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Blindfold Test!

Sun, 08/22/10

Authored by: Elizabeth Meneray

In Downbeat Magazine, there's a section in the back entitled, "Blindfold Test," where DB would pose a series of recordings to a jazz artist and ask him to identify the musician merely by listening. I learned to identify jazz artists in the same way, through random "blindfol... Read more

Listening to the music

Wed, 08/18/10

Authored by: Murf Reeves

Caught some great music last night. First up, Matt Perrine, Paul Sanchez and John Rankin at the Columns hotel. I believe John Rankin has a regular gig at the Columns( don't hold me to that) but on this night, he had two accomplices elevating the music to an even better le... Read more

Farewell and Welcome

Wed, 08/18/10

Authored by: Dean Ellis

This has been, for this show host, a summer of pursuit. Mostly of music. But who has been pursuing whom? Everywhere I've gone-Montreal, New York, Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo, even Brasilia (often considered as dry and flat culturally as it is physically)-has had its own Jaz... Read more

Herman Leonard radio tribute/documentary

Mon, 08/16/10

Authored by: George Ingmire

Tune into the New Orleans Music Show, this Wednesday - August 18th, 11am to 2pm, as we celebrate and remember the life and work of Herman Leonard. The program will include interview excerpts from "Life is a One Way Ticket" (see below) and music of the artists that Herman L... Read more

Brother Dege- Rides Through the Storm- Friday the 13th Blues Breakdown

Fri, 08/13/10

Authored by: Valerie "The Problem Child" Kacprzak

Post Millennial Tension via Folk Forms. A hard row to hoe. Bittersweet guitar pleads for mercy. Brother Dege represents the the modern primitive backlash against the madness and angst of the 21st century. In a country where the jails are full, and the soul is being drained... Read more

Sound Clash

Thu, 08/12/10

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

The Rhythm Room presents SOUND CLASH Tune in Friday, August 20th from 10-12 pm for the debut of a new series that will pair off two Crescent City selectors in a friendly battle of musical minds as they spar to keep your toes tappin' and your head snappin'. First up on the... Read more

Jazz from The French Market - in Vinyl!

Wed, 08/11/10

Authored by: Your Friend

Elizabeth Meneray and Your Cousin Dimitri tag team on Thursday, August 12 starting at 4 pm (New Orleans time) to play the best in contemporary jazz for you...in vinyl only! Join us for that hot, warm, groovy sound in 33 rpm's, just the way yer daddy liked it. Read more

All Vinyl - New Orleans Music Show

Wed, 08/11/10

Authored by: George Ingmire

What's your vinyl story? For me, it was visits to the record store on the weekend. With my allowance and a few extra dollars subsidized by my nana Ingmire, I searched the bins for vinyl like someone on a treasure hunt. Years later, I'd abandoned records for the less subs... Read more

I'm Back!

Mon, 08/09/10

Authored by: Charles Burchell

Please join me at 4 p.m. CDT for "Jazz from The French Market." I've been gone for seven weeks and really missed doing the show. But thanks to Jeff Greenberg, who very ably put together some top notch shows in my stead, I was able to hear jazz like I like it by way of Oz's ... Read more

Yesterday's Amazing Broadcasts at WWOZ

Wed, 08/04/10

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa

Wow! Yesterday was WWOZ at it's best. As I traveled the last leg of a grueling 1,200 mile trip to Baltimore yesterday, I was accompanied by a beautiful hitchhiker - the WWOZ Iphone application. A hitchhiker who told amazing stories and played great music in the form of ... Read more

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