Following the unprecedented cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, trusted Crescent City radio station WWOZ will offer an eight-day “Jazz Festing in Place” on-air festival on the event’s original dates from April 23-26 and April 30-May 3.

The event will showcase archival Jazz Fest performances by the likes of Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, Marcia Ball, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and many more.

Tune in to Jazz Festing in Place from 11 a.m. – 7p.m. CT on April 23-26 and April 30-May 3 for free at WWOZ.org.

For an ongoing list of festivals and tours impacted by COVID-19 visit Relix.com/coronavirus.

Check out the Jazz Festing in Place full announcement below, as well as the initial schedule:

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 as WWOZ Presents Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival!

WWOZ will broadcast all 8 days for 8 hours each day– 11am-7pm, the same days and hours as the originally-scheduled Jazz Fest. Tune in April 23-26 and April 30-May 3.

The schedule will include archival @JazzFest performances from Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, Marcia Ball, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty, Kermit Ruffins, John Boutte, The Radiators, Big Freedia, Ernie K-Doe, Ellis Marsalis, Danny Barker, The Rebirth Brass Band, Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, and many other jazz, blues, cajun, and zydeco artists.

We’ll also be airing the rarely heard “Fire Benefit” from 1974 featuring Professor Longhair, The Wild Magnolias, and Dr. John.

The 8-day broadcast will also include interview segments highlighting the music, food, crafts, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana to give the feeling of a wide-reaching cultural festival. We will also be sharing recipes for some of your favorite Jazz Fest cuisine, and also help you connect with local festival food and craft vendors.