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Say My Name Your Way: Reflections on a Multilingual Life

Authored by: Suzanne Corley [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 04/06/2013 - 10:23am
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Say My Name Your Way: Reflections on a Multilingual LIfe

A lot of people around the radio station tease me about being the foreign language pronunciation patrol, which I don't mind, because learning foreign languages has been among the best journeys of my life.  Certainly I couldn't do the shows I do without them.

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WWOZ/Angola Prison Music Project

Authored by: Jelly Roll Justice [Show Host]
Submitted: Fri, 04/05/2013 - 11:26am
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Thank you to everyone who contibuted CDs
to this spring's drive for KLSP-91.7 FM!

Your outpouring of generosity is deeply appreciated!
 

We will be collecting albums again before the winter holiday season.
 

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Sharon Martin presented by Thursday Night Swingin'

Sharon Martin
Next Thursday, April 11, WWOZ and Prime Example present Sharon Martin, the lastest edition of Thursday Night Swingin', a concert series that allows patrons to enjoy the the city's most swingin' and soulful (homegrown) legends in an intimate, neighborhood lounge setting.
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Tom Dent Congo Square Symposium: "CULTURE & REGULATION"

Tom Dent
This spring's Tom Dent Symposium, the video of which will be streamed live at wwoz.org, explores the ways cities navigate the conflicts between cultural expression and code enforcement. April 4, 6 - 9 pm, at the Old US Mint, presented by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.
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"Ven Pa'Ca, Flamenco in New Orleans"

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On this week’s program, we enjoy the music of Ven Pa’ Ca’, a flamenco ensemble based in New Orleans. The recording of this performance took place at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro with many in the audience, including Teresa Romero Torkanowsky, the woman responsible for bringing Flamenco to New Orleans in the 1960’s. During the program, we will meet Teresa to hear about her travels as well as the Flamenco’s connection with jazz. This week, we also have some ceviche with Nick Bazan at Rio Mar.
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Mulgrew Miller to Visit "Jazz from the Market"

Authored by: Jelly Roll Justice [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 03/30/2013 - 4:59pm
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The brilliant jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller will visit WWOZ this Thursday (April 4th) just after 5:00 p.m. before heading over to Snug Harbor for his special shows at 8 and 10.

 

On Wednesday, the night before, he will be playing with an ensemble of University of New Orleans students at Jazz at the Sandbar (Cove) starting at 7 p.m.

 

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Steve Masakowski presented by Thursday Night Swingin'

Every Thursday in March WWOZ and Prime Example are presenting a new concert series that allows patrons to enjoy the the city's most swingin' and soulful (homegrown) legends of modern New Orleans jazz in an intimate, neighborhood lounge setting. Read More

 

 

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Chefs Move! Scholarships

Chefs Move past winners
The mission of Chefs Move! is to diversify kitchen leadership by providing minority applicants the opportunity to become leaders in restaurant kitchens and in their communities. Two New Orleanians will receive scholarships to attend the International Culinary Center in New York City.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Congo Square New World Rhythms Fest 2013

Whether or not you made it down to Armstrong Park, you'll enjoy perusing these photo highlights from this year's Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival and Class Got Brass competition.
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"French Quarter Fest 2013"

Authored by: George Ingmire
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Meschiya Lake at FQF 2012. Photo by RHRphoto.com
Springtime in New Orleans is synonymous with Festival season. This week we celebrate the upcoming 30th annual French Quarter Festival, taking place April 11th-14th. On today’s program, we listen to musical highlights from the Festival recorded by WWOZ over the years. Alongside music, we interview both the first excutive director of the festival, Sandra Dartus, and Marci Schramm, who directs the Festival now. In addition to that, we’ll meet up with one of the Festival’s original food vendors, Vance Vaucresson of Vaucresson's Sausage Company, to hear about his family’s Creole Sausage making, which started in 1899. We’ll also preview a new food vendor for this year’s festival, Dreamy Weenies.
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