New Orleans drummer Kevin O'Day has passed. Kevin was a well-known figure in the New Orleans music scene for decades and he performed with many groups including The Single Atom Theory, Kevin O'Day & Live Animals, and Midnite Disturbers. He also owned KODSquared Entertainmen... Read more

Here's Kristin Diable's set from the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center on Friday, March 5, 2022! This concert was held as part of the "Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music" concert series.  Read more

The Krewe of Red Beans rolled with three parades on Lundi Gras. They followed different routes and converged in Treme. Here are a few moments from each! Read more

Carnival parades are producing a lot of excitement this year, after almost two years of the city being quiet. Krewe du Vieux rolled on Saturday, February 12, followed by krewedelusion with this year's king, Benny Jones of Treme Brass Band! Read more

For New Orleans, the pandemic meant an abrupt loss of community events. Music, parades, festivals, and more came to a sudden halt in mid-March 2020. After Mardi Gras 2020, New Orleans became one of the first epicenters of covid-19 in the United States. As restrictions went ... Read more

WWOZ was in the streets downtown with the Original C.T.C. Steppers this past Sunday, February 13! Check out this footwork below: Read more

Join host T.R. Johnson for "Jazz From the French Market" on Tuesday, February 15 starting around 4:30pm CT to hear excerpts from Oscar Rossignoli's January 29, 2022 set at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center! Our video team was on hand to live stream this beaut... Read more

On Sunday, the Monogram Hunters celebrated the life of Spyboy Gregory Sellers at the First & Last Stop Bar in the 7th Ward. He was a longtime Mardi Gras Indian spyboy who taught the ins and outs of the position to scores of compatriots and rivals in New Orleans. He died Feb... Read more

Mahmoud Chouki performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on Saturday, January 22, 2022! Check out his full set in the player below: Read more

January 6 was the beginning of the 2022 Carnival season in New Orleans and also the 610th birthday of Joan of Arc. Last year, Jeanne d'Arc parade in the French Quarter was canceled but this year, the Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc held their annual procession, and Joan's sword was b... Read more