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Blues & BBQ preview: Little Freddie King

Mon, 10/02/17
The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest is coming up October 13-15! Little Freddie King will hit the stage at Lafayette Square again on Sunday, October 15 from 3:15-4:30p.  Check out his performance at the festival last year below as captured by the WWOZ Video team.  Read more

Video: St. Roch Syncopators live at 'OZ

Mon, 10/02/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
The St. Roch Syncopators joined host Dan Meyer on the Monday morning Traditional Jazz show today. Check out their spirited performance that reached a worldwide audience. Folks watching on Facebook let us know they were tuning in from Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, Brazil, It... Read more

Rare 1969 interview with Professor Longhair

Mon, 10/02/17
Check out this rare footage of Professor Longhair walking around his neighborhood and talking about his craft and career in 1969 New Orleans.  Read more

The Great 78 Project

Mon, 10/02/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
The trend of digitizing vast archives of material from the late 19th and early 20th century continued last month as a Philadelphia company made 25,000 78s available to the general public online for free as part of The Great 78 Project, a community initiative for the preserv... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 09/29/17

Sat, 09/30/17
Authored by Allan "Alski" Laskey
1     occupation     skatalites and don drummond     02:58     The story of treasure isle 2 2     unhappy people     Carl bean & universal love     04:51     All we need is love 3     Walkin' With the Dead     Gospel Machine     04:23     Your Holy Ghost 4     Court Of The ... Read more

WWOZ love for Baby's Coffee

Fri, 09/29/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
Key West-based Baby's Coffee is one of the longest-running business supporters of WWOZ. Gary and Olga have provided coffee for the staff and volunteers of WWOZ since 2003, keeping the caffeine and energy running through our bloodstreams. You may have also have heard the co... Read more

New video from Hot 8: 'St James Infirmary'

Thu, 09/28/17
The Hot 8 Brass Band strips down and takes it way back with this raw and powerful video for 'St. James Infirmary,' a jazz standard with its roots in the 19th century. The song was made famous by Louis Armstrong's 1928 recording. Read more

5 things to know for 9/29 - 10/5

Thu, 09/28/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
1) It's Treme Fall Fest this weekend! Native Treme sons Corey Henry, Hot 8, Shannon Powell, and more will be hitting the stage on Saturday at the street festival portion of the event. Check out the full details at the link. 2) HIP ("Hosting Improvising Performers") Fest is ... Read more

Treme Fall Fest

Wed, 09/27/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
It's time for Treme Fall Fest this weekend. This free neighborhood festival happens around St. Augustine Church on the 1100 block of Henriette Delille.  Friday features a Festival Patron Party from 6-9p, Saturday is the Street Festival from 11a-7p, and Sunday is a Gospel Ma... Read more

Dr. Ike guest DJs tonight on 'OZ

Wed, 09/27/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
Dr. Ike, founder of the Ponderosa Stomp and music aficionado, will guest DJ on tonight's Kitchen Sink (10p-12a). Dr. Ike is a fount of knowledge on music, including the unsung heroes of American music that the Ponderosa Stomp is known for.  The Stomp boasts "3 days of the ... Read more

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