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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Class Got Brass competition
takes place on Sunday, April 2! The event will be held at the George and
Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart Street). Class Got Brass
is free and open to the public.
Louisiana middle an...
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A few photo highlights from a beautiful Treme Creole Gumbo Fest and Congo
Square Rhythms Festival over the weekend! These festivals, presented by the
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, take place concurrently in Armstrong
Park each March.
Special thanks to our volunt...
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Scenes from Uptown Super Sunday on March 19, 2023! The Mardi Gras Indians
were out on the streets to show their amazing art, accompanied by Baby Dolls,
second line dancers, and brass bands. This annual event is centered around
A.L. Davis Park at the corner of Washington Ave...
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To commemorate the 60th anniversary of his passing, Gulf Coast songwriting
genius James Kenneth Donley will be the spotlight of The '50s R&B Show this
week.
Jimmy Donley's music starkly reflected his life experiences. Often digging
deep into his personal heartaches, Donley...
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Scenes from Uptown Super Sunday on March 19, 2023! The Mardi Gras Indians
were out on the streets to show their amazing art, accompanied by Baby Dolls,
second line dancers, and brass bands. This annual event is centered around
A.L. Davis Park at the corner of Washington Ave...
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The New Orleans Brass Fest returns to Armstrong Park for its 5th annual
celebration of all things brass this Sunday, March 19 from 12-8pm!
SCHEDULE
12-1pm Knockas Brass Band
1:15-1:45pm Shorty Foundation Brass Band
2-2:30pm Young Heroes Brass Band
2:35-2:45pm Vision and Miss...
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In the MARCH 2023 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
Join Us for Piano Night, Monday, May 1 | We Can't Thank You Enough! | Mar
25-26: Treme Creole Gumbo + Congo Square Rhythms Festival | Tom Dent Congo
Square Lecture | Big Weekend: Second Lines, Uptown Sup...
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Happy Festival Season!
We kicked off festival season in fine fashion here in New Orleans this past
weekend with the Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival an incredible
celebration of the life and music of Danny Barker. Now as the spring
festivals commence it’s just in tim...
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The Music Box Village starts their spring season of programming and events
today (Friday, March 10)! Here's a peek into what was new at this unique
venue last season. They'll be hosting an opening party tonight starting at
5pm, all ages are welcome. Details at musicboxvilla...
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