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Today’s program is a peek into the more progressive side of jazz, featuring the Rob Wagner Trio with Rob Wagner on saxophone, James Alsanders on Drums and Jesse Morrow on Bass, recorded at Snug Harbor in the fall of 2011.
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Tune in on Thursday, July 12, for an extra special edition of Traditional
Jazz, starting off with one hour of music dedicated to Uncle Lionel Batiste,
Treme Brass Band's bass drummer and co-leader with Benny Jones, who passed
away on July 8th, 2012. Unc's inimitable style ...
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In This Issue
Satchmo SummerFest
Phoebe Jacobs and Satchmo's Legacies
Where do you get healthy late night food in New Orleans?
Voodoo Music Experience 2012 Lineup
WWOZ Says Goodbye to Uncle Lionel Batiste
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This Wednesday, July 10 we'll remember and celebrate the life of Uncle Lionel
Batiste from perhaps a less familiar vantagepoint. One of my favorite
memories of Uncle Lionel are the times he would occassionally sit next to me
and softly sing the old songs of his youth most ...
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Tune this Wednesday, July 11th for 3 hours with Mark Bingham. For those who
don't know Mark, he's a producer, arranger, musician, engineer, visionary,
cook, he does it all! (validated source - pietystreetcom) His studio,
Piety Street Studios is in the Bywater section of ...
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On this week’s program, we enjoy an hour of Evan Christopher, recorded live
at Clever Wine Bar in Mid-City. During the program, Evan and I talk about
New Orleans, the clarinet and some of his musical heroes. I also visit Murf
Reeves of Sylvain Restaurant and Chris Hannah ...
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WWOZ is deeply saddened by the loss of Uncle Lionel as we keep his family and bandmembers in our prayers. Whether you saw him performing with the Treme Brass Band, hat tipped to the side, or strolling through the Quarter, cane in hand, he was always a true gentleman.
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