"Rob Wagner Trio: Live at Snug Harbor"

Jesse Morrow in the WWOZ live broadcast studio. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.

One often hears New Orleans being dubbed "the birthplace of jazz” and there certainly are plenty of reasons to make that claim. What sometimes is forgotten is the ongoing jazz scene in the city, from brass ensembles to more progressive forms.  Today’s program is a peek into the more progressive side, featuring the Rob Wagner Trio with Rob Wagner on saxophone, James Alsanders on drums and Jesse Morrow on bass, recorded at Snug Harbor in the fall of 2011.

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse. Photo by Briana Prevost

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