As much as I enjoy a local-heavy Jazz Fest, I couldn't turn down an opportunity to see Neil Young performing at the Fairgrounds for the first time ever. When I heard the electric buzz of just the first few chords, I got goosebumps. Read more

This month’s recipe comes from John Besh. Born in Mississippi and raised in Slidell, he owns Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Lüke and La Provence (Mandeville), and he’s opening a new Italian spot called Domenica in New Orleans’ Roosevelt Hotel. The ex-Marine has been on "Iron C... Read more

We’ve put together a list of valuable contributors to the wildly successful 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. It takes an army of volunteers, staff and experts to pull off live broadcasts, man the 'OZ Hospitality Tent, produce Piano Night and cover Jazz Fest on... Read more

Jazz Fest Magic Moment from Steve Bognar Read more

Conspiracy theorists unite! This Saturday night, we will broadcast audio and music that ties Bill O'Reilly, Dick Cheney and Ray Nagin to a common missing link. Audio snippets from Voldemort, Darth Vader, Butterfly McQueen, Paul Harvey, Marlon Brando (Kurtz), Secret Squi... Read more

The words seem strange as I type them, but Sunday you could really catch some of the best this festival has to offer without moving from the Acura stage. Example: Allen Toussaint sat himself at the piano and belted out a string of classics from the nearly endless collection of... Read more

With everything going on it had been a while since I visited my dependable fallback the Gospel Tent. I was greeted by the Voices of Distinction, an all-female quartet studded in sparkly green dresses. Their foot-stomping soul was an absolute blast, and it felt good to know tha... Read more

Esperanza Spalding has been exploding lately, and with good reason. Her enthusiastic and earthy character is matched by an articulate and proficient style of breezy jazz. The WWOZ Jazz Tent was certainly hypnotized, and I think more than a few crushes were formed. Read more