A late but important pointer to my Jazz Roots show this morning. Last night
as I was putting up today's entry into my This Day in Louisiana Music
History web site. I realized that today would have been Harold Dejan's 100th
birthday so we'll celebrate Harold's birthday toda...
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To get in the mood for St. Valentine's Day, listen to selections from Leroy
Jones' wonderful new album that will be officially released at Donna's on
Saturday night, February 14th.
Leroy will be in the studio to talk about his new CD "Sweeter Than A
Summer's Breeze" a...
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Carnival time is a chance for many to exercise unbridled drinking and
partaking. People from the "land of last call for alcohol" and locals alike
find themselves in cloudy states of mental depravity/bliss.
While I'm not condoning any sort of debauchery, this show is all abo...
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It's been a while since Mark, owner of Piety Street recording studios has
been by the studio, so we've got some catching up to do. Tune in on
Wednesday, January 28th (11am to 2pm CST) to see Mr. Bingham is up to these
days.
Mark Bingham Bio
by Bill Milkowski
A sing...
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The Krewe du Vieux Mardi Gras parade rolls past the WWOZ studio on the
evening of Saturday, February 7th. Tonight, WWOZ presents an audio preview
of the parade with music representing each subkrewe of the parade.
Co-hosted by Keith Twitchell, the Krewe du Vieux's parade ...
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Yes indeed, I am doing another birthday show. This for Snooks Eaglin born
January 21st, 1936 - I will be playing music from as far back as the 1950s
(solo, with Sugar Boy Crawford et al) up until his Black Top recordings.
Somewhere along the way, I might even dig up a live ...
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This was a fun show. Surprisingly fun. You can hear it at:
http://www.virb.com/2681578360504589
Two big Washington, D.C. events were the musical motivation for this show:
(1) DC resident, Link Wray, was celebrated with Link Wray Day today, January
15th, and (2) Barack Oba...
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This show will be quite a balancing act. For one, I will be dedicating the show to the memory of Cayne Miceli, who passed away last week at the age of 43. Cayne loved New Orleans music as well as the rich Mardi Gras Indian culture of New Orleans.
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WWOZ Alumnist Michael Dominici will be back in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
hosting 3 shows on WWOZ.
Join Mike as he sits in on the Kitchen Sink Shows for Double A and A.J. (who
are sitting in for him) on Wednesday, February 18th and 25th. He sits in for
David Kunian on Tues...
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Tomorrow Jan. 13th we'll be getting you ready for the big Danny Barker
festivities this weekend with a special 100th birthday salute to Danny. Danny
was born on Jan. 13th, so why should we wait for the weekend? We'll feature
his work with Cab Calloway, Henry "Red" Allen, Bl...
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