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WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.

The Healing Power of WWOZ

Wed, 06/04/08
A Listener Testimonial I would like to share with you what has happened to me since the last time I was in New Orleans and what WWOZ means to me. I am a band director who has 30 years of teaching experience. At the end of the 2006-07 school year, I started to feel congeste... Read more

The Threadheads

Sat, 05/31/08
Although Jazz Fest has come and gone, there are hundreds of people from all over the world talking about this year's fest and many already gearing up for next year's. Read more

Pedal Power

Thu, 05/29/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
From Elysian Fields to the St. Bernard Parish line, St. Claude Avenue now hosts New Orleans' first bike lane. Consider this a down payment on what's to come. Read more

Show Us Your Flag!

Tue, 05/20/08
What have you done with the flag you pledged for in the last membership drives? Is it hanging in the hall? Is it on your balcony? Are there mountains behind your 'OZ flag? Send us a small digital image of your WWOZ flag and we'll put the best up on the WWOZ.org website. If ... Read more

John Brunious Passes

Tue, 05/20/08
Preservation Hall Jazz Band's leader and senior member, the silver-haired trumpeter who excelled in his singing and playing, John Brunious, died Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 67. When he was first hired at Preservation Hall ... Read more

Roots of Music

Tue, 05/20/08
The Roots of Music is a program designed to preserve and promote the great music culture of New Orleans by addressing and meeting the needs of middle-school students' musical education in the city of New Orleans. The program was started by Derrick Tabb and is due to get und... Read more

Superintendent Warren McDaniels Passes

Tue, 05/20/08
  Superintendent Warren McDaniels President, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation, 2002-2004 Chair, WWOZ Governance Board, 1995-2002 From: The President and Executive Committee of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. To: Past Presi... Read more

Documentary on New Orleans Afro-Creole Carvers

Tue, 05/20/08
New Orleans native and scholar of African American history and culture Maurice Martinez will present his documentary Wings of Wood (2007) at The Historic New Orleans Collection on Thursday, March 6. In the 24-minute film, Martinez examines the work of Afro-Creole carvers ... Read more

Special Friends at Keene College

Tue, 05/20/08
When people outside of the city decide to throw a New Orleans related party, the music source just has to be WWOZ. New Hampshire resident Mimi Morton found a great way to celebrate our culture and educate at the same time. Mimi says: "On Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras, I brough... Read more

Silence Is Violence

Tue, 05/20/08
Spring City Walk Schedule SilenceIsViolence City Walks is a citywide group of concerned citizens that emphasizes exploring the New Orleans cityscape on foot, with the hope of spreading a message of peace in our city. The City Walks seek to nurture solidarity among all ci... Read more

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