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Wed, 12/11/19

Video: Da Wright Way Brass Band on School Groove 2019

Tue, 12/10/19

Da Wright Way Brass Band from Sophie B. Wright High School joined us on School Groove today! Check out their performance below: Read more

Buckwheat Zydeco 2003: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 12/10/19

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Stanley Dural, Jr. of Buckwheat Zydeco at Jazz Fest 2003. Photo by Owen Murphy, 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... Read more

Video: New Generation Second Line Parade

Mon, 12/09/19

Most second line parades go on rain or shine-- or crucial Saints game. Yesterday, the New Generation SAPC paraded through uptown for four hours as the Saints took on the 49ers in the Superdome. WWOZ was on hand to capture some of the scene: Read more

Recipe: Shrimp & Corn Bisque

Mon, 12/09/19

Winter's cold, even in Louisiana. So here's something to warm you up. A key to a good bisque is to have tasty stock, so we take the time here to make one from shrimp shells and heads. It's great if you can use fresh corn but not at all necessary, given the richness of the ... Read more

WWOZ broadcast: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 12/09/19

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Mark Hawkins, Sondra Bibb, and Samirah Evans, broadcasting live from Jazz Fest. Photo courtesy of Samirah Evans. 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... Read more

Rising Star Drum & Fife at Koindu: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 12/08/19

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Rising Star Drum & Fife Corps at Koindu, mid-1980s. Photo by Laura Fanguy 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 ou... Read more