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Join Brice Nice (Vinyl) vs. Alski (Digital) on the Rhythm Room this Friday
for another musical duel. As usual the only rule is staying in the groove.
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Jorge Fuentes reflects on our friend Frank: "A reliable volunteer at the station, Frank Wills quickly took a liking to recording 'spots,' the announcements that we play on air at the station. I liked to use his voice because he had natural delivery and an unmistakable New Orle...
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A full house of jazz lovers in the Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center in
New York were taken to class by Marcus Roberts and his orchestra as they
played a myriad of tunes by the great Jelly Roll Morton. Roberts is not
only one of the most brilliant piano players in the...
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Here's a gallery of more photos of some great moments at Jazz Fest 2012!
We've also posted more photos from the Photo Booth at the WWOZ Hospitality
Tent, on Facebook! Log in to Facebook, and tag yourself and your friends!
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A Million Thank Yous...
To the tons of volunteers who made Jazz Fest and Piano Night 2012 a success!
A.A., Al Laskey, Alcee Metevier, Alex Kuehnle, Andrea Foreman, Andrew Grafe,
Andrew Monson, Anne Fleming, Ayanna Toney, Bill Sasser, Becky Thomson, Bob
Rodrigue, Bobby Vall...
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"I wish Shell would sponsor events like this in my country. In my country
they only sponsor destruction and death." -Nigerian band leader Seun Kuti
in interview with Robert Barry.
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This week we travel through Brazil, Chicago and New Orleans on a musical
raft. We are also visited by Ultimate Kitchen Commando, Jodi Brown, for a
sampling of some nutrient dense food and speak with Jeff Albert from the Open
Ears Music Series.
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We came, we ate, we Jazz Fest-Ed! Closing out the last day of the festival
was the sounds of The Neville Brothers, Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias and
Rockin Dopsie, Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters. We ate our last bite of crawfish
strudel, alligator pie, oyster bisque and man...
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Whether you're serving plain old chicken or making a crawfish étouffée, try fancifying the rice below your favorite main course. Or, think about substituting your favorite stuffing (crabs? turkey? pork chops?) with this rice dressing recipe.
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