In the JULY 2025 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
On Sale Now: Groove Gala Tickets! | 11 Nominations for Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards | Satchmo SummerFest, August 2-3 | New from Our Video Department | A Closer Walk: New Orleans Music History Map | Gerald French Shoutout! | Recipe: Jerk Chicken Pasta | Quick Links
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On Sale Now: Groove Gala Tickets!WWOZ's Groove Gala, which happens Thursday, September 11, is not your average gala. Bust out your favorite festival attire and leave the gowns & tuxes at home! The music lineup, which includes several Grammy winners, is stellar: Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville (featuring Omari Neville & the Fuel), the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, James Andrews & the Crescent City All Stars, Doreen Ketchens, Al "Lil Fats" Jackson, and the New Orleans Catahoulas. There's food by Dickie Brennan's Tableau, beverages from three open bars, and air conditioning! After the Mainstage Showcase in Le Petit Theatre, we wrap up the night with dessert & dancing to grooves spun by WWOZ DJ Neil Pellegrin. |
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11 Nominations for Press Club Excellence in Journalism AwardsWe are proud to share that WWOZ has been honored with a record-breaking eleven nominations in nine categories by the Press Club of New Orleans for Excellence in Journalism! The nominations encompass media produced and published during the 2024 calendar year. The eleven nominations spanned four distinct areas: Radio, Videography, Social Media & Digital, and Photography. Congratulations and thanks to our entire talented WWOZ staff & volunteers, our fantastic musicians, and supporters worldwide. You are all true Guardians of the Groove! |
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Satchmo SummerFest, August 2-3Satchmo SummerFest happens August 2 & 3 in and around the New Orleans Jazz Museum. This year's lineup includes the Original Pinettes Brass Band, Jelly Joseph, Victor Campbell, Doreen’s Jazz, John Boutté, Charmaine Neville, Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra ft. Corey Henry & Tonya Boyd-Cannon and many more. WWOZ will also celebrate Louis Armstrong's legacy with live performances in our studio and other special programming during "Satchmo Week" from July 28-August 1. |
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New from Our Video DepartmentHere are a few summertime treats from our video department, including recent live sets at WWOZ by Anna Moss and Lynn Drury, Cyril Neville paying tribute to Louis Armstrong with "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans", plus sets from last month's Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, including Dwayne Dopsie, Waylon Thibodeaux, T'Monde, Cory Ledet & Black Magic and a bunch more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to always get the latest first! |
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A Closer Walk: New Orleans Music History MapA Closer Walk, our block-by-block online guide to New Orleans’ music history, lets you find historic New Orleans music sites of all kinds. It also gives you historical context. For example, the article "The Role of Benevolent Societies and Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in the Development of New Orleans Music" explores how such groups fostered the birth of jazz and sustained New Orleans’ brass band tradition, keeping the foundational rhythms and rituals of New Orleans music accessible to successive generations of artists, who derived new forms from them throughout the 20th century. |
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Gerald French Shoutout!Gerald French loves community, and that great love is the propelling force to his generosity. "I’m like the Swiss army knife," he once said, "just throw me in there!" As host of a Thursday afternoon blues show, and the programmer of the Friday morning traditional jazz show, Gerald serves up an impeccable playlist and still finds time to make WWOZ shine . We wanted to take a few minutes to convey a huge "Thank You" to Gerald and his historic Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, for his exceptional gift of time and talent during the first half of 2025 as we raised funds, hosted members of the station at our new home in Jax Brewery, and carried out our broadcast from Jazz Fest at the Fairgrounds. We love and appreciate you, Gerald! |
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Recipe: Jerk Chicken PastaMore "Jamerican" than authentically Jamaican, this Jerk Chicken Pasta recipe does contain a number of the key ingredients in Jamaican cuisine: allspice, thyme, scallions, and scotch bonnet/habanero pepper. Whatever the provenance, it's very delicious and good, spicy summertime food. |
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