Tune in Thursday, December 2oth, 9- 11AM New Orleans time (5 days before Christmas!) for a little lagniappe: The 2012 Christmas Edition of Sally Young's Traditional Jazz Show. Two hours of, you guessed it, holiday music, featuring songs not often heard at the mall. She's ma... Read more

On today’s program, we jump into a car with the one and only Walter Wolfman Washington for an hour of not just music but also a road trip to a local clothing store. Tune in as we drive and talk about music, shoes, and Walter's music mentors. I also stop by Willie Mae’s Scotch... Read more

It is that glorious time of year again when we'll celebrate the life, music, and mystique of the Ivory Emperor, the Black Chopin, the Bayou Maharajah, the Black Liberace, Mr. Gonzo, Lil Booker - James Carroll Booker III.  If you don't know, then educate yourself by listenin... Read more

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2012 was another year ('OZ's 32nd!) of amazing music from the coolest city on the planet! Take a look back at some of the best moments of a year about which the Mayans, thankfully were wrong. Read more

We took time out to celebrate our amazing volunteers last night at Cafe Instanbul. The fact that it's the Holiday season and 'OZ's 32nd birthday just added fuel to the celebration. Read more

Thinking of this, one can turn to other parts of our culture that have been represented in the movies.  So I took some time to look for Cajun and Zydeco music in movies, other than documentaries. The Big Easy (1987) one of the better known movies, features Beausoleil, Buckw... Read more