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Temperatures are (way) up in New Orleans and that means that Satchmo
SummerFest is only a few weeks away! The festival dedicated to the life,
legacy, and music of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong returns to the New Orleans
Jazz Museum on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4, 20...
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We are proud to share that WWOZ has been honored with a record-breaking ten
nominations in nine categories by the Press Club of New Orleans for
Excellence in Journalism! The nominations were announced at the Press Club's
annual meeting tonight.
Each category below received...
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Hello everyone,
How is everyone feeling? I am grateful you were listening today or at
all. This week was a bit of learning curve for me. I have been using
iTunes for storing and playing the digital music I have. Apple wants its
customers to switch to Apple music subsc...
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Tipitina's is back with their Free Fridays summer concert series! Doors are
open to everyone 21+ at this weekly Friday event, happening May 24 through
August 30. Doors are 8pm; show at 9pm.
Here's the schedule:
May 24: Soul Brass Band w/Le Trainiump
May 31: Flow Tribe w/M...
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In the JUNE 2024 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
Groove Gala Happens Thursday, September 12 | | In Memoriam: David Freedman |
Mary Cornelius, Guardian of the Groove | Video: Cyril Neville's Tribute to
Big Chief Jolly | Tipitina's "Free Friday" Series | ...
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Earlier this year, Cyril Neville produced a tribute concert to honor the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indian tribe
by his uncle Big Chief Jolly (George Landry) in 1974 — and the eponymous
Wild Tchoupitoulas album recorded in 1976. Ou...
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David Freedman, who served as General Manager of New Orleans radio station
WWOZ from 1992 to 2016, has passed away at the age of 80.
David was instrumental in the station’s growth and evolution over the
years. During his quarter-century with the station, WWOZ transformed fr...
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Hello Guardians of the Groove,
I have been wanting to do this for awhile, recapping my show, so I do not
forget any awesomeness that may have happened. I started with a tribute to
Dr. John. The good doctor passed away June 6th 2019 and I missed last
Thursday so I settle...
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--Written by Melissa Milton
Twice a week, on Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings, the leader of the
Original Tuxedo Band, drummer Gerald French, cozies up to the microphone in
the WWOZ studio and brings us, as he says, "more platter, less chatter."
If you’re tuning in ...
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WWOZ is deeply grateful for the generous bequest left by Guardian of the
Groove Mary Cornelius, Ph.D., who passed away in December following a long
illness.
Mary spent her professional career finding ways to naturally control pests
like termites without harming the planet....
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