Each year, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation supports community
involvement in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by distributing
thousands of free tickets to the world–famous festival of local music and
culture.
The application deadline is Monday, March 5 a...
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Community leader Johnny Jackson, Jr. passed away Wednesday, January 24 at the
age of 74. Jackson was the head of WWOZ's Board of Directors during and
following Hurricane Katrina. He also served on the New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Foundation's Board from 1975-2013. Jackson ...
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1 Ode To Billy Joe Pt1 Mighty Flea 02:48 45rpm
2 If you're ready come go with Cynthia Richards 02:41
Here Comes That Feeling Jamaic
3 Gently (Feat. Anthony Hamilton) Booker T. Jones 03:09
Sound The Alarm
4 You Can Have Her ...
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1) Happy Carnival! Krewe du Vieux and krewedelusion roll in New Orleans on
Saturday. KdV's theme this year: "Bienville's Wet Dream." And check out the
full 2018 Mardi Gras season parade schedule.
2) Sync Up Conference is going year-round! Attend their event on Wednesday,
...
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We welcomed the students from the NOCCA Jazz Ensemble, led by Mr. Michael
Pellera, today for the January episode of School Groove, live from the WWOZ
studio. Mr. Pellera is the recipient of OffBeat Magazine's 2018 Lifetime
Achievement in Education Award at the Best of the B...
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Pete moved to Los Angeles to appear on "The Lawrence Welk Television Show" from 1957 to 1959. And because 25% of the country watched Lawrence Welk every Saturday night, Pete Fountain was suddenly a star.
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Are you one of those people who just can't seem to get enough King Cake?
Eating King Cake ice cream after a day at King Cake Fest leave you wanting
even more? If so, chill out: there are any number of ways to get more King
Cake into your life this carnival season.
For inst...
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One of the best parts of our membership drives is the plethora of live music
we have in the studio. Take a look back at Haruka Kikuchi's performance at
WWOZ last October, one of forty performances we had in an 11-day
span! Haruka is a New Orleans trombonist by way of Tokyo....
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We hosted two worldwide viewing parties on our Facebook page over the
weekend! If you missed the party but still want to check out 'Closeup: Tank
and the Bangas,' here's your chance.
This WWOZ documentary is in-depth profile of the exciting New Orleans band
Tank and the B...
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