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More Highlights from Jazz Fest Opening Day

Sat, 04/25/09

Authored by:  Hunter King

Over at the Gospel Tent, an impenetrable wall of listeners tried to squeeze in to catch our good friend Irma Thomas along with the legendary Mavis Staples and Pamela Landrum to pay tribute to gospel great Mahalia Jackson. Irma had to be brought hankies between songs, but her v... Read more

Henry Butler and the Game Band at Jazz Fest

Fri, 04/24/09

Authored by:  Hunter King

While the Congo Square "My Lousiana" Stage has had solid entertainment running all day long, the crowd size has remained relatively small. That is, until legendary New Orleans pianist Henry Butler and his Game Band hopped in with their high-energy act and took things to the ne... Read more

Jazz Fest 2009 — Opening Notes and Tones

Fri, 04/24/09

Authored by:  Hunter King

It didn't take long for things to roll into action this year. People flooded in and not a single stage was without a formidable audience even for the first shows, though they all decided to start off their day in different ways. Rockin' Tabby Thomas (pictured below) gave ... Read more

Fireman Mike at Jazz Fest

Fri, 04/24/09

Authored by:  Cid Swank

Not all the food at Jazz Fest is readily available at a restaurant nearby when all the festival-goers have left and New Orleans remains.  Some of these vendors come out ONLY for Jazz Fest. On our walk-about yesterday, prior to the opening of Jazz Fest, we ran into 'Fireman... Read more

Share Your Jazz Fest Magic Moment... On Video!

Benny's From Heaven

Thu, 04/23/09

Authored by:  Jamie Dell'Apa

Benny Maygarden was here!     But Benny's hard to pin down so he has moved on. Read more

Ray Brown Jr. Concert Canceled

Marcus Roberts Visits the Studio

Fri, 04/17/09

Authored by:  Jelly Roll Justice

Marcus Roberts took time from his teaching young musicians at UNO and performing at The Sandbar (Wednesday, April 15th) and Snug Harbor (Thursday, April 16th), to stop by WWOZ and talk about his new CD "New Orleans Meets Harlam, Volume 1". This generous genius was incredib... Read more

DESITIVELY BONNAROOOOOOOOOOOO

Thu, 04/16/09

Authored by:  A.J. Rodrigue (Boudin Man)

The Boudin Man will be reporting again from the 8th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival being held in Manchester, Tennessee on June 11 through 14. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles... Read more

Ray Brown Jr., Jesse McBride, and Cliff Hines guest on Jazz from the Market 4-20-09