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Paying Tribute to Uncle Lionel

Tue, 07/10/12
Authored by Sally Young
Tune in this week as WWOZ's show hosts pay tribute to Lionel Batiste, everybody's favorite uncle. Read more

"Summer Love" Benefit Concert @ Circle Bar Sunday 7/8

Sat, 07/07/12
Authored by Mark LaMaire
Don't miss this amazing concert:  Circle Bar (1032 St. Charles Ave. @ Lee Circle) is hosting "Summer Love" benefit concert, sponsored by the New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation, benefiting One World Family international health & education initiatives in Thailand/Bur... Read more

Sophisticated Ladies in Switzerland

Wed, 07/04/12
Authored by Sally Young
Holding her hand carved granite JazzAscona Award, Irma Thomas thanked the crowd assembled in the Jazz ClubTorre Tent after her performance. Still on their feet after her second set, they cheered for the Soul Queen of New Orleans, for that night she was the Soul Queen of Asc... Read more

Annual reading of Declaration of Independence and then Special Guest

Mon, 07/02/12
Authored by David Kunian
The Tone Scientists of the Tuesday Kitchen Sink are proud to bring you the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, the ur-document of these United States.  We will bring it to you with the list of grievances and consanguinuity.  Of course, there will be music to ... Read more

Some Hot Zydeco After the 4th

Sat, 06/30/12
Authored by Father Ron
John Blanchar at Rock ‘n Bowl, has booked a couple of hot Zydeco acts for the weekend after the 4th – Geno Delafose and Amanda Shaw. Read more

JazzAscona at Stresa

Sun, 06/24/12
Authored by Sally Young
 This year's European journey started on a bus filled with musicians from the JazzAscona Festival in the Ticino region of Switzerland, one day before the festival in Ascona began. We traveled south along the shore of Lake Maggiore, crossed the border into Italy, & pulled in... Read more

High Altitude Jazz

Sat, 06/23/12
Authored by Sharon Armstrong
The Marcus Roberts Trio, along with Béla Fleck, brought the sounds of New Orleans jazz to the mountains of Colorado yesterday at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Marcus Roberts, Rodney Jordan and Jason Marsalis mixed Jazz and Bluegrass with the premium banjo player Béla Fl... Read more

Sun Ra Solstice show

Mon, 06/18/12
Authored by David Kunian
Alright all you Solar System Intergalactic Tone Scientists, the mad mixers of the Kitchen Sink, in celebration of the Summer Solstice, will be presenting the usual 2 hours of Sun Ra!   Sun Ra of the Intergalactic Omniverse Orchestra Sun Ra of the Nubian Planet Arkestra Sun R... Read more

Brother Dege today on WWOZ

Fri, 06/15/12
Brother Dege is getting ready to ride back into town and he is headed back to The Blues Breakdown with yours truly, "The Problem Child".  Brother Dege is one of the true voices of the Deep South, as it is today. You can hear the echoes of the old times, not forgotten, in his... Read more

50 Year Celebration for Lloyd Harris

Wed, 06/13/12
Authored by Father Ron
  Lloyd Harris, Jr. has been music educator for fifty years in the New Orleans area.  He is a member of Louisiana Music Educator’s Hall of Fame, winner of the New Orleans Public School teaching award, a composer, teacher, musician and someone who has left his mark on the mu... Read more

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