Earl King and WWOZ's Duke-a-Paducah on-air at WWOZ's Jazz Fest broadcast
from the Fairgrounds, ca. early 1990s. Earl King was born on this date in
1934. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Archive.
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Takin' It To The Streets host Action Jackson sits down with Diane Honore,
founder of Black Storyville Baby Dolls, and talks about why her group
exists, Louis Armstrong, Storyville, Baby Doll history, and much more.
Hear it below:
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Photographer and musician Zack Smith is a photographer who has been involved
in the social, musical and cultural landscapes of Louisiana for the past 20
years, including at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Listen in to this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback as Zack talks ab...
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Leyla McCalla on the Lagniappe Stage on May 5, 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 ...
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Greeting Stage 5 at the "Louisiana Heritage Fair" (now more commonly known as
Jazz Fest) in 1973, the festival's second year at the Fairgrounds. Photo by
John Messina, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive.
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Leatherworker John Flemming has displayed in the Contemporary Crafts Area at
Jazz Fest since 1975. Listen in to this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback as John
talks about what those early years were like, and part of what motivated the
evolution of contemporary crafts at the festiva...
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Mr. Okra set up near the Jazz & Heritage Stage on April 29, 2017. 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
Fest 50 page, all year...
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Savoy Family Cajun Band on the Fais Do Do Stage at Jazz Fest, 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 ...
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New Orleans artist Leyla McCalla has a new record, The Capitalist Blues, out
now. Check out the video for her first single, 'Money Is King,' below!
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