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

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

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

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 & 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

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

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"Festival Season" is technically over, but fear not, because there's a whole summer season of music festival fun ahead around south Louisiana. Check out some of the music festivals and other diversions in and around New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana this summer. Just... Read more

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

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