On today’s show, we explore the musical ties among New Orleans, Brazil, Chicago by way of musicians Ray Moore and Jeff Albert. Culinary Crossroads: La Boca, a restaurant in the Central Business District of New Orleans. Read more

We start today's show by doing the "Dap Walk" with funk pioneer Ernie Vincent. Then we stop in for brunch at Bywater BBQ, and later, we shake it up with Brother Tyrone and the Mindbenders. At the end, we'll wind down with a nightcap at Chickie Wah Wah, a music club on Canal... Read more

On this week's show, cornetist Connie Jones, clarinetist Tim Laughlin, and the Treme Brass Band warm up your ears for the Satchmo SummerFest, a festival celebrating the life of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, taking place in early August. Culinary Crossroads: Red Bean Alley Ev... Read more

Rebecca Barry, Jason Marsalis and Henry Butler all return for a second hour of music from Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, featuring both original compositions and pieces by Alvin Batiste, Herbie Hancock, Ray Brown and Eddie Harris. During the program, we also highlight three event... Read more

Rebecca Barry, Jason Marsalis and Henry Butler all take the stage on today’s show, performing the compositions of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Nat Adderley, as we kick off a two-part series focusing on Snug Harbor and other jazz venues in New Orleans. At this week’s ... Read more

John Rankin shares the story of his first guitar and developing his piano-like approach to the instrument. You can catch him most Tuesday nights at the Columns Hotel on Saint Charles Avenue. For those wondering what to do on Wednesday nights, Big Sam stops by to talk about... Read more

On today’s show, John Ellis & Double Wide provide some musical mischief, recorded live at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. Then, we walk the culinary tightrope between hearty fried pork belly and a salad of seasonal offerings, brought to you by John Harris ... Read more

This week, we enjoy the sounds of songwriters from all over the Crescent City—a place so dedicated to art that the Greek Muses have streets named after them. We'll hear from John Boutté, Andrew Duhon, Paul Sanchez and more. We also meet up with Miranda Lash, curator of Mode... Read more

June is National Accordion Awareness Month, so we’re going to check out some of the various places you’re likely to hear a squeezebox as we move through Cajun, Caribbean, old-time jazz and klezmer music with BeauSoleil, Bruce Daigrepont, Sunpie Barnes, and Panorama Jazz Ban... Read more

On today’s show, we visit Ernie K-Doe's legendary Mother-In-Law Lounge in the Treme neighborhood for a set of music by the Tin Men featuring Washboard Chaz, Matt Perrine, and Alex McMurray. The music continues with the New Orleans Night Crawlers, a brass band with serious c... Read more