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Video highlights from Day 2 of Blues & BBQ Fest

Sat, 10/14/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
We were live from the St. Charles Stage at Blues & BBQ Fest today! Check out the performances below. WWOZ will be back tomorrow, from the final day of the festival, with more great music on our airwaves and on the video stream, including a set from headliner Bobby Rush. Ch... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 10/14//17

Sat, 10/14/17
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1     Take It Back (Instrumental)     Haggis Horns     03:35      2     Love Train     Bunny Sigler     07:06     Keep Smilin' 3     Soon Come     Peter Tosh     02:17     Best of Beverley's records 4     feel like breaking up somebody's home     ann peebles     02:29     ch... Read more

5 things to know for 10/13 - 10/19

Thu, 10/12/17
1) It's Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest time! Grammy Award winners Bobby Rush and Robert Cray headline this year's event and tons of other great artists are performing, too. Head down to Lafayette Square starting Friday night for the best blues and best BBQ New Orleans has t... Read more

Video: Tab Benoit at Blues & BBQ Fest

Thu, 10/12/17
Tab Benoit headlined Friday night at Crescent City Blues & BBQ last year to a very enthusiastic crowd. Check out the Louisiana native's performance of 'The Blues Are Here To Stay' below.  Tab's not performing this year, but a ton of other great artists are. Check out this ... Read more

Don’t Stop the Music Fall Membership Drive 10/17-10/27

Tue, 10/10/17

Thelonious Monk at 100

Tue, 10/10/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
Seven decades after Thelonious Monk helped lay the foundation for modern jazz, he remains a strong influence on contemporary musicians. "As a pianist, composer and arranger, Monk’s genius was both evolutionary and disruptive. He didn’t reject, ignore, or deconstruct the mus... Read more

Video: Vasti Jackson at Blues & BBQ Fest

Tue, 10/10/17
Vasti Jackson laid down a great performance at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest 2014-- check out a lengthy highlight below. He's not performing this year, but a ton of other great artists are. Check out this year's lineup here. If you can't be there in person, WWOZ will be br... Read more

Watch live video from Blues & BBQ Fest

Mon, 10/09/17

Video: Vasti Jackson at Blues & BBQ Fest

Mon, 10/09/17
Vasti Jackson laid down a great performance at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest 2014-- check out a lengthy highlight below. He's not performing this year, but a ton of other great artists are. Check out this year's lineup here. If you can't be there in person, WWOZ will be br... Read more

Morning Set Playlist 10/07/17

Mon, 10/09/17
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1     white nile     kelan phil cohran and legacy     10:08     african skies 2     Libertango     Akua Dixon     06:21     Akua Dixon 3     Adirghe Helinyal     Yared Gedam     02:48     Solo Piano Ethiopian 4     Blues Waltz     The Latin Jazz Quintet     04:15     Latin ... Read more

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