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Bone Tone Brass Band

Sat, 10/16/10
Authored by Lisa Barrios
BONE TONE BRASS BAND Check out Bone Tone Brass Band this Sunday @ Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 5914 Canal Blvd. from 5-6 p.m. It's a free show, & seating is limited, so, get there early !! Read more

Extreme Gardening with a Man Named Pearl!

Fri, 10/15/10
One of the things that saved my life after a series of unfortunate events was A Man Named Pearl. I am talking about Pearl Fryar from Bishopville South Carolina. Pearl is an artist in the most purest form. A folk artist. A genius. A black man in a small southern town, who w... Read more

Going Latin Jazzing in New York

Sun, 10/10/10
Authored by Jelly Roll Justice
Jelly Roll Justice is going to New York to catch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presenting “Jazz Meets Clave” (Thursday through Saturday, October 21st through the 23rd, in the Rose Theatre). Jelly Roll will then attend the “Smokin' Jazz Sessions ... Read more

COOKIN' AND JAMMIN'

Mon, 09/27/10
Authored by Lisa Barrios
ATTENTION ALL YOU ART BLAKEY & JAZZ MESSENGER FANS !! Noted music & food writer, Sandy Warren, has a new book out, " Cookin' and Jammin" . Sandy writes of her life with Art, & her promise to him , the fruition of this book. Sandy will be in New Orleans the week of Oct. 7 -... Read more

Casting Spells on Canal Street

Sun, 09/26/10
Meanwhiile, back in another part of town,… A small crowd gathered to see a wild eyed madman torture his guitar until it bled the truth, in red white and blue. I sat back in the shadows fearing his laser beam eyes would sear a hole through my brain. My head was dizzy and my... Read more

GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA !!!

Thu, 09/23/10
Authored by Lisa Barrios
HAVEN TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESENTS THE 4th ANNUAL GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA & ART art work by Brother Roscoe Reddix, Sr. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010 1238 JOLIET STREET ( corner Plum) 3:00P.M. COME HEAR & ENJOY Brot... Read more

"Cure for the Crash" Promo Show

Thu, 09/23/10
Authored by Sam Cammarata
In the upcoming weeks, Your Insomniac Blues Show will be informing listeners of a Locally Produced/Directed Feature Film en-titled "Cure for the Crash". Stay Tuned to this Blog for information about the Feature Film Screened during the New Orleans Film Festival October 16th... Read more

John Scofield Visits "Jazz from the French Market"

Mon, 09/20/10
Authored by Mike Kobrin
Guitarist John Scofield will visit WWOZ at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21 to chat with T.R. Johnson on Jazz from the French Market. Catch Sco' with the Piety Street Band (Jon Cleary, George Porter Jr., & Terence Higgins) this Saturday at Tipitina's. Read more

Nicole Slack-Jones drops in Thurs.with Lisa Barrios

Tue, 09/14/10
Authored by Lisa Barrios
Nicole Slack-Jones is stopping by Thursday morning, 9/16, 10:00a.m.with her brand new CD, " The Original Miss Jones Since 1979 ". Read more

Ella, Lady Day and Sassy

Sun, 09/12/10
Authored by Elizabeth Meneray
My jazz education involved mostly artists who played instruments, not vocalists. There were really only three vocalists who were deemed by my mentor to be worthy of intense study: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. I loved Ella immediately. Her style is ... Read more

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