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Perfect Gentlemen 2011

Thu, 03/17/11
Check out photos from the Perfect Gentlemen Father's Day parade from June 19, 2011. Read more

VIP Ladies & Kids 2011

Thu, 03/17/11
Check out photos from the VIP Ladies & Kids "For the Love of Money" second line from March 19th, 2011. Read more

Victor Goines to Visit Jazz from the French Market

Thu, 03/17/11
Authored by Jelly Roll Justice
Clarinet and sax master Victor Goines with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will visit Jelly Roll Justice this Thursday on Jazz from the French Market around 5 p.m. Victor Goines is widely recognized as one of the most engaging and versatile performers, composers, coll... Read more

"Ancestral Reunion"

Mon, 03/14/11
Authored by George Ingmire
This week’s show is about the way traditions--both musical and otherwise--find new hands to carry them on and new places for them to take root. Over the course of sixty minutes, we explore how our world is growing creatively closer as we dive into the kinds of "musical cros... Read more

Foburg (a Music Festival) and friends

Fri, 03/11/11
This weekend the Foburg takes off in the wake of Mardi Gras Madness. Foburg is March 11-13 featuring local young bands, and some from out of town. Sort of along the lines of South/Southwest. Young New Orleans singer songwriter Jason Frilot will come in to talk about his ne... Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for March, 2011

Fri, 03/11/11
Dear Listener, What a celebration this year's Mardi Gras has been for WWOZ! And there are so many other great things in store for the station. But after all this joyous celebration, a proverbial Lent and ashes. Right in the middle of all the good stuff happening for 'OZ,... Read more

Where did you sell your soul?

Thu, 03/10/11
Authored by Big D
This may be a SMALL thing, but seem to have a life of its' own. One of the twenty-nine songs of Robert Johnson is "Crossroad". By the passage of time and ear-to-mouth transfer of the title it has become crossroads by the addition of the s on the end. Let's set the record st... Read more

Saxophone Quartets

Wed, 03/09/11
Authored by Zach
Tune in tonight at midnight for a special program devoted to the saxophone quartet. This ensemble usually consists of one B♭ soprano, one E♭ alto, one B♭ tenor and one E♭ baritone. Featured artists will include the Adelphi, Stockholm, Windmill, Eugene Rousseau, Netherlands,... Read more

"French Quarter Fest 2011"

Tue, 03/08/11
Authored by George Ingmire
The fun is not over folks! Now that Carnival is behind us, we’re kicking into full gear with New Orleans' intense springtime festival season. This week’s show previews the 2011 French Quarter Festival and a handful of the musicians playing at some of the 18 stages over the ... Read more

Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Fri, 03/04/11
Courtesy of Chef Paul Prudhomme, here is one of the dishes that put Louisiana, Creole and Cajun cooking on the map back at the 1984 Worlds Fair in New Orleans. Featured in an article on the popularity and history of Louisiana foodways, this dish is a standard in the repetoi... Read more

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