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The Panorama Jazz Band performs "Renee." Recorded by the WWOZ Video Crew at
Basin St Station on March 26, 2015. Check out our playlist WWOZ Basin
Street Station for more.
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In This IssueBecome a Guardian of the GrooveIn Memoriam: K. BalewaTreme
Creole Gumbo Festival, November 14-15Broadcasts: Great Night in Harlem, TBC
Brass BandNew Orleans Calling: Harold BattisteVoodoo Music & Arts
ExperienceRecipe: Salú's Potato Cheddar DumplingsQuick Links...
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Jazz musician John Ellis doesn't currently live in New Orleans but his new
album with band Double-Wide certainly has a most New Orleans-y feel about it.
There's no stretch here, given the time Ellis spent living in the city (he
currently resides in New York) and the fact th...
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Here's a deceptively simple version of a Louisiana classic. It's Zydeco artist Chubby Carrier's contribution to That Sounds Good!, WWOZ's cookbook of recipes from our Louisiana musical family. The short list of ingredients produces a kind of country comfort food; in the versio...
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The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival happens this weekend in Lafayette
Square. At last year's event, Bobby Rush celebrated his 81st birthday with a
"Hoochie Coochie Man" medley. The video was recorded in HD with broadcast
quality audio by the WWOZ video team. We'll be the...
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The Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival happens this weekend in Lafayette
Square. At last year's event, WWOZ's Marc Stone paid tribute to his mentor
Eddie Bo by covering the 1960 cut "Every Dog Got His Day." MARC STONE -
Every Dog Got A Day from WWOZ New Orleans on Vimeo.
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The Zydepunks, New Orleans’ favourite prodigal band, will headline the
second annual Irish Fest: New Orleans taking place Saturday, October 17, 2015
at the Kingsley House, 1600 Constance Street.
The Zydepunks are Juan Kuffner on vocals and accordion, Denise Bonis and
Jose...
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