Singer, songwriter, musician and actor Jesse Moore has traveled the world, performing on concert and theatrical stages as well as the big and small screens. He wrote and recorded "The Hoodoo Man" in 2003, inspired by New Orleans, and began playing on Bourbon Street and ever... Read more

Mia Borders can sing about life, love, and loss and make listeners feel it. In 2006, Mia and a few talented friends joined forces as a funk/rock/soul group that was quickly hailed as “New Orleans’ hottest buzz band” by Where Y’at Magazine. Mia regularly plays legendary stag... Read more

Midnight Streetcar, local seasoned favorites, will be coming into the studio to help support our Spring 2010 Membership Drive.  Led by bassist Cullen Landry and the powerful vocals of Laurin Munsch, their classic New Orleans R&B sound has been pleasing local crowds and part... Read more

Coco Robicheaux, the son of Choctaw and Cajun parents, spent his early years between his native swamplands of rural Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and the French countryside. By age 15 he was playing on Bourbon Street and signed his first record contract with the Mississippi ... Read more

The Loose Marbles will perform their eccentric and eclectic brand of gypsy jazz live in WWOZ's performance studio during the New Orleans Music Show with Tom Morgan. They'll be helping support 'OZ during our Spring Membership Drive, so be sure to tune in at noon to catch thi... Read more

Alvin Johnson, Sr., best known for his famous song, "Carnival Time," has been a New Orleans Mardi Gras icon for over 40 years. An R&B performer, Al is a New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival veteran and has worked with the likes of Aaron Neville, Oliver Morgan, Bobby Lonero ... Read more

A superior and swinging jazz singer, Banu Gibson is one of the few vocalists of her generation to maintain exclusive loyalty to songs of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Rather than mimic singers of the past, she mixes fresh renditions of Tin Pan Alley standards and jazz classics... Read more

Percussionist extraordinaire Bill Summers will lead his band Jazalsa live at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street on Saturday, February 27, and WWOZ will take you there! Our live broadcast is sponsored by LetsBeTotallyClear.org, so the show will be totally smoke-free, providing a... Read more

On Saturday, January 30, ‘OZ will broadcast "A Night of Louisiana Music" live from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The event features performances by Louisiana-based Grammy nominees, including C.C. Adcock, The Magnolia Sisters, Zachary Richard, and Cedric Watson. Don’t miss ... Read more

On Tuesday, January 26, WWOZ will broadcast a performance by Grammy-winning trumpeter/ composer Terence Blanchard leading the Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Ensemble live from Snug Harbor in New Orleans. The show starts at 8 p.m. — don't miss it! Read more