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'OZone Email Newsletter for July 2024

Wed, 07/17/24
  In the JULY 2024 Issue of the 'OZone, WWOZ's monthly newsletter: Groove Gala Tickets On Sale Now | Ten Press Club Nominations for 'OZ! | Satchmo SummerFest Happens August 3-4 | Video: 2024 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival | New Orleans Music Murals | Volunteer Profile: ... Read more

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest, Oct. 11-13

Tue, 07/16/24

Murf;s Show recap 07.15.24

Mon, 07/15/24
 Hello music lovers, Recapping my show today. I am still reeling from my show last week (which I did not recap). Probably, because I was still reeling.  I had the unique opportunity to interview the legendary Fred Wesley with the legendary Donald Harrison Jr.  Both were ap... Read more

In the Sweet Spot

Sun, 07/14/24
--Written by Melissa Milton   It’s a big, broad tent that WWOZ show host Cole Williams pitches every Tuesday from 11 am to 2 pm on the New Orleans Music Show. She welcomes all humanitarians, as she call us, to join her in exploring the city’s many musical traditions, and ... Read more

Alma Oysters with Tropical Mignonette

Thu, 07/11/24
This mignonette—a vibrant sauce made with vinegar & shallots that's sprinkled on top of oysters—comes to us from Executive Chef/Owner Melissa Araujo of Alma Cafe in the Bywater. It's a recipe to which she has a personal connnection "because it has all the ingredients and ta... Read more

Murf's show recap 7.01.24

Mon, 07/01/24
Hello Party People,  Today was a fun show.  I had three interviews, one each hour, and I built my show around the interviews.  When I got pretty serious into my show some fifteen years ago, I mostly played CD's and used the station's database.  I had lost my record collect... Read more

Groove Gala Tickets On Sale Now!

Thu, 06/27/24

Satchmo SummerFest happens August 3-4

Thu, 06/27/24
Temperatures are (way) up in New Orleans and that means that Satchmo SummerFest is only a few weeks away! The festival dedicated to the life, legacy, and music of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong returns to the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4, 20... Read more

WWOZ receives ten Excellence in Journalism Award nominations from the Press Club of New Orleans

Tue, 06/25/24
We are proud to share that WWOZ has been honored with a record-breaking ten nominations in nine categories by the Press Club of New Orleans for Excellence in Journalism! The nominations were announced at the Press Club's annual meeting tonight. Each category below received... Read more

Murf's Show Recap 6.24.24

Mon, 06/24/24
Hello everyone, How is everyone feeling?  I am grateful you were listening today or at all.  This week was a bit of  learning curve for me.  I have been using iTunes for storing and playing the digital music I have.  Apple wants its customers to switch to Apple music subsc... Read more

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