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Be sure to listen in tomorrow, when Troy " Trombone Shorty " Andrews will be
coming up to talk about his new CD " Backatown ". That's Thursday, April 15,
@ 10:15 a.m.
Don't miss it !!
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Dear Listener,
We had a blast at French Quarter Fest last weekend, and there's plenty of
live events action all this week, like our broadcast of Betty Harris at the
Old Point Bar. But the big one is coming: 2 full weekends of Jazz Fest, plus
WWOZ Piano Night (April 26), n...
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First we'll check out Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers recorded live by
WWOZ at the Dew Drop Jazz Hall in Mandeville, Louisiana. During the show, we
stop by Kermit’s house in Treme for an interview about his musical
upbringing. Along the way, Jazz Fest's Director of Prog...
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If you tune into WWOZ's Morning Set this Tuesday, April 13 you will be in for
a special treat as New Orleans' own Sarah Quintana will be performing live
in-studio starting around 8:30 AM. Sarah earned her chops performing on the
streets of the French Quarter and has since ...
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Susan Cowsill has developed into one of New Orleans’ premier roots/pop songwriters. Her sandy voice and steady guitar skills combine to create music that is enjoyed by fans of country, southern rock and Americana alike. Catch our live broadcast of Susan Cowsill & Friends at Fr...
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This month's recipe from Marcelle Bienvenu (a writer for Louisiana Cookin' and Times-Picayune) makes those tasty Louisiana shrimp sing as an hors d'oeuvre or side dish.
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Antoine’s Restaurant spans 5 generations, over a century and a half of history. This year, Antoine’s tasty contribution to French Quarter Fest is Oyster Bonne Femme over Bow Tie Pasta, and Shrimp Regua, named after the restaurant’s Executive Chef Michael Regua (pictured). If y...
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Tonight, in honor of the late great educator, jazzman, WWOZ DJ, and all
around upright bad ass Don "Moose" Jamison, we'll put the epic late period
John Coltrane composition "Ascension" on around 10 PM Tueday 4/6/10 on the
Kitchen Sink. This is to commemorate Easter for tho...
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