The students from the Holy Cross Tigers Brass Band joined us in the studio on
Wednesday, January 29 for our first School Groove of 2020! Check out their
performance below.
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What does a contemporary jazz music video look like? Here you go! This is
Meghan Stewart's video for 'On The Street Where You Live,' filmed at the
Marigny Opera House.
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This week's edition of The '50s R&B Show will be dedicated to the memory of
the one-of-a-kind songwriter and balladeer Jesse Belvin on the 60th
anniversary of his death. It's available now on our 2-week archive. Listen at
this link.
Though the name Jesse Belvin may be reg...
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The music lineup for the 2020 French Quarter Festival is out! This year's
festival is April 16-19 at stages throughout the French
Quarter. See frenchquarterfest.org for full information about the music,
food, kids activities, and other offerings.
More than 300 acts will h...
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Chewbacchus rolled Saturday and WWOZ was on hand! Check out this footage from
the parade.
The 900-member krewe is a sci-fi themed Mardi Gras parade, as well as a
self-described "satirical space cult." Chewbacchus consists of over 150
distinct subkrewes, each of which pays ...
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1 Banarang The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra 03:05 The Benevolence of Sister
Mary Ignatius
2 The Great Speckled Bird Marion Williams 06:06 The New Message
3 Why Am I Treated So Bad Pops Staples 06:46 Father Father
4 Please Don't Make Me Cry Winston Groovy 03:42 Presenting Winsto...
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Beloved New Orleans trombonist Lucien Barbarin died of cancer on Thursday,
January 30, at the age of 63. Barbarin was a part of the famous Barbarin
New Orleans musical family.
Lucien was born July 17, 1956. His great uncle was Paul Barbarin, the leader
of the Onward Brass ...
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