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YLC's Wednesdays at the Square series returns this week with performances
from Big Sam’s Funky Nation with RumpleSTEELskin at Lafayette Square. Each
concert runs from 5:30-8:30p. Check out the full schedule for this season
below:
March 20: Big Sam’s Funky Nation with Rumpl...
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The Radiators Celebrate 40 Years at the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage on
May 6, 2018. Photo by Marc PoKempner.
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...
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Amanda Shaw dropped by the Cajun Zydeco show at WWOZ today and played some
new material she's working on: traditional cajun French songs. She also
shared news of the launch of La Joie d’Louisiane, which pays homage to
Louisiana culture and heritage. The event series will la...
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A Mardi Gras Indian parade on a sunny day at Jazz Fest in 2016. Photo by Eli
Mergel.
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 ...
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In this WWOZ Jazz Fest Flashback, Leroy Jones remembers parading at the very
first festival with the Fairview Baptist Church Christian Marching Band (his
first paying gig!) and what it was like to be at the very new festival as a
boy.
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Amanda Shaw will be joining hosts Charles Laborde and Jim Hobbs during the
Cajun/Zydeco Show on Sunday, March 17 (12-2p). Amanada is coming in to share
news of the launch of La Joie d’Louisiane, which pays homage to Louisiana
culture and heritage. The event series will laun...
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WWOZ Piano Night is returning to House of Blues Monday, April 29! As the
city’s premier event celebrating the great pianists of New Orleans, this
year’s Piano Night is the 31st annual event raising funds for
WWOZ. Tickets for the event at House of Blues are available now.
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Eureka Brass Band parades at Jazz Fest in the early 1970s. Photo by John
Messina, 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, an...
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