Story by Sally Young.
Walking into downtown Ascona Friday afternoon, the first thing I saw was
Uncle Lionel Batiste leading a brass band down the street. The official Grand
Marshall for the JazzAscona 2010 Festival, Uncle Lionel was stealing the show
as usual. All cameras ...
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What is it With World Cup Soccer Fans? This Sunday, July 11th, 13 hours
after my midnight show, one out of six people in the world will be fully
engaged the same activity. One billion people will watch the World Cup
final. Billion not million. Think of the last time you ...
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Blog by Sally Young, photos by Sheik Richardson and Massimo Pedrazinni
On Saturday night, after Herlin Riley sat in with Shannon Powell's All-Star
Band, the two drummers received the prestigious Ascona Jazz Award for 2010.
Previous recipients include Lillian Boutte, Father...
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There will be a July 4th benefit for Plaquemines Parish fishermen at
Vaughan's Lounge
.
Food will be served beginning at 3 PM. Call the lounge for details. Billy
Nungesser (the parish president) will be there.
Vaughan's Lounge
800 Lesseps Street,
New Orleans(504) 947-5562
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This coming Friday morning, July the 2nd, I will be welcoming not one but two
special musical guests to my show -- first the dynamic Young Fellaz Brass
Band and then guitarist extraordinaire Mark Penton AKA Mark Pentone! My
regular lively jazz show will run from 6 to 8:00 ...
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By Sally Young, reporting from Ascona, Switzerland.
I landed in Geneva last week and traveled through Lausanne & Montreux,
Switzerland. There are music festivals everywhere in Europe! Everyone is busy
setting up stages and tents on Lake Geneva. Then I rode on the Glacier
...
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The Tone Scientists of the Kitchen Sink tonight will be giving you a double
whammy for hard earned money.
1st - as it is that time of year, we will be reading the entire Declaration
of Independence to remind you and yours of who we, as a country, are, and
what, as a countr...
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USA vs GhanaToo Scary To Watch Every USA fan at the Pretoria stadium will
understand my irrationality. The win over the Algerians was so emotional,
so exciting that I couldn't bear to watch another USA game live. In fact, I
couldn't even stand a moderately emotional game...
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Join us Wednesday night June 30th at 10:00 p.m. as we celebrate the 4th of
July early for our annual Ernie and Miss Antoinette K-doe show.
Ben Sandmel will join us as we play a vintage WWOZ Ernie K-doe show
originally aired on July 11, 1985.
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Pretoria, South AfricaUS versus Algeria This World Cup is a
wallet-draining commitment that starts with a seventeen-hour flight. WWOZ
and JazzFest fans will understand why we do it. It's that same commitment
you took after your first JazzFest. Remember? New Orleans ...
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