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Interview: Robert Starks of Original Big Nine

Sun, 08/23/20
COVID-19 has impacted the New Orleans cultural communities deeply. This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with Robert Starks, business manager of the Big Nine Social and Pleasure Club, and his wife, Belida. Starks tested positive for coronav... Read more

Rhythm Room 08/21/20

Sat, 08/22/20
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1     Skin It Back [Part 1]     Tommy Bush     03:03     (Cal State Music 3204) 2     king of kings (aka king of glory)     dennis alcapone     03:13     guns don't argue cd1 3     Big Boat Ride [#]     Dorothy Norwood     04:11     Come Back Strong: Hotlanta Soul Vol 4 4  ... Read more

Rev. John Wilkins 'Trouble'

Fri, 08/21/20
Check out a preview from Reverend John Wilkins' new album, Trouble, due out September 18 on Goner Records. Pre-order it here now. DJ Swamp Boogie will also be premiering more tracks from the album on his show Thursdays, 7-10pm. Read more

Interview: Ezell Hines, president of Uptown Swingers

Wed, 08/19/20
This week on Takin' It To The Streets, WWOZ's Action Jackson gets on the phone with Ezell Hines, president of Uptown Swingers, to talk about how the group got its name, how parades have changed over the years, why groups should work together to keep the second line culture ... Read more

Video: Telephone Grooves

Tue, 08/18/20
Here's something new from WWOZ video: Telephone Grooves, a game of musical telephone! While artists and audiences struggle with not being able to work, perform, and create together in person, we enlisted eight artists across New Orleans to collaborate in a new but socially... Read more

Screen 'One Note At A Time' film from home

Sat, 08/15/20
As New Orleanians and, this time, the world, battle another disaster, viewers have the opportunity to screen One Note At A Time from home on August 29 and 30 in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the federal flood.  The film was filmed over the ... Read more

Heritage School of Music auditions open for 2020-21

Sat, 08/15/20
Authored by Carrie Booher
Applications are now open for the 2020-2021 Heritage School of Music! Students ages 8-17 with at least one year of experience on their instrument are invited to audition. To learn more about the Heritage School of Music, click here. This fall, all Heritage School of Music a... Read more

Rhythm Room 08/14/20

Sat, 08/15/20
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1 Evergreen Booker T 06:49 Evergreen 2 Keep on Pushing Mavis Staples 03:40 I Believe to My Soul - Session 01 3 Let It Shine Al Green 03:18 The Immortal Soul of Al Green - (Disc 4)=P&K 4 Livin' in Fear The Bagdads 02:54 Best Of 5 John Crow Skank Derrick Morgan 02:29 Straighten ... Read more

Interview: Wilbert Rawlins

Wed, 08/12/20
This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Landry Walker High School Band Director Wilbert Rawlins gets on the phone with WWOZ's Action Jackson to talk about how he got into teaching, the benefits of music education, the perks that come with being in a successful brass band, an... Read more

Help support WWOZ with your very own sign by Nan Parati, the sign writer for Jazz Fest

Sat, 08/08/20
At the end of a Jazz Fest day back in 1986, I was out on the field (in what is now the Folk area) writing a stack of band signs for the next day's festival. Two men ambled up and stood, watching me write, though I was more interested in the fact that Aaron Neville was sitti... Read more

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