Groove Gala Tickets On Sale Now

This is not your average gala! Bust out your favorite festival attire and leave the gowns & tuxes at home! The music includes Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, Little Freddie King, Wendell Brunious & Tom Hook, Doreen Ketchens, and Gerald French. Plus, food by Dickie Brennan's Tableau restaurant and beverages from three open bars. After the Mainstage Showcase in Le Petit Theatre, we wrap up the night with dessert & dancing to grooves spun by WWOZ DJ Neil Pellegrin.

» Get your Groove Gala Tickets now!

Ten Press Club Nominations for 'OZ!

We're proud to share that WWOZ has been honored with a record-breaking ten nominations in nine categories by the Press Club of New Orleans for Excellence in Journalism. Nominations in broadcast radio categories include General Excellence in Radio, Best Live Remote Broadcast (for Jazz Fest Live), and Best Cultural Broadcast (Piano Tribute to Professor Longhair and James Booker); other nominations were in Digital, Social Media & Photography categories. The nominations encompass media produced and published during the 2023 calendar year.

» Press Club Nominations

» Award-nominated "Jazz Fest 2023: Best of" photo gallery

Satchmo SummerFest Happens August 3-4

It's almost August, and Satchmo SummerFest is only weeks away. The festival dedicated to the life, legacy, and music of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong returns to the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4. There'll be live music, a speaker series, food, dancing, and fun for all from 11:30am-8pm both days. This year, admission is FREE thanks to a partnership with New Orleans & Co.

» Satchmo SummerFest

Video: 2024 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival

We have freshly edited video from last month's Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival! It features Rockin' Dopsie Jr, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Rosie Ledet, Jourdan Thibodeaux with Cedric Watson, and Sheryl Cormier & the Cajun Sounds. You can find them all at the top of our Cajun-Zyedo video play list at the link below.

» Video: 2024 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival

New Orleans Music Murals

A Closer Walk, our block-by-block online guide to New Orleans’ music history, lets you find historic New Orleans music sites of all kinds, including the many music-themed murals that adorn our streets. You can also take self-guided tours, follow the footsteps of legendary artists on your mobile device, or dig deep into videos, songs, archival photos, and curated links to other resources on the web.

» A Selection of New Orleans music murals

Volunteer Profile: Cole Williams

It’s a big, broad tent that WWOZ show host Cole Williams pitches every Tuesday from 11am to 2pm on the New Orleans Music Show. She welcomes all humanitarians to join her in exploring the city’s many musical traditions. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Cole was an accomplished professional musician and community organizer when she arrived in New Orleans in 2015. After volunteering at the station and subbing as a show host, she started her current show in 2017. "Being a musician and a show host, I’m in this beautiful sweet spot. It’s a privilege, it’s a responsibility, it’s an honor. And it’s fun!" You can hear Cole perform on the first Friday of each month at her residency, The Living Room Sessions, at Buffa’s. Want to be inspired? Read more in the profile linked below about Cole, and about her organization, The Greater New Orleans Citizens Relief Team, and its efforts to "House The Houseless".

»Full Cole Williams profile by Melissa Milton

Recipe: Alma Oysters with Tropical Mignonette

This mignonette (a vibrant sauce made with vinegar & shallots that's sprinkled on top of oysters) recipe comes to us from Executive Chef/Owner Melissa Araujo of Alma Cafe in the Bywater. It's a recipe to which she has a personal connection "because it has all the ingredients and tastes of the Honduran coast". It also uses Steen's cane syrup, from Abbeville, LA on the banks of Bayou Vermilion.

» Recipe: Alma Oysters with Tropical Mignonette