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6:20pm: Tab Benoit LIVE @ Super Bowl Boulevard
WWOZ is gettin' in the game! We'll be on the Super Bowl Boulevard down at Woldenberg Park all weekend. Open to the public, come on down for an awesome showcase of Louisiana music, food and drink, and the chance to spot NFL broadcasters and players.
Check out these stellar music lineups!
Thursday, January 31:
Stooges, Bonerama + more
Friday, February 1:
The Iguanas, Trombone Shorty, Mem Shannon + more
Saturday, February 2:
Rebirth, Meschiya Lake, Lost Bayou Ramblers + more
Sunday, February 3:
Soul Rebels, Papa Grows Funk, Charmaine Neville + more
Tab Benoit at Jazz Fest 2008. Photo by Leon Morris.
WWOZ staff & volunteers will be hanging out in the Public Health tent. Come say hello!
LIVE BROADCAST INFO
If this fantastic lineup isn't enough to inspire you to brave the football frenzied French Quarter this weekend, we've got you! We'll be broadcasting live from Super Bowl Boulevard this Friday and Saturday. Here are the the artists you can look forward to hearing on the airwaves:
John Mooney - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 12:15pm CST
Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 3:20pm CST
Tab Benoit - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 6:25pm CST
VENUE
Woldenberg Riverfront ParkLOCATION
3:20pm: Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots LIVE @ Super Bowl Boulevard
WWOZ is gettin' in the game! We'll be on the Super Bowl Boulevard down at Woldenberg Park all weekend. Open to the public, come on down for an awesome showcase of Louisiana music, food and drink, and the chance to spot NFL broadcasters and players.
Check out these stellar music lineups!
Thursday, January 31:
Stooges, Bonerama + more
Friday, February 1:
The Iguanas, Trombone Shorty, Mem Shannon + more
Saturday, February 2:
Rebirth, Meschiya Lake, Lost Bayou Ramblers + more
Sunday, February 3:
Soul Rebels, Papa Grows Funk, Charmaine Neville + more
Tab Benoit at Jazz Fest 2008. Photo by Leon Morris.
WWOZ staff & volunteers will be hanging out in the Public Health tent. Come say hello!
LIVE BROADCAST INFO
If this fantastic lineup isn't enough to inspire you to brave the football frenzied French Quarter this weekend, we've got you! We'll be broadcasting live from Super Bowl Boulevard this Friday and Saturday. Here are the the artists you can look forward to hearing on the airwaves:
John Mooney - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 12:15pm CST
Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 3:20pm CST
Tab Benoit - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 6:25pm CST
VENUE
Woldenberg Riverfront ParkLOCATION
12:15pm: John Mooney LIVE @ Super Bowl Boulevard
WWOZ is gettin' in the game! We'll be on the Super Bowl Boulevard down at Woldenberg Park all weekend. Open to the public, come on down for an awesome showcase of Louisiana music, food and drink, and the chance to spot NFL broadcasters and players.
Check out these stellar music lineups!
Thursday, January 31:
Stooges, Bonerama + more
Friday, February 1:
The Iguanas, Trombone Shorty, Mem Shannon + more
Saturday, February 2:
Rebirth, Meschiya Lake, Lost Bayou Ramblers + more
Sunday, February 3:
Soul Rebels, Papa Grows Funk, Charmaine Neville + more
Tab Benoit at Jazz Fest 2008. Photo by Leon Morris.
WWOZ staff & volunteers will be hanging out in the Public Health tent. Come say hello!
LIVE BROADCAST INFO
If this fantastic lineup isn't enough to inspire you to brave the football frenzied French Quarter this weekend, we've got you! We'll be broadcasting live from Super Bowl Boulevard this Friday and Saturday. Here are the the artists you can look forward to hearing on the airwaves:
John Mooney - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 12:15pm CST
Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 3:20pm CST
Tab Benoit - Saturday, Feb 2 @ 6:25pm CST
VENUE
Woldenberg Riverfront ParkLOCATION
SFJAZZ Center Grand Opening - Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Esperanza Spalding & more
The show has been sold out for months, but we've gotchya covered! WWOZ is thrilled to announce that we will be trucking across the country to broadcast live from Opening Night of the SFJAZZ Center on January 23rd. The lineup for this show is long and awe-inspiring. So far these dazzling performers have signed on to our live broadcast:
Chick Corea
McCoy Tyner
Esperanza Spalding
Bill Frisell
Bobby Hutcherson
Joe Lovano
Joshua Redman
Eric Harland
John Handy
Stefon Harris
Avishai Cohen
Jeff Ballard
Pete Escovedo
Mary Stallings
John Santos
More artists will be added to the roster, so be sure to check back between now and the concert!
This show is a celebration of the SFJAZZ Center grand opening, a $54 million, 35,000 square foot performance space in the Hayes Valley. It is the first of its kind: a concert hall designed spefically for jazz musicians and patrons. Read more about the SFJAZZ Center: Built for Jazz.
LIVE BROADCAST INFO
The concert begins at 8pm PST, so here in New Orleans the broadcast should take to the airwaves around 10pm CST. Be sure to check back as the date approaches for updates on broadcast start time and the jaw-dropping line-up of performers signing onto the roster. The broadcast will be hosted by WWOZ's Jazz from the Market host Sondra Bibb, and WBGO's Josh Jackson.
In collaboration with NPR and WBGO, we will also be hosting a live video stream of the concert! You'll be able to find the link to the performance on our homepage and on this event listing the day of the show.
LOCATION
Jazz Journey featuring Gregory Porter, Barbara Morrison & Porgy Jones
We will be broadcasting live on Friday January 18th when the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents another stellar event in its Jazz Journey Concert Series. On the heels of Chucho Valdes' phenomenal peformance at The Joy Theater in November, the next concert will take place at Dillard University's Lawless Memorial Chappel at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free!
Below are exerpts from The Foundations full MLK Jr Weekend Celebration Concert Announcement.
A singer, songwriter and actor, Los Angeles-native Gregory Porter released his debut album, Water, in 2010 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for "best jazz vocal album." He was also a member of the original Broadway cast of It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues.
Barbara Morrison is known for her powerful voice, with its two-and-a-half-octave range, and her soulful and highly spirited interpretations jazz, gospel and pop songs, she is a familiar figure on the world jazz circuit. Barbara will be backed by a stellar group of New Orleans jazz players: Thaddeus Richard (piano), Detroit Brooks (guitar), Roland Guerin (bass), Herlin Riley (drums).
Trumpeter Warren "Porgy" Jones is one of the unsung heroes of New Orleans jazz. Active on the jazz scene in and out of the Crescent City since the 1960s, Porgy is known for emphasizing the links between jazz, R&B and funk. Vocalist Ed Perkins will be performing with the Porgy Jones Band.
LIVE BROADCAST INFO
The WWOZ live broadcast van will be rolling out to Dillard University on Friday January 18. Porgy Jones will be the first performer this evening and will be taking to the stage (and air waves) around 7:15 pm CST.
VENUE
Dillard University's Lawless Memorial Chapel
Further Information
Louisiana Music Collective
