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Jazz Fest Live Broadcast, April 23

Sat, 04/23/16

Authored by: David Stafford

Here's our Jazz Fest live broadcast plan for today, Saturday, April 23.11:15 am- 12:05 Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs 12:07 – Interview with Victor Goines 12:20 – 1:20pm Dr. Brice Miller & The Mahogany Brass Band 1:30pm-2:20pm Playback of Shannon Powell from his Friday... Read more

BILL'S 2016 JAZZ FEST PICKS - DAY II

Sat, 04/23/16

Authored by: Bill DeTurk

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No Andy Williams, not Christmas, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the unchallenged greatest music and culture event on the planet. I hope you all had better luck getting to see all your picks yesterday that I did. It was ... Read more

Springtime Reunion at Jazz Fest (redux)

Sat, 04/23/16

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Rhythm Room Playlist 04/22/16

Sat, 04/23/16

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Far Celestial Shores Mavis Staples 02:55 One True Vine 2016/4/22 22:01:57 2 Old Revival The Electrifying Crown Seekers 03:55 Every Day I Wake Up Is A Good Day 2016/4/22 2... Read more

Music And Technology Collide At Collision 2016

Fri, 04/22/16

Authored by: Sharon Armstrong

As if there isn’t enough going on during Jazz Fest 2016, in New Orleans the worlds of technology and music are set to collide, in a friendly way, at third annual and aptly named Collision 2016, a burgeoning technology conference and networking event. Previously held in Las... Read more

BILL'S JAZZ FEST PICKS - DAY I

Fri, 04/22/16

Authored by: Bill DeTurk

Good Morning Music Lovers! It’s the most wonderful time of the year; no Andy Williams, not Christmas, Day 1 of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the unchallenged greatest music and culture event on the planet! Today: Depending on exactly how fired up you want to s... Read more

Jazz Fest Live Broadcast, April 22

Fri, 04/22/16

Authored by: David Stafford

Here's our Jazz Fest live broadcast plan for today, Friday, April 22.12:20 - 1:10: Shannon Powell from the Blues Tent 1:30 - 2:30: Jason Marsalis from the Jazz Tent 2:50 - 3:45: Matt Lemmler presents Music of Stevie Wonder with Brian Blade from the Jazz Tent 4:10 - 5:25: Ge... Read more

5 things to know for 4/22

Fri, 04/22/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

'5 things to know' is a weekly feature highlighting different parts of the WWOZ world that you may have missed this week, including unique WWOZ programming and video, plus New Orleans events, artists, places, features, and more. For the week ending April 22, 2016-- so much ... Read more

George Clinton & P-Funk Takeover of Jazz Fest 2016 - Sunday, April 24

Thu, 04/21/16

Authored by: Soul Sister

As a Funkateer of several years, I'm excited to share the following events happening this weekend, the first weekend of Jazz Fest. Both on Sunday, April 24 - one in the daytime and one in the night. Twice the fun(K)! -soul sister Daytime interview: Stumptown Coffee Roaste... Read more

Piano Night 2016 honoree: Allen Toussaint

Wed, 04/20/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

At each Piano Night, WWOZ selects a special honoree, a keeper of the New Orleans piano tradition flame; someone who has been highly influential in New Orleans music and the New Orleans style. There are few more influential than our 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Al... Read more

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