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Avenue Steppers: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 08/04/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Avenue Steppers Marching Club in 1987. Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  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 5... Read more

Charlie Gabriel: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 08/03/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Charlie Gabriel in 2011. Photo by Jef Jaisun. 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 celebration of the big ... Read more

Rhythm Room 08/02/19

Sat, 08/03/19
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1 Soul Tequila Soul Providers 03:22 Soul Tequila 2 Real Midnight Birds of Chicago 05:39 Real Midnight 3 All God's Children Got Soul William Bell 03:03 Bound To Happen/Wow 4 Protection Gregory Isaacs 03:45 The Lonely Lover 5 Your Cheatin' Heart Bobby Powell 02:38 The Jewel and ... Read more

A Salute to Louis Armstrong: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 08/02/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Dr. Michael White, Nicholas Payton, and James Andrews at the "A Salute to Louis Armstrong" performance in 2017. Photo by Charlie Steiner. 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,... Read more

Victor Goines, James Andrews, Wycliffe Gordon: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 08/01/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Victor Goines, James Andrews, and Wycliffe Gordon in Economy Hall for the Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong performance in 2010. Photo by Pat Jolly. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep yo... Read more

My Ode To Poppa Funk, The Uptown Ruler. By: Stuart "Soul Stu" Raper

Wed, 07/31/19
Authored by Soul Stu
    Art Neville. Poppa Funk. The Original Uptown Ruler. Artie (pronounced “R.T.”) as his friends and family called him, has taken his final bow. I knew the day would come when we’d have to bid this amazing gentleman farewell and I relished every second I was blessed to spen... Read more

Video: Palmetto Bug Stompers at WWOZ

Wed, 07/31/19
The Palmetto Bug Stompers joined us in the studio for a special Satchmo SummerFest sneak preview this afternoon! Watch it below, and catch their set at the festival on Friday, August 2 from 3:20-4:30p.  Read more

Video: Corey Henry at the New Orleans Jazz Museum

Wed, 07/31/19
Check out one of this year's "Spirit of Satch" winners, Corey Henry, as he checks out the New Orleans Jazz Museum with the museum's music curator (and WWOZ show host), David Kunian, in July. The museum will be open this weekend during Satchmo Summer Fest, taking place Augu... Read more

Young Men Olympians: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 07/31/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Young Men Olympians in the early 2000s. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.  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 Fe... Read more

Video: Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet at WWOZ for Satchmo Fest

Tue, 07/30/19
2019 "Spirit of Satch" award winner Corey Henry and his Treme Funktet joined us in the studio for a special Satchmo SummerFest sneak preview on Monday, July 29! Check it out below, then catch their set at the festival on Friday, August 2 from 7:30-9p.  Read more

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