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Rebirth Brass Band kills it with this Carnival staple, "Big Chief", filmed in
2011 at the Maple Leaf using 5 cameras by Come See About Me Productions,
who've worked on a Brass Roots documentary.
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I was thinking about Pete Seeger and what he and his music meant to many.
It was not just the folk songs, it was the role and responsibility of
the musician that Seeger exemplified.
To Seeger, Politics and Music were never separate...
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This video will give you the flavor of WWOZ's Piano Night. It combines photos
from the 2013 version of the event, with music by Victor Atkins from Piano
Night 2006.
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The Meters do "Look Ka Py Py" and "Jungle Man" in this 1974 edition of
Soundstage, a PBS live concert series produced in Chicago from 1974-1985 and
revived in 2003. The band is completely funk-tastic, and the introduction by
Dr. John (who, along with Professor Longhair, app...
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Saying "snow" (the "s-word) in New Orleans causes unadulterated panic. The
main routes out of town are closed, there was a run on grocery stores and
businesses, government and airlines shut down. No, it's worse than what you
think. Get this - there was a run on buying ic...
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Here's Marcia Ball, the queen of boogie-woogie piano (and a Piano Night
regular), in a beautifully produced video, about a half hour long, and
including performance and interview segments; in the latter, she talks about
her music, Irma Thomas, New Orleans, and the wetlands,...
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Valerie the Problem Child and Yegor Romantsov talk about Debauche's upcoming
album and Yegor as a performer. Valerie denies Debauche airplay because
it's the Blues show and she hasn't listened to their material before. Get
ready to laugh, this one's funny!
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K. Balewa talks with Kenny Garrett about his Jazz Journey Concert, the
state of his career, and the vast number of musicians he's played with.
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David Montana, Jazz Fest Johnny, Nigel Hall and WWOZ's Marc Stone talk about
a residency in October, the craft of sewing, and how they spend Mardi Gras
morning.
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Congratulations to Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, whose Dockside
Sessions won the 2014 Grammy award for Best Regional Roots Album last night.
In the clip below, Simien and the band stop by CBS's backstage "Thank You
Cam" shorty after receiving their award.
Aliso...
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