At high noon on Thursday, October 15, students from Warren Easton will play live on WWOZ's Cuttin' Class.

The Warren Easton High School Brass Band is under the direction of Asia Muhaimin, who was a featured "Guardians of the Groove" on WWL-TV's series of the same name that ran last year. Here's the link: www.wwltv.com/story/news/2014/09/05/14708120/

Warren Easton was founded in 1843 as "Boys High School." It was the first public high school in the State of Louisiana and was formed to educate the working class population of the city of New Orleans. The school became known as Warren Easton in 1911 and opened to girls in 1952. Now located on Canal St. in Mid-City, the school boasts some notable alumni, including clarinetest Pete Fountain and rap pioneer Master P.