Tune in to WWOZ on Friday, February 18 as we celebrate the birthday of the
Soul Queen of New Orleans, the wonderful Irma Thomas. She's one of the
greatest New Orleans talents ever, a wonderful person, and she's been a
supporter of WWOZ since we first went on the air back in...
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is proud to present the return of
Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music, a concert series featuring
outstanding women vocalists at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage
Center located at 1225 N. Rampart Street.
Tic...
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The non-profit French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announce the official
return after a two-year hiatus. French Quarter Festival presented by
Chevron, the largest free festival and showcase of Louisiana music, food, and
culture, takes place April 21-24 across venues and s...
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For New Orleans, the pandemic meant an abrupt loss of community events.
Music, parades, festivals, and more came to a sudden halt in mid-March 2020.
After Mardi Gras 2020, New Orleans became one of the first epicenters of
covid-19 in the United States. As restrictions went ...
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Join host T.R. Johnson for "Jazz From the French Market" on Tuesday,
February 15 starting around 4:30pm CT to hear excerpts from Oscar
Rossignoli's January 29, 2022 set at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz &
Heritage Center! Our video team was on hand to live stream this beaut...
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1 Stardust Jamaica's Own Vagabonds 02:26 Ska-Time
R.I.P. SYL JOHNSON
2 Dipped In The Water (featuring Syleena Thompson) Syl Johnson 04:28 Back In
The Game
3 One Way Ticket to Nowhere Syl Johnson 02:30 The Complete Twinight Sin...
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Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story premieres in March at SXSW and begins US
release on May 13, 2022. The film is directed by Frank Marshall and Ryan
Suffern and will first screen at SXSW on Wednesday, March 16 at 8pm at the
Paramount Theatre. A Q&A session with Marshall, Jazz F...
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On Sunday, the Monogram Hunters celebrated the life of Spyboy Gregory Sellers
at the First & Last Stop Bar in the 7th Ward.
He was a longtime Mardi Gras Indian spyboy who taught the ins and outs of the
position to scores of compatriots and rivals in New Orleans. He died Feb...
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Live broadcasts, interviews, and radio segments by Vernon "Dr. Daddy-O"
Winslow for "Jivin' with Jax" on WWEZ AM New Orleans are now available online
via the Tulane University Digital Library at digitallibrary.tulane.edu. This
digitization project, administered by Tulane Un...
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