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Photo highlights from WWOZ's Groove Gala 2019

Fri, 09/06/19

Wow! A huge thank you to the hundreds of Guardians of the Groove who came out to show their support for WWOZ at our second annual Groove Gala! Held at Tableau and Le Petit Theatre on Thursday, September 5, 2019, the evening was a whirlwind of amazing music, delicious food a... Read more

In the spirit: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 09/06/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Feeling the Jazz Fest spirit on May 6, 2017. Photo by Bill Sasser. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus more cel... Read more

VIdeo: KIPP Believe Jazz Ensemble on School Groove

Thu, 09/05/19

The students from the KIPP Believe Jazz Ensemble joined us in the studio for the first School Groove of the 2019-20 school year! Check out their performance below, and keep listening each month to hear a set from another band from a metro New Orleans school.  Read more

Congo Square: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 09/05/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Rapt fans at the Congo Square Stage in 2017. Photo by Eli Mergel. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus more cele... Read more

Jerry Siefken and Mary Steele: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 09/04/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Jerry Siefken dances with his daughter, Mary Steele, at the Jazz & Heritage Stage in 2013. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz... Read more

Video: Lilli Lewis Project live at WWOZ

Tue, 09/03/19

Lilli Lewis and her band joined us in the studio this afternoon! Check out their performance below:  Read more

Jazz Tent: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 09/03/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

A patient audience awaits the next act in the WWOZ Jazz Tent in 2016. Photo by Eli Mergel. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long t... Read more

Video: Southern Decadence 2019

Tue, 09/03/19

Scenes from Southern Decadence 2019 from this past Labor Day weekend! The theme of Decadence this year was ‘Fruit Salad: Come Toss A Good Time’ and the theme song was ‘Push Groove’ by Instamatic, a mash-up of Salt N' Pepa's ‘Push It’ vs Dee-Lite's ‘Groove Is In The Heart.’ ... Read more

Splashes: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 09/02/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

A young Jazz Fest goer makes the most of the rain in 2005. Photo by Leon Morris. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see them... Read more

Video: Duina Del Mar 'Aguita Bendita'

Sun, 09/01/19

Here's Duina Del Mar's performance (and a snippet from her first interview ever in English!) of 'Aguita Bendita' at WWOZ on August 7, 2019. Read more