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Loretta Harrison, founder and owner of Loretta's Authentic Pralines, talks
about being a food vendor at Jazz Fest for over 40 years and how deeply the
festival has impacted her life. This feature is part of WWOZ's Jazz Fest at
50 Flashback series.
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Ernie K-Doe onstage at Jazz Fest ca. 1983. Photo by Burt Steel, 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 Jazz
Fe...
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WWOZ was at the New Orleans Jazz Market on Friday, January 18 as NOJO
performed the music of John Coltrane. Check out the video below!
Coltrane departed this mortal plane more than fifty years ago; today he
remains among us, more alive than ever. His saxophone sound—broodi...
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Jazz Fest’s Cultural Exchange Pavilion was established in 1996 to honor New
Orleans' cultural ancestry. In 2011, the Cultural Exchange put a spotlight
on our sister country in the Caribbean, Haiti. It was the year after a
devastating earthquake struck the country, and Jazz ...
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Esperanza Spalding on the Congo Square Stage in 2012. Photo by Kichea S.
Burt.
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 them, ...
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Tune in Friday at 5p as we Open the Vaults on past Jazz Fest performances!
This week, we're airing Quiana Lynell & Lush Life Band's May 4, 2017
performance in the WWOZ Jazz Tent as part of our Jazz Fest at 50 series.
Performers include:
Quiana Lynell - vocals
Daniel Mienec...
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Happy birthday to Aaron Neville! Here he is with his brother, Art Neville, at
Jazz Fest. Photo by Ice Cube Slim, 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 a...
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By watching this workshop, musicians and songwriters will have the opportunity to learn why it’s important to register copyrights and how to do it.
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