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Video: Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints live from Snug Harbor

Thu, 08/02/18

Authored by: Carrie Booher

We were pleased to bring you Yoshio Toyama & the Dixie Saints live from Snug Harbor tonight! Check out the video below. Happy Satchmo Fest! They'll be hitting the Barracks Street Stage on Saturday at 1:30p. Lineup: Yoshio Toyama Keiko Toyama Makoto Hirotsu Youichi ‘Bass... Read more

20th Annual Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Week

Wed, 08/01/18

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Mahogany Brass Band joined us on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon as part of our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out their performance below. Dr. Brice Miller shares what he thinks Louis Armstrong would sound like today, if he were still with us, the... Read more

31 classic Louis Armstrong performances

Wed, 08/01/18

In honor of Louis Armstrong's birthday (August 4) and Satchmo Summer Fest (Aug. 3-5), here are more than 30 videos of the man of the hour! It just doesn't get any better than Pops. This is a playlist, so the videos will play sequentially. Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for October 2018

Wed, 08/01/18

In the OCTOBER 2018 Issue of the 'OZone, WWOZ's monthly newsletter: Fall Membership Drive: October 18-26 | Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, October 12-14 | WWOZ Vinyl Sale | Show Host Spotlight: Elizabeth Meneray | Volunteer Spotlight: Dianna & Mike Thompson | New Orleans... Read more

Lil Hardin Armstrong: Tricentennial Music Moment

Tue, 07/31/18

Louis Armstrong may have never become a household name if not for the ambitions of his second wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong-- a supremely talented musician in her own right. She was a member of the Hot Five and Hot Seven, and composed a number of their biggest hits. Read more

Mahogany Brass Band live at 'OZ, Weds. 12p

Tue, 07/31/18

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Charmaine Neville was in on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon as part of our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out her performance below. Songs: 1. I Put A Spell On You 2. The Rhythm 3. Mack The Knife Read more