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Video: 'Bechet to Batiste' with Evan Christopher, Gregory Agid

Wed, 05/08/19

WWOZ was live video streaming as the venerable New Orleans clarinet tradition was the focus of a special concert at the Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, May 4, featuring the New Orleans-based clarinetists Evan Christopher and Gregory Agid. Since moving to New Orleans 25... Read more

T-rex: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 05/08/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

A T-rex is lost but finding his way on May 3, 2018. 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 th... Read more

Photo highlights from Day 8 of Jazz Fest 2019

Tue, 05/07/19

A few photo highlights from a beautiful final day of Jazz Fest 2019! Click here to see them all at once.  Big thanks to our contributing photographers during the 2019 festival: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Black Mold, Bill Sasser, Michael E. McAndrew, Leon Morris, Louis Crispino,... Read more

Rosie Ledet: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 05/07/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys on the Fais Do Do Stage in 2003. 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 ... Read more

After the Fest: Wendell Brunious, David Torkanowsky, Herlin Riley, and Freddie Lonzo

Mon, 05/06/19

The music continued at spots across the city today! Here's Wendell Brunious, David Torkanowsky, Herlin Riley, and Freddie Lonzo performing at Bywater Bakery just a few hours ago. Read more

Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 05/06/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Goldman Thibodeaux & the Lawtell Playboys (with Louis Michot) perform on the Fais Do Do Stage on May 3, 2018. 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 he... Read more

Marion Eats! at Jazz Fest 2019

Sun, 05/05/19

Some people say that Jazz Fest is more a food festival than a music festival. A typical Jazz Fest food booth has ~3 choices, so there are literally hundreds of food options and only 8 days to explore them. WWOZ's new Assistant Video Director, Marion Hill, worked on putting ... Read more

Trombone Shorty: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 05/05/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Trombone Shorty performing at in the WWOZ Jazz Tent at Jazz Fest in 2001 (age 15). Photo by Burt Steel, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Archive. Catch him today on the Acura Stage, closing out the festival with The Nevilles, 5:30-7p! In honor of Jazz Fest's 5... Read more

Terrance Osborne: Jazz Fest Flashback

Sun, 05/05/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Terrance Osborne has designed five official Jazz Fest posters: two for Congo Square and three classic posters, including his iconic Trombone Shorty poster in 2012. In this Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, find out who Terrance was excited to meet at the festival a few years ago. Read more

Dean Ellis: Jazz Fest Flashback

Sat, 05/04/19

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

In this WWOZ Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, show host Dean Ellis recalls a special moment from our live broadcast from Jazz Fest in 2015, when Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez performed an improv from the WWOZ Hospitality Tent. Read more