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Lynne Arriale to Visit Jazz from the Market

Wed, 03/21/12
Authored by Jelly Roll Justice
  Brilliant pianist, composer and educator Lynne Arriale will be on air talking about her latest album this Thursday (March 22nd, 2012) at 4:30 on Jazz from the French Market. After the interview, she will be heading up Frenchmen to Snug Harbor to get ready for her gig the ... Read more

New Orleans musicians -- on tuba, drums and trombone, Joshua Brown

Sun, 03/11/12
Authored by Raymond Kent
    You wouldn’t know it to watch him bouncing ever so slightly when he plays tuba, providing the bass lines, sometimes nearly hidden in the unlit back part of the stage behind the reed and brass of the Lagniappe Brass Band – or when the reed and brass line parts like the R... Read more

What radio could be - the Firesign Theatre.

Sat, 03/10/12
Authored by Jamie Dell'Apa
  From NY Times, March 9th   By PAUL VITELLO Peter Bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theater, whose albums became cult favorites among college students in the late 1960s and ’70s for a brand of sly, multilayered satire so dense it seem... Read more

Michael Dominici's camera.

Tue, 03/06/12
Authored by Michael Dominici
I take my camera mostly everywhere. It takes pictures. These are some of those pictures. Read more

Bards of Bywater Tribute To LEONARD COHEN

Mon, 03/05/12
Authored by Michael Dominici
Greetings Music Lovers, My name is Michael Dominici and I've been a volunteer with WWOZ since 1996. As a native New Orleanian and a life long music lover, I've had a chance to experience a lot of great music in this town. Still, every once in a while I get caught off guard ... Read more

Louisiana Music Factory Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Mon, 02/27/12
Authored by Sally Young
Louisiana Music Factory celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday, February 25th. The record store that has become a destination for music lovers from New Orleans and around the world hosted six hours of in-store performances to a full house of fans. Kermit Ruffins kicked... Read more

A Night Of Soulful Sound Fundraiser Event

Thu, 02/23/12
Authored by Mark LaMaire
St. Anna’s Episcopal Church Presents A Night of Soulful Sound Saturday, February 25th 7pm St Anna’s Episcopal Church 1313 Esplanade Ave New Orleans The Promised Land Players Uplifting Spirituals from the African-American Folk Tradition The Tremé Chorus Gospel standards... Read more

Scenes from Chalmette

Mon, 02/13/12
Authored by Secretary of Swing
Beads, spears, footballs and frisbees flew off the 19 floats rolling through Chalmette and into the ready hands of spunky parade goers who braved a stiff breeze and bone chilling cold to catch the bounty, have some fun and work their winter look at the Knights of Nemesis' 7... Read more

Big Plans for Big 7

Thu, 02/02/12
Authored by Secretary of Swing
A space for kids to discover their talents and celebrate their own amazing culture: second lines, brass bands, Mardi Gras Indians and more - that's what the Original Big 7 Cultural Division provides. Take the Red Flame Hunters: the Big 7's own Mardi Gras Indian tribe, compo... Read more

A vintage DJ, a trombone player, live music, and Mardi Gras Indians!

Thu, 02/02/12
Authored by Raymond Kent
This Friday, February 3rd from 6 to 9 a.m. during the Friday Morning Set and at The Jazz Crossroads we observe the birthday of (and I play a request from) a man who was a WWOZ show host for 24 years! You also can hear music from some recent local music award winners, and tw... Read more

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