Conference of the Birds  Heavy D's Monday morning (6am to 9am) jazz show usually starts with Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds.  I hadn't heard this piece since 1977 when my fellow deli workers discussed this piece through an entire lunch rush.  We were always looking ... Read more

The difficult thing about interviewing a musician in a car is that, sooner or later, someone will insist in trying to reverse park in front of your stationary vehicle and, after getting all kinds of annoyed, will completely derail your interviewee’s train of thought.  Of co... Read more

The following is a transcript of a presentation by David Freedman, General Manager of WWOZ FM New Orleans, at the Grammy Week Louisiana Economic Development Office of Entertainment Brunch for 300 music industry executives. Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles January ... Read more

The New Orleans Saints are no longer the "Aint's" after their stunning Superbowl victory. Fans, musicians and a few celebrities got together last weekend for a second line parade to bury the Aint's for good in traditional New Orleans style. Local photographer Jerry Moran share... Read more

Join us Wednesday February 24 at 10:00 p.m. as Andre Williams drops in to chew the fat with David Kunian, Double A and A.J. Andre has been really busy with three new albums in the pipeline and he just released his debut work of fiction, a short-story and poetry collection ... Read more

Join Tom Morgan on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show from 11 am to 2 pm for 1949 in Louisiana music. The show will continue its look at the music of New Orleans and Louisiana on a year by year basis. Tomorrow's show will feature the first recordings of Professor Longhair, ... Read more

Ray Moore will be visiting Jazz from the Market a little after 5 p.m. this Thursday before going on to Snug Harbor for his 8 and 10 p.m. shows with the group Brasilliance! Ray Moore is perhaps best-known as a lead alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler, having worked with s... Read more

So, what's in a name? Especially a band name. Well, here's the thing - sometimes they confuse, and sometimes they defy explanation, but sometimes they convey something very real about the band itself. Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band - try saying that three times ... Read more

We return from our Mardi Gras break to some music by saxophonist Rebecca Barry and drummer/vibraphonist Jason Marsalis, recorded live by WWOZ at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans. Later in the program, Andy Antippas - owner of Barrister's Gallery of ethnographic and ... Read more