A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.

The Mellon Fellowship announced its commitment to New Orleans jazz lineage grants to local musicians over the age of 62.

Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New Orleans jazz as the singular music of the American character, columnist Quin ...

For Mardi Gras-style, traditional jazz music, look no further than Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they make their way to KiMo Theatre on Friday, Feb. 21. Hailing from the heart of New Orleans, ...

You saw Soul Queen Irma Thomas sing with Mick Jagger at Jazz Fest last spring. Now, you’ll see a statue of the Crescent City ...

WWOZ’s A Closer Walk quotes historians Lynn Abbott and Jack Stewart as saying the Iroquois was a “foundry of early blues and ...

YOU KNOW, AND NEW ORLEANS HAS HAD A TON OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSIC WORLD. I MEAN, YOU CAN’T GO ANYWHERE IN THIS CITY AND NOT HEAR SOME JAZZ. SO WE WENT OUT TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY BEHIND IT.

BTTRFLY Quintet, the jazz project featuring members of Big Gigantic, Lettuce, Break Science, and more has announced a New Orleans show.

The Soggy Po’ Boys, based in southern New Hampshire, wind up the Majestic Theatre’s New Orleans Nites series as they bring ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - When it comes to music in New Orleans, visitors to Super Bowl LIX will have plenty of options. “Not just marching bands, jazz bands,” said Jaron “Bear” Williams.