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5 things to know for 8/3 - 8/9

Thu, 08/02/18
1) It's Satchmo SummerFest time! New Orleans native Louis Armstrong was born August 4 and the festival celebrating him is going on at outside the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If you can't be there in person, check out our Sat... Read more

Video: Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints live from Snug Harbor

Thu, 08/02/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
We were pleased to bring you Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints live from Snug Harbor tonight! Check out the video below. Happy Satchmo Fest! They'll be hitting the Barracks Street Stage on Saturday at 1:30p. Lineup: Yoshio Toyama   Keiko Toyama  Makoto Hirotsu Youichi ‘Bass... Read more

Video: Mahogany Brass Band at WWOZ

Wed, 08/01/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
Mahogany Brass Band joined us on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon as part of our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out their performance below. Dr. Brice Miller shares what he thinks Louis Armstrong would sound like today, if he were still with us, the... Read more

31 classic Louis Armstrong performances

Wed, 08/01/18
In honor of Louis Armstrong's birthday (August 4) and Satchmo Summer Fest (Aug. 3-5), here are more than 30 videos of the man of the hour! It just doesn't get any better than Pops. This is a playlist, so the videos will play sequentially. Read more

Lil Hardin Armstrong: Tricentennial Music Moment

Tue, 07/31/18
Louis Armstrong may have never become a household name if not for the ambitions of his second wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong-- a supremely talented musician in her own right. She was a member of the Hot Five and Hot Seven, and composed a number of their biggest hits. Read more

Video: Charmaine Neville at WWOZ

Tue, 07/31/18
Authored by Carrie Booher
Charmaine Neville was in on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon as part of our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out her performance below. Songs: 1. I Put A Spell On You 2. The Rhythm 3. Mack The Knife Read more

Video: The Nayo Jones Experience at 'OZ

Mon, 07/30/18
The Nayo Jones Experience was in on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon to kick off our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out their performance below. Songs: 1. House of the Rising Sun 2. If I Only Had A Brain 3. Imagine   Read more

World Journey 07/28/18

Sat, 07/28/18
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1     Mbira Bira     Gecko Turner     02:57     Gone Down South 2     A3 Soul Brother     Choc Combo     05:31     Washington 3     Playa Blanca     Joe Rodriguez Y Su Grupo Latino     03:41     The Afrosound of Colombia vol.1 4     Abrabo     Alex Konadu`s International Band... Read more

Interview: Edward Jackson III of TBC Brass Band

Sat, 07/28/18
Action Jackson sits down with Edward Jackson III of TBC Brass Band. Jackson shares how TBC ("To Be Continued") got their name from a famous New Orleans musician, coming up out of the high school music programs and how the band first got together, playing on Bourbon + much more. Read more

Video: Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony 'New Orleans Is Great'

Sat, 07/28/18
Satchmo Summer Fest is coming up, starting August 3 and running through August 5! We'll be welcoming musicians into our studio that entire week, starting July 30, for a Satchmo preview series. Check out Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony performing 'New Orleans Is Great' at WWOZ... Read more

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