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Hello music lovers,
Recapping my show today. I am still reeling from my show last week (which I
did not recap). Probably, because I was still reeling. I had the unique
opportunity to interview the legendary Fred Wesley with the legendary Donald
Harrison Jr. Both were ap...
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--Written by Melissa Milton
It’s a big, broad tent that WWOZ show host Cole Williams pitches every
Tuesday from 11 am to 2 pm on the New Orleans Music Show. She welcomes all
humanitarians, as she call us, to join her in exploring the city’s many
musical traditions, and ...
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This mignonette—a vibrant sauce made with vinegar & shallots that's
sprinkled on top of oysters—comes to us from Executive Chef/Owner Melissa
Araujo of Alma Cafe in the Bywater. It's a recipe to which she has a personal
connnection "because it has all the ingredients and ta...
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Hello Party People,
Today was a fun show. I had three interviews, one each hour, and I built my
show around the interviews. When I got pretty serious into my show some
fifteen years ago, I mostly played CD's and used the station's database. I
had lost my record collect...
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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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