Think of a frenetic jazz piece with the counter-point of a steady, unfazed
tap dancer's sound. It's the musical equivalent of social "coolness."
In the 1950s to 1970's music we focus on every Saturday from midnight to
Sunday 3am, this sound evolved from the hoofers to dru...
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Brilliant pianist, composer and educator Lynne Arriale will be on air talking
about her latest album this Thursday (March 22nd, 2012) at 4:30 on Jazz from
the French Market.
After the interview, she will be heading up Frenchmen to Snug Harbor to get
ready for her gig the ...
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You wouldn’t know it to watch him bouncing ever so slightly when he
plays tuba, providing the bass lines, sometimes nearly hidden in the unlit
back part of the stage behind the reed and brass of the Lagniappe Brass Band
– or when the reed and brass line parts like the R...
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From NY Times, March 9th
By PAUL VITELLO
Peter Bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe Firesign
Theater, whose albums became cult favorites among college students in the
late 1960s and ’70s for a brand of sly, multilayered satire so dense it
seem...
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Greetings Music Lovers,
My name is Michael Dominici and I've been a volunteer with WWOZ since 1996.
As a native New Orleanian and a life long music lover, I've had a chance to
experience a lot of great music in this town. Still, every once in a while I
get caught off guard ...
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Louisiana Music Factory celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday, February
25th. The record store that has become a destination for music lovers from
New Orleans and around the world hosted six hours of in-store performances to
a full house of fans.
Kermit Ruffins kicked...
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St. Anna’s Episcopal Church Presents
A Night of Soulful Sound
Saturday, February 25th 7pm
St Anna’s Episcopal Church
1313 Esplanade Ave New Orleans
The Promised Land Players
Uplifting Spirituals from the African-American Folk Tradition
The Tremé Chorus
Gospel standards...
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Beads, spears, footballs and frisbees flew off the 19 floats rolling through
Chalmette and into the ready hands of spunky parade goers who braved a stiff
breeze and bone chilling cold to catch the bounty, have some fun and work
their winter look at the Knights of Nemesis' 7...
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