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HAROLD BATTISTE 1 - The Beat Goes On

Sat, 10/24/15

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Rhythm Room Playlist 10/23/15

Sat, 10/24/15

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Tubular Bells Champ Boys 03:22 Funk 'N' Soul 1973-76 2015/10/23 22:03:51 2 No Man Walks Alone Solomon Burke 02:39 Electronic Magnetism '71 (MGM LP) 2015/10/23 22:07:23 ... Read more

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Fri, 10/23/15

Authored by: David Stafford

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertDuring this Tiny Desk Concert, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah tells the story behind the track "K.K.P.D." He was stopped, intimidated, and harassed by the NOPD late at night. His pride almost made him do something ill... Read more

New Video: Funky Meters with Allen Toussaint + Irma Thomas live in New Orleans

Thu, 10/22/15

Check out this 80-minute set filmed by WWOZ at last weekend's Crescent City Blues & Barbecue Festival. The show was billed as "Ride Your Pony Down to New Orleans - Home of the Blues" starring The Funky Meters plus special guests Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas. Read more

New Video: Ruthie Foster Live in New Orleans

Thu, 10/22/15

Here's Ruthie Foster's entire 82-minute long set at the 2015 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, filmed by WWOZ on October 18, 2015. Read more

Why You and I Love Radio

Thu, 10/22/15

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa

I bet every WWOZ listener has a shared ancestry. Every listener, in every country. David Remnick of the New Yorker presents it perfectly: http://current.org/2015/10/david-remnick-radio-is-an-obsession-of-mine/ Read more

New music spotlight: Brent Rose

Tue, 10/20/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Saxophonist Brent Rose released his new album, The Unexpected Gift, last month. The ten-track release runs the gamut from contemporary to free jazz, with a couple of welcome stops along the way to play out some more traditional tunes. This is an instrumentalist's album, pa... Read more

Panorama Jazz Band, "Renee" HD

Mon, 10/19/15

Authored by: David Stafford

The Panorama Jazz Band performs "Renee." Recorded by the WWOZ Video Crew at Basin St Station on March 26, 2015. Check out our playlist WWOZ Basin Street Station for more. Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for October, 2015

Mon, 10/19/15

In This IssueBecome a Guardian of the GrooveIn Memoriam: K. BalewaTreme Creole Gumbo Festival, November 14-15Broadcasts: Great Night in Harlem, TBC Brass BandNew Orleans Calling: Harold BattisteVoodoo Music & Arts ExperienceRecipe: Salú's Potato Cheddar DumplingsQuick Links... Read more

New music spotlight: John Ellis & Double-Wide

Sat, 10/17/15

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Jazz musician John Ellis doesn't currently live in New Orleans but his new album with band Double-Wide certainly has a most New Orleans-y feel about it. There's no stretch here, given the time Ellis spent living in the city (he currently resides in New York) and the fact th... Read more

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