A Message from the General Manager:
Happy Birthday WWOZ!
40 years ago today WWOZ was awarded its federal broadcast license-the only
caveat was that it had to be on the air within 24 hours! Since the station
had no physical base at the time, program hosts taped shows at hom...
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The Minister of Swing will be back behind the board with two hours of big
band sounds from the swing era on Sunday, November 29th 6-8PM right here on
WWOZ's Hep Cat's Ball
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Rebirth Brass Band and Baby Boyz
Brass Band trumpeter Glenn Hall III gets on the phone with Action Jackson to
talk about how he started playing at a very young age, the musicians who
influenced him, what he hopes to accomplish in the f...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Original Four president Wendell
Jackson talks to Action Jackson about how the club emerged from another
group, how this year was supposed to be an important anniversary
celebration, why they originally started stepping out from Armstro...
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The new song from Yes Ma'am, 'Shoulda Lean,' on the topic of "When she wanna
come home with you, but she's too drunk, don't even know your name..."
Chalmette sure is looking different these days.
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1 The Hawk Big Boss Man 03:28 Winner
2 Dim Star of the Palisades Birds of Chicago 02:59 Real Midnight
3 Drown Yourself The Staple Singers 04:43 Be What You Are (Stax LP STS-3015)
4 Weep For Me Brown Sugar feat. Clydie King 03:11 Tears Full Of Soul CD1
5 Let Me Go Girl Slim Smi...
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the next installment of
Sync Up workshops for musicians: Virtual Gigging - Best Practices!
For the last nine months New Orleans artists of all stripes have been
redefining what it means to perform in an unprecedented lands...
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This morning, French Quarter Festivals, Inc. announced details around their
36th annual "Holidays New Orleans Style" event. HNOS encompasses some of the
city's most celebrated seasonal traditions, from Reveillon feasts to free
holiday concerts. This year, the series will of...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
Shantrell Simms, president of Lady Wales Social & Pleasure Club. She
shares how she first started second lining, why it's important for clubs and
groups to work together, the parade years that real...
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Jazz Fest sign writer Nan Parati is back at it, and this time for you! As
all the festivals she does in a year have been cancelled due to COVID in
2020, she's making her hand-written sign services available for the general
public! Nan has been Jazz Fest's sign writer since ...
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