1) Tipitina's is celebrating 40 years this weekend with two fantastic
shows-- "A Neville Family Groove: Celebrating 40 Years of Music at
Tipitina's with the First Family of Funk" on Friday, November 24 and "The
Funkin' Truth: Celebrating 40 Years of Music at Tipitina's with...
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More to enjoy from the 1978 Jazz Festival in Nice, France. Here's Professor
Longhair's set from June 16. James Booker also performed that day. We
featured his set last week (link below).
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It's Dr. John Day in New Orleans! The Night Tripper celebrates his 77th
birthday today. Check out this hourlong performance from 1974 featuring the
man of the hour, plus Professor Longhair, Earl King, The Meters, and more. So
good!
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Dr. John is 77 on November 21 and, this year, the New Orleans City Council
declared his birthday Dr. John Day in New Orleans! Best wishes to Mac on his
77th.
Earlier this month, he told nola.com, "76 was great and 77 is going to be
greater."
He'll be playing two concerts ...
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It's a big weekend at Tipitina's as the famed venue hosts "A Neville Family
Groove: Celebrating 40 Years of Music at Tipitina's with the First Family of
Funk" on Friday, November 24 and "The Funkin' Truth: Celebrating 40 Years of
Music at Tipitina's with Grammy Lifetime Awa...
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Ani DiFranco is closing out her tour supporting her latest
record, Binary, at House of Blues on Sunday, November 19. Check out her
performance at WWOZ from August below! For more on Ani, check out this recent
article from Keith Spera in The Advocate.
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1 Evergreen Booker T 06:48 Evergreen
2 Bright Soul Bunny Wailer 04:15 Struggle
3 Little Bit Mavis Staples 03:52 If All I Was Was Black
4 Too Late Art Neville 02:45 Get Low Down: The Soul Of New Orleans '65-'67
[Disc 2]
5 Love Chain Candi Staton 03:04 Evidence; The Complete Fa...
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1) Brass bands and gumbo! This winning combination returns to Armstrong Park
on Saturday and Sunday for Treme Creole Gumbo Fest, presented by the Jazz &
Heritage Foundation. Performers include TBC Brass Band, Free Agents Brass
Band, Rebirth Brass Band, and Trumpet Mafia. Th...
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Tuba Skinny is just one of the many bands performing at the Treme Creole
Gumbo Fest this weekend. Check out their appearance at WWOZ earlier this year
below and then find more details on this weekend's festival and lineup
here.
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