WWOZ Piano Night Happens April 28

Join our celebration of the New Orleans Piano Tradition: WWOZ Piano Night. This one-of-a-kind event happens at the House of Blues on April 28, the Monday night between Jazz Fest weekends. This year's lineup includes Jon Cleary, Marcia Ball, Bill Payne of Little Feat, Joe Krown, Tom McDermott, Oscar Rossignoli, Keiko Komaki, John Papa Gros, Josh Paxton, BC Coogan, Tom Worrell, Larry Sieberth, Lilli Lewis, Kyle Roussel, Al Lil Fats Jackson, Tom Hook, Jesse McBride, Rickie Monie, Yoshitaka Tsuji (Z2), Joe Ashlar, Craig Adams, Mari Watanabe, Courtney Bryan, Victor Campbell, River Eckert, and more to come!

» Join Us for Piano Night 2025

Brass Pass 2025

A WWOZ Brass Pass lets you see as much of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as you can, and then recharge in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, a shaded oasis of fresh fruit, iced coffee, spring water, WIFI, misting fans, private restrooms and seating! If you've already bought a Brass Pass for Jazz Fest 2025 (thanks much!) and did not select the FedEx shipping option, you can pick it up according to the schedule and instructions at the link below.

» Get a Brass Pass for Jazz Fest 2025

» Brass Pass pick up schedule

Spring Membership Drive, March 13-21

WWOZ needs YOU to join us! Help us keep our volunteer show hosts playing songs you've never heard before, help us keep live broadcasting unforgettable performances by a local musicians, and help us continue to be guardians of New Orleans music and culture. Power up the device of your choice, tune in, and become a Guardian of the Groove during our Spring Membership Drive, which happens March 13-21.

» No need to wait: join now!

Carnival Photos + Video

We've got Mardi Gras 2025 for your viewing pleasure! Check out photos of parades like Muses and Krewe du Vieux, and video from Red Beans parades on Lundi Gras and La Société de Saint Anne on Mardi Gras. Plus, WWOZ volunteer photographer Michael Mastrogiovanni was at Les Malfecteurs Courir last month in Church Point, Louisiana for the traditional courir—the French word for run— led by the capitaine followed by costumed and masked participants.

» Mardi Gras in New Orleans PHOTOS and VIDEO

» Les Malfecteurs Courir, Church Point, LA

French Quarter Fest Broadcast

Once again this year, WWOZ will be broadcasting live from French Quarter Festival, including from the Chevron Stage located in the Jax Brewery parking lot (which is to say, adjacent to our new home), as well as sets from several other stages! Tune in each day of the festival (Thursday, April 10-Sunday, April 13) to hear live performances from 11am-8pm CT. The broadcast will be anchored by some of your favorite WWOZ show hosts. Stay tuned for more details!

» French Quarter Fest Lineup

2025 Tom Dent Lecture, Wednesday March 12

Many of us have stood under the Economy Hall tent at Jazz Fest, but how many of us know the story of the place for which it’s named? The history of "the Carnegie Hall of Jazz" is the topic of this year's Tom Dent lecture, Wednesday, March 12 at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. A discussion among author Fatima Shaik (Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood), our own David Kunian, Dr. Michael White and others, will delve into the history and enduring legacy of Economy Hall and the brotherhood of free men of color who built it during a tumultuous time in American history. If you can't make it, we'll be streaming video on Facebook and YouTube.

» 2025 Tom Dent Lecture

» Read up on Economy Hall

Uptown Super Sunday

Uptown Super Sunday (the first of three "Super Sunday" celebrations that happen each year in New Orleans) is a gathering of Black Masking Indian Tribes celebrating their heritage and culture in a magnificent display of hand-sewn suits, singing, dancing and chanting. The event is free and open to the public. It happens on Sunday, March 16 in-and-around A.L. Davis Park at Washington & LaSalle in Central City.

» Uptown Super Sunday

Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music

March is Women's History Month, a time to recognize the tremendous impact women continue to have on our world, as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has done with Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music. The concert series, featuring outstanding women vocalists, continues this weekend with performances by Dusky Waters and Teena May on March 14 and Stephanie Jordan on March 15. You can see last weekend's performers on YouTube: Lena Prima and Cristina Kaminis.

» Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music

Congo Square Rhythms Festival

The 2025 Congo Square Rhythms Festival happens March 29-30 in Armstrong Park, another free event from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. This festival celebrates dance and musical traditions from Africa, the Caribbean, the American Gulf South and beyond. There'll be two stages with performances by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, New Breed Brass Band, Original Pinettes Brass Band, Gladney, Erica Falls, Trumpet Mafia, Cole Williams, and more. Plus there'll be Drum Circles, an Arts Market, a Mardi Gras Indians battle, and the Class Got Brass competition. It all kicks off with a concert by Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band at the Wein Center.

» Congo Square Rhythms Festival

» Festival Kickoff Concert

» Class Got Brass Competition

Recipe: Hot Fire Chicken & Biscuits

These spicy chicken biscuits are meant to be enjoyed with a cold beverage in hand. They come to us courtesy of Nina Compton, St. Lucian native and Chef/Owner of Compère Lapin in the Warehouse District. Compton adds a Caribbean twist to classic Southern chicken biscuits with Jerk seasoning and allspice.

» Recipe: Hot Fire Chicken & Biscuits