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Craig Adams: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 05/14/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Craig Adams on the air in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent at Jazz Fest 2019. 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 ... Read more

Video: Original Big 7 Mother's Day Second Line Parade

Mon, 05/13/19
WWOZ was on the scene as the Original Big 7 stepped out on Sunday, May 12! Three brass bands and six sub-krewes came out of the clubhouse to kick off the annual parade by the Original Big 7 Social Aid & Pleasure Club. This video shows just the beginning of a 4 hour party th... Read more

Sudan: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 05/13/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Sudan parades at Jazz Fest 2019. 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 celebration of t... Read more

Prince of Wales: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 05/12/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Prince of Wales parades at Jazz Fest 2019. 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 long to see them, plus m... Read more

Big D: Jazz Fest Flashback

Sat, 05/11/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
In this Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, Dennis Schaibly, better known to WWOZ listeners as Big D, recalls a powerful moment during Jazz Fest 2006 as Spencer Bohren performed a new song, 'Long Black Line,' at the Lagniappe Stage.  Read more

Diana Ross: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 05/11/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Diana Ross performs to a huge crowd at the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest 2019. 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, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all... Read more

Rhythm Room 05/09/19

Sat, 05/11/19
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1 Getting Uptown (To Get Down) United 8 02:48 Atlantic 2896a 2 11_Call_On_God Sharon_Jones__the_Dap_Kings_ 03:39 Soul of a Woman 3 People Get Ready Chambers Brothers 03:53 The Time Has Come 4 Push Come To Shove Freddie McGregor 03:40 Ras Reggae Box Set 5 You Shouldn't Have Set... Read more

Big Chief Cheyenne Ferdinand Bigard: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 05/10/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Big Chief Cheyenne Ferdinand Bigard with beadwork in progress in 1986. Photo by Harold Baquet, 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... Read more

Jimmy Anselmo: Jazz Fest Flashback

Thu, 05/09/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Jimmy Anselmo, owner of Jimmy's Music Club, first opened the club in 1978 with shows from Little Queenie & the Percolators and The Neville Brothers. Find out what it was like to be a club owner in New Orleans during those early years of the festival. Read more

Blacksmith: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 05/09/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Blacksmith at work at the Fairgrounds in 1986. Photo by Harold Baquet, 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 J... Read more

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