Get ready New Orleans; the Poor Clares will soon all be back in town to
celebrate their 20th year anniversary playing at the New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Festival as one of the premium Irish bands to come out of the
Crescent City.
The Poor Clares are Betsy McGovern, alo...
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In honor of the late great Don "Big Moose" Jamison
and
in honor of everyone celebrating Easter
and
any excuse to play this is a good one...
The Tone Scientists and Sound Chemists and Vibration Physicists of the
Kitchen Sink will bring you the epic avant garde free jazz s...
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The judges are still declaring a draw so join Brice Nice and Alski in the
ring for round 4. As always the only rule is staying in the groove .
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Multi-instrumentalist Carlos Malta is in town. The sax and flute virtuoso is
performing at UNO on Wednesday and will also perform two sets at Snug Harbor
Thursday. WWOZ will broadcast the second set LIVE in case you are unable to
attend.
One of Brazil's most respected mu...
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On Thursday, April 21st, Jelly Roll Justice will have as special guests on
"Jazz From the Market", the great jazz educator Mr. Carl Blouin, Sr. and one
of his former students, trumpeter extraordinaire Leroy Jones.
Precisely sixty years ago St. Augustine High School was esta...
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This next Kitchen Sink show on Tuesday, home of the Spacetime and other
assorted esoteric wisdom and cosmic tones for mental therapy, will celebrate
the 50 years of All For One Records!
50 years!
Longer than Motown.
We'll be playing the work of AFO from the past, present,...
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Mating Parade It's a recurring fantasy in so many songs. A parade of
romances passing through your life. Autobiographical for me? Nope. I
recall girls fleeing from me and bruises from being poked with a ten-foot
pole. Perhaps autobiographical for musicians? Maybe ...
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DAVE BARTHOLOMEW & FRIENDS...LIVE !!!
Dave Bartholomew will be gracing the studios of WWOZ this Thursday, March
31st, @ 9 a.m. Dave is playing live & bringing Bob French, David
Torkanowsky, & Richard Mouton with him.
Be sure to tune in this Thursday @ 9 a.m. for Dave Bar...
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WWOZ Show Host Stuart Raper rode on the 'OZ float in Zulu this Mardi Gras Day, 2011. Here he reminiscences on the experience, and on how being a part of WWOZ carries cache in the city of New Orleans. Best Mardi Gras day EVER.
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RIP Pinetop Perkins July 7, 1913 to March 21, 2011. Nobody can live forever,
but for a period of time in his long life of 97 years, the legendary Pinetop
Perkins made us think it was possible. It is with tears that we say goodbye
to one of the most loved and highly respecte...
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