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Welcome to the WWOZ Show Host Blog! This is where our beloved deejays sound off on pretty much anything they want.

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Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson to Visit WWOZ and Snug Harbor

Authored by: Jelly Roll Justice [Show Host]

Submitted: Thu, 11/12/2009 - 12:31pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Brilliant jazz saxophonist Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson will appear tonight (Thursday, November 12th at 8 and 10 p.m.) at Snug Harbor along with Victor Adkins (p), Ed Perkins (s), Troy Davis (d) and Roland Guerin (b) in what promises to be incredible shows.

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My fave 30 jazz discs of this decade, 2000-2009

Authored by: T.R. Johnson [Show Host]

Submitted: Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:11pm

Tag(s): Recorded music review and Show host blog

So, off the top of my head, in alphabetical order, here are the 30 jazz discs that I have dug the most from this decade which is now drawing to a close...

Alegria by Wayne Shorter
Amarosa by Rosa Passos
Avatar by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Beautiful Existence by Joe Morris
Back East by Joshua Redman
Betwixt by Pandelis Karayorgis
Chasin the Gypsy by James Carter

Danny Barker Centennial Radio Project

Authored by: David Kunian [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 11/10/2009 - 5:36pm

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

Tonight in its rawest first mix form, the Danny Barker Centennial Radio Project goes on over the airwaves:

10 PM to Midnight on David Kunian's Kitchen Sink show

Roberto Carcasses In New Orleans

Authored by: Jelly Roll Justice [Show Host]

Submitted: Sun, 11/08/2009 - 1:01pm

Tag(s): Live music review and Show host blog

Something magical:

Changes take place in my neighborhood in small increments these days. We wake to another house starting repairs or to another being finished --- and still a few lay dormant. The kudzu and politicians ruin one thing after another, and without a glance, the people begin each day rebuilding the city....and dream that their Saints will end up in a Super Bowl.

Truth Universal Guest D.J. on Kitchen Sink 10 to 12 Show Wednesday night November 11 at 10:00 p.m.

Authored by: A.J. Rodrigue (Boudin Man) [Show Host]

Submitted: Sun, 11/08/2009 - 4:31am

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

Tune in Wednesday night November 11th for our special guest D.J. Truth Universal.

We have been wanting to get him on the show for a long time so you are not wanting to miss it as Truth will be in during the 11:00 hour performing live.

Truth Universal performs at 508 Maison on Frenchmen Street Friday November 13 with D.J. Dubla and many more.

New Orleans played a very large role in the making of an independent animated film

Authored by: Big D [Show Host]

Submitted: Mon, 11/02/2009 - 9:36pm

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

New Orleans played a very large role in the making of an independent animated film

Out of Our Minds Animation Studio is thrilled to announce that "The Magistical" is an official screening selection to be shown at as part of The Big Easy International Film Festival.

Plunge's Mark McGrain Joins Jelly Roll On Thursday

Authored by: Jelly Roll Justice [Show Host]

Submitted: Wed, 10/28/2009 - 11:23am

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

This Thursday, brilliant jazz trombonist Mark McGrain will join Jelly Roll Justice in the studio (Jazz from the Market, 4 to 7 p.m.) to talk about the innovative trio "Plunge".

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Return of the WWOZ P-Funk Marathon

Authored by: Soul Sister [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:44pm

Tag(s): 2009 Voodoo Experience, Special Show, and Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Friday, October 30, 2009 - 11:59pm - Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 5:00am

Soul Sister brings the P-Funk Marathon back to WWOZ for 5 hours of P-Funk Power!

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Bingo! Good for one, do we have any others?

Authored by: A.J. Rodrigue (Boudin Man) [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:07pm

Tag(s): 2009 Voodoo Experience and Show host blog

A huge weekend planned at the 2010 Voodoo Music Experience. In particular the Bingo Parlour tent.

I haven't been able to leave this tent in the last 2 years. It is a festival in a festival, and I am sure I will spend most of the weekend there this year.

The Bingo Parlour tent opens at 10:00 a.m. Friday with Yoga classes followed by Ratty Scurvics at 11:00 a.m.

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