Traditional Jazz

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Tom Saunders

Tue, 05/18/10

A professional jazz musician back from touring Europe for 4 years, Tom was a on-air host from 1989 to 2003. He is now back playing in New Orleans with outfits like the New Orleans Cotton Mouth Kings and his own band, The Tomcats. Read more

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Wed, 05/05/10

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band launched in 1977, at a time when New Orleans brass bands were dwindling and the traditions of street parading were dying out. The Dozen revolutionized – and revitalized - the traditional brass band genre by injecting funk and modern jazz styles an... Read more

Keiko Komaki

Sun, 04/25/10

Keiko Komaki trained as a classical pianist as a child in Japan, but moved to New Orleans to follow her passion for funk and jazz. She cut her chops under the tutelage of blues maven Big Marva Wright and band leader Benny Turner, and has since played with a Who’s Who of New... Read more

Shannon Powell

Mon, 04/19/10

Shannon Powell is a legendary New Orleans jazz drummer and educator who can be found with his own combo or with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kermit Ruffins, or other high-end Crescent City combos. Powell, raised in the storied, musically-inclined Treme neighborhood, was... Read more

David Torkanowsky

Tue, 04/13/10

Beyond his regular WWOZ radio show and the music and people he brings to us on air, Tork is continually working with numerous artists and styles, from Irma Thomas to the critically acclaimed New Orleans modern jazz combo Astral Project. Read more