In the MAY 2025 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
Jazz Fest Shout Outs | Jazz Fest Photo Extravaganza | Piano Night Photos | Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, May 31-Jun 1 | Spring Second Line Season Update | Summer Fun 2025: Festivals & Events | Volunteer Profile: Father Ron | Recipe: Crawfish Pasta with Cream Sauce | Quick Links
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Jazz Fest Shout OutsGreat music, great food, and even mostly great weather. What more could you ask of a Jazz Fest? We'd like to thank every single person who helped make Jazz Fest 2025 a resounding success for WWOZ! Each day of the festival, our committed staff, show hosts, and volunteers worked at our will call booth, took photos, served up Mango Freeze, staffed our hospitality tent, and, of course, produced our live broadcasts. Speaking of which, you can still hear second weekend sets on our Two-Week Archive, but they begin expiring on Thursday, May 15, and they'll all be gone by the evening of Sunday, May 18. |
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Jazz Fest Photo ExtravaganzaCheers for our cadre of volunteer photographers, who helped us capture and share so many amazing Jazz Fest moments. Check out the 2025 edition of the world's greatest music festival through the eyes (and lenses!) of Louis Crispino, Kristen Derr, Bob Gibson, Michele Goldfarb, Ryne Hancock, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, MJ Mastrogiovanni, Eli Mergel, Leon Morris, Demian Roberts, Bill Sasser, Charlie Steiner, Beth Arroyo Utterback, and Michael White. Enjoy! » Jazz Fest 2025 Favorites (150+ photos) |
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Piano Night PhotosPer Thelonious Monk, "the piano ain’t got no wrong notes." All the right notes were flowing during WWOZ Piano Night at the House of Blues on the Monday between Jazz Fest weekends. Big thanks to everyone who came out for our flagship annual fundraiser, and to all the volunteers who helped make it happen. And a very special thank you to each of our 25 performers, and to our volunteer photographers Kristen Derr, Bob Gibson, and Harold Spinner III for capturing these moments so that we can share them with you. |
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Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, May 31-Jun 1The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the 2025 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival. This year's fest happens Saturday May 31 and Sunday, June 1 from 3:00pm-8:30pm outdoors at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. The lineup includes performers like Dwayne Dopsie, Corey Ledet, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr, T Broussard, Mary Broussard, Waylon Thibodeaux and more. Admission is free and open to the public! If you can't make it, WWOZ will be streaming video on our YouTube channel and Facebook page. |
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Spring Second Line Season UpdateSix weeks remain in Spring second line season. Original Big Seven Mother's Day Second Line happened last weekend; this Sunday (5/18), Divine Ladies hit the streets of Central City. The season finishes with Money Wasters (5/25), Scene Boosters (6/1), Perfect Gentlemen on Father's Day (6/15), and Uptown Swingers (6/22). Get the route sheets and more from Takin' It to the Streets, WWOZ's multi-platform program celebrating New Orleans' social aid & pleasure clubs, second lines, Black Masking Indians, Baby Dolls, and brass band traditions. |
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Summer Fun 2025: Festivals & EventsWith Jazz Fest behind us, "Festival Season" is technically over. Technically. Because in reality, there's a whole summer's worth of music festival fun around south Louisiana. Check out our listing of music festivals and other diversions in and around New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana this summer. Just remember to find yourself a lil shade and stay hydrated! |
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Volunteer Profile: Father RonThank goodness that Father Ron Clingenpeel has "allegedly retired." Otherwise, how could he do so much for WWOZ, including serving as a substitute show host and coordinating our volunteers at Jazz Fest, Piano Night, and the Groove Gala? And that’s in between fronting his own band, writing and recording music, traveling as a consultant for nonprofits, and taking care of a small congregation south of Houma. "The talents, the gifts, the love and the commitment that [other station volunteers] bring here is significant, and that feeds me in ways that I cannot sometimes imagine," says Father Ron. "We’re woven into the culture of this city. We want to be the voice of the music of this city. That is the genius of WWOZ, it’s a part of the community, it loves the community, and it wants to promote the community everywhere." Very true, and that community loves Father Ron! |
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Recipe: Crawfish Pasta with Cream SauceBefore we let Jazz Fest 2025 go, a quick nod to one of the perennial food favorites: Crawfish Monica. If you missed the real thing at Jazz Fest this year--or if you've just got a craving--this recipe will tide you over until next year. |
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