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Charity Hospital: "Where The Unusual Occurs and Miracles Happen" In 1735, soon after New Orleans was founded, a dying French merchant named Jean Louis established an endowment in the city for what became the legendary Charity Hospital. Charity opened its doors at Chartres a... Read more

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, here's a clip of one of the many times the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson, sang with him. This is from August 1966, when she sang before his sermon at the New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. Jackson and King had a... Read more

The 2018 'Class Got Brass' competition will be held during the Congo Square Rhythms Festival on Sunday, March 4. This competition is open to area middle and high school brass bands. There are two categories for the competition: advanced and beginner. For the advanced categ... Read more

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Allen Toussaint was born on this date in 1938. Today, we remember and miss one of the most prolific songwriters and producers in New Orleans history. In his honor, here is a previously unreleased video from his appearance at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest 2015 with The Funk... Read more

Here's our live video stream from the Jazz & Heritage Center from Friday, January 12 with the Danny Barker “Don’t You Feel My Leg”  String All-Stars featuring Detroit Brooks, Carl Leblanc, Steve Masakowski, and Seva Venet. Special guests included Claude Carre`and Morikeba K... Read more

Keith Stone and Red Gravy performed in studio on Sittin' At The Crossroads With Big D on January 10, 2018. The session was in advance of their journey to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis Jan. 16-20. They'll be there representing New Orleans via the New Orleans B... Read more