Opa! This weekend would have been the 48th annual New Orleans Greek Festival on Bayou St. John. It's a Memorial Day weekend tradition put on by the Holy Trinity Community. WWOZ's Cousin Dimitri will be spinning a special tribute on the air during the "World Journey" show, ... Read more

On Saturday, May 8, from 10am to 12pm CT, WWOZ will host an on-air memorial tribute to volunteer show host Ron Phillips, who died on April 27. Ron had been with WWOZ for almost ten years, most recently as the host of the Saturday morning show Weekend New Orleans. Many WWOZ ... Read more

Today is Irma Thomas's 80th birthday, and we've been paying tribute to her all day long on WWOZ. We couldn't finish out the day without sharing just a few more rare Irma recordings from our vaults, so tune to WWOZ at 10pm CT for an hour of some great Irma Thomas live record... Read more

This Mardi Gras, we dug deep in the vaults and unearthed two vintage WWOZ Mardi Gras specials which have rarely been heard since their initial broadcasts. Tune in Sunday, February 14, 10am-12pm CT, to hear WWOZ's 1994 Mardi Gras special hosted by Dr. John. This two-hour sp... Read more

The Minister of Swing will be back behind the board with two hours of big band sounds from the swing era on Sunday, November 29th 6-8PM right here on WWOZ's Hep Cat's Ball  Read more

In April and May, millions of people worldwide “Fested in Place” with WWOZ. Back by popular demand, we will present a new 7-day virtual festival featuring classic live sets from New Orleans music legends past and present. Pull out your festival shirts, hats, flags, chairs a... Read more

In April and May, millions of people worldwide “Fested in Place” with WWOZ. Back by popular demand, we will present a new 7-day virtual festival featuring classic live sets from New Orleans music legends past and present. Pull out your festival shirts, hats, flags, chairs a... Read more

In April and May, millions of people worldwide “Fested in Place” with WWOZ. Back by popular demand, we will present a new 7-day virtual festival featuring classic live sets from New Orleans music legends past and present. Pull out your festival shirts, hats, flags, chairs a... Read more

In April and May, millions of people worldwide “Fested in Place” with WWOZ. Back by popular demand, we will present a new 7-day virtual festival featuring classic live sets from New Orleans music legends past and present. Pull out your festival shirts, hats, flags, chairs a... Read more

Pull out your festival shirts, hats, flags, chairs and get ready to celebrate the best of New Orleans music from your backyard, your front porch or your air-conditioned living room-anywhere in the world! Check out the schedule, recipes, and more at this link. All artists a... Read more