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WWOZ will be broadcasting live from the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival this weekend, when the N.O. Jazz and Heritage Foundation presents its third annual celebration of the blues. Legendary bluesman Honeyboy Edwards is one of the many top performers from southern Louisia...
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See what's going on at the station during the Fall Membership Drive. Here is our daily coverage from Friday, October 10, including live performances from The Mario Abney Quintet and Topsy Chapman and Solid Harmony.
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The music you just heard was Pud Brown, the great New Orleans saxophone and clarinet player. Pud played with everyone, from Louis Armstrong and Lawrence Welk to Ella Fitzgerald. He passed away on May 27th of 1996, but today his son, John Brown, is keeping his father's memory a...
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In his latest installment, A.J. goes to the Voice of the Wetlands Festival in Houma and gets some great photos of Dash Rip Rock, Johnny Sansone, C.C. Adcock, Tab Benoit and more.
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See what's going on at the station during the Fall Membership Drive. Here is our daily coverage from Thursday, October 9, including live performances from The Revivalists and Juan-Carlos Formell with Johnny's Dream Club.
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Mrs. Judy Adams, widow of the late, great Johnny Adams, will sign copies of her brand-new book, a loving memoir of her life with of one of the finest singers of the 20th century. The signing will take place at the Louisiana Music Factory's retail tent at the Crescent City Blue...
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You're invited to attend a seminar on jazz culture presented by Dillard University and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation's Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Series. The seminar is part of a month-long celebration of Congo Square presented by the New Orleans...
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See what's going on at the station during the Fall Membership Drive. Check out some photos of The Pfister Sisters and Guitar Lightnin' Lee live from the studio on Wednesday, October 8.
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See what's going on at the station during the Fall Membership Drive. Here are some updates from Tuesday, October 7, including photos of The Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble performing live in the WWOZ studio.
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