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Rhythm Room 05/17/19

Sat, 05/18/19
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1 Good Grease Mark III Trio 02:29 Wingate Singles 66 - 67 2 We're Gonna Make It Southern Avenue 03:24 Keep On 3 i'll keep my light in my window Free Life 04:03 Free Life 4 Since I Met You Baby Sonia Spence 03:43 Pure Love 5 I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Ann Peebles 02:55 ... Read more

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Fri, 05/17/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles perform at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all... Read more

Little Freddie King: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Thu, 05/16/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Little Freddie King and his band take a bow in the Blues Tent at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Louis Crispino. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, ... Read more

Electrifying Crownseekers: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Wed, 05/15/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
The Electrifying Crownseekers perform in the Gospel Tent and over the air on WWOZ at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and a... Read more

Craig Adams: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Tue, 05/14/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Craig Adams on the air in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all ... Read more

Video: Original Big 7 Mother's Day Second Line Parade

Mon, 05/13/19
WWOZ was on the scene as the Original Big 7 stepped out on Sunday, May 12! Three brass bands and six sub-krewes came out of the clubhouse to kick off the annual parade by the Original Big 7 Social Aid & Pleasure Club. This video shows just the beginning of a 4 hour party th... Read more

Sudan: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Mon, 05/13/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Sudan parades at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Eli Mergel. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus more celebration of t... Read more

Prince of Wales: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sun, 05/12/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Prince of Wales parades at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all year long to see them, plus m... Read more

Big D: Jazz Fest Flashback

Sat, 05/11/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
In this Jazz Fest at 50 Flashback, Dennis Schaibly, better known to WWOZ listeners as Big D, recalls a powerful moment during Jazz Fest 2006 as Spencer Bohren performed a new song, 'Long Black Line,' at the Lagniappe Stage.  Read more

Diana Ross: Jazz Fest at 50 Photo of the Day

Sat, 05/11/19
Authored by Carrie Booher
Diana Ross performs to a huge crowd at the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest 2019. Photo by Charlie Steiner. In honor of Jazz Fest's 50th anniversary in 2019, we're featuring a Jazz Fest photo of the day with our audience. Keep your eyes here, and at our Jazz Fest 50 page, all... Read more

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