Tune in Friday at 5p as we Open the Vaults on past Jazz Fest performances! This week, we're airing Quiana Lynell & Lush Life Band's May 4, 2017 performance in the WWOZ Jazz Tent as part of our Jazz Fest at 50 series. Performers include: Quiana Lynell - vocals Daniel Mienec... Read more

Tune in tonight, 7-10p, for an extra special edition of the '50s R&B Show! It's our fall membership drive and host Neil Pellegrin has some treats planned for the program. Former longtime WWOZ show host Jivin' Gene will join Neil in the studio, and together they'll share vin... Read more

Marc Stone is celebrating 25 years of music in New Orleans with three shows this weekend. He'll be joined by Chuck Campbell. Catch them Friday starting at 7:30p at Little Gem Saloon, along with John Mooney; Saturday starting at 11p at the Maple Leaf, along with Walter Wolf... Read more

DJ Swamp Boogie will celebrate the life, times, and music of Lazy Lester on WWOZ Thursday night, 7-10p. Baton Rouge guitarist and longtime sideman to Lester, Bruce Lamb, will be joining Swamp Boogie in the studio and sharing stories of their time on the road. Listen live ... Read more

Tune in this Tuesday, August 21 as host Neil Pellegrin spotlights the formative years and pre "Queen of Soul" period of Aretha Louise Franklin on this week's 1950s R&B Show. Neil shares, "My original intent was to play 90 minutes of her early work. However, after reacquain... Read more

Tune into World Journey with host Suzanne Corley on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Early on in the show, she'll be sharing field recordings of Bauls of Bengal, made by Charlie Steiner at Jaidev Mela in West Bengal over a 25 year period. World Journey airs from 4-6p every Saturd... Read more

Tune in to the evening R&B Show on Thursday, July 20 as DJ Swamp Boogie welcomes Jimmy Horn, of Special Man Industries, to talk about some new releases and collaborations. Benny Maygarden and Johnny J will also be stopping by to perform a few classic Blues cuts from the Exc... Read more

Sunday at 4p, listen in to a special edition of Sitting In as host Tom Roche shares a classic Henry Butler concert in its entirety, direct from the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. This brilliant set has not been heard since it originally aired live on... Read more

Tune in Wednesday morning as host Breaux Bridges pays tribute to Lorraine Gordon, owner/operator of the legendary NYC jazz club The Village Vanguard from 6-9a on The Morning Set.  Ms. Gordon died on Saturday, June 9, at age 95. He'll be playing tracks of some of the many re... Read more

Two more music legends have recently passed, and there will be tributes to both on tonight's edition of The '50s R&B Show, 7-10p.  Dominic Joseph "D. J." Fontana, a native of Shreveport, La., was likely the first drummer to join the staff of the Louisiana Hayride. There, he... Read more