these shows are highly sought-after by collectors. To help celebrate WWOZ's 40th birthday, we thought we'd bring you a selection of these old shows from the original reel-to-reel master tapes preserved at the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
Special sponsor of the day is Michael Self

Day 12 - Friday November 6

6 pm - The Woodshed: Hammond B3 feat. Kyle Roussel and Joe Ashlar
This amazing team up of Kyle Roussel and Joe Ashlar on Hammond B3 organ was broadcast live from the Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2013, with a backing band including Roland Guerin on bass, Todd Duke on Guitar, and Gerald French on drums.
Special sponsor of the day is Isabel M Yazigi