The Smoking Time Jazz Club's latest, Make A Tadpole Holler Whale, is a romp and stomp through 1920s era jazz and blues. This is a group dedicated to the specific sound and craft of traditional jazz which they skillfully mix in with a bluesier sound on this album. "When we p... Read more

The Backstreet Cultural Museum is hosting its 9th Arts & Activism Fundraiser on Thursday, February 18 from 6-9p at The Foundation Gallery (1109 Royal St). The evening will include libations and a set from Bruce 'Sunpie' Barnes at 7p. The event also serves as a celebration o... Read more

The late, great Sun Ra (who passed in 1993) and the Arkestra deconstruct and reinvent Billy Strayhorn's jazz standard "Take the A Train." This performance happened in Switzerland at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival.  Read more

'5 things to know' is a weekly feature highlighting different parts of the WWOZ world that you may have missed this week, including unique WWOZ programming and video, plus New Orleans events, artists, releases, places, features, and more. For the week ending February 12, 2... Read more

On Thursday, February 4, Maurice White, legendary founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died at the age of 74. I paid tribute to his influential work and sound by playing an all-Maurice White edition of my Soul Power show on February 6. I decided to highlight only my favorite EWF ... Read more

Homer, Lousiana's Bobby Rush, a 2014 Blues and BBQ Fest headliner, performs the title track from his 2005 album Night Fishin' at Music City Roots Live from the Factory in Nashville on February 3, 2016. Read more

Roar! is a fun New Orleans-based duo that incorporates electronics into trombone, vocals, and live drumming into pop and punk music. The group has a sound reminiscent of a mishmash of unexpected artists-- Bjork, Portishead, Interpol, and Sylvan Esso. The mixes of loops and ... Read more

Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones will perform at the Irish House on St. Charles Avenue as part of their U.S. St. Patrick’s Day Tour. A well-known ballad singer and songwriter, Derek Warfield is one of the founding members of the quintessential Irish Rebel band, The Wo... Read more