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"People Get Ready"

Fri, 07/24/09
Authored by George Ingmire
Featuring music and interviews with Spencer Bohren & Tony Green and segments on La Divina Gelateria and Hands On New Orleans. Culinary Crossroads: Gelato. Read more

Hart McNee memorial show

Tue, 07/21/09
Authored by David Kunian
We're going to try on the second half of the Tuesday Kitchen Sink to do some of the late Hart McNee's music and some of the music that he liked, and include parts of a profound interview that filmmaker and grand Marshall Henry Griffin did with Hart in 2006. Sometime after ... Read more

"d.b.a."

Fri, 07/17/09
Authored by George Ingmire
Previews upcoming gigs at d.b.a., a popular music venue on Frenchman Street in New Orleans. The show also features an interview with one of the club's co-owners, Tom Thayer. Read more

Hart McNee Passed July 14: Rest in Peace, Dear Friend

Tue, 07/14/09
Authored by Mike Kobrin
New Orleans flautist Hart McNee passed away July 14, 2009, at the age of 66. A memorial will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at Sound Café on Port and Chartres in the Bywater. T.R. Johnson will honor McNee with a "Hart Party" on today's Jazz from the Market show f... Read more

Yeah, You Right: Joe Krown

Fri, 07/10/09
Authored by Mike Kobrin
This week's guest on "Yeah, You Right!" is Joe Krown, whose soulful piano and Hammond B-3 organ graced Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's band for over a dozen years. Now he's got an all-star trio, an Organ Combo, and a weekly solo show, plus lots of sideman and festival work. We sl... Read more

"Satchmo Summer Fest"

Fri, 07/10/09
Authored by George Ingmire
Previews the upcoming Satchmo Summer Festival with performances by and interviews with Tim Laughlin and Connie Jones. Along the way, producer George Ingmire meets up with Marci Schramm, executive director of French Quarter Festivals Incorporated. Culinary Crossroads: Bratwu... Read more

Peach Melba

Thu, 07/09/09
Peach Melba made its debut in 1892 at a party thrown by the Duke of Orleans in honor of Australian opera singer Nellie Melba. Since then, the recipe has been modified in dozens of ways. Here's a classy take on this French classic, courtesy of Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans. Read more

'OZone Email Newsletter for July, 2009

Thu, 07/09/09
Dear Listener, As we head into hurricane season, the spectre of a "weather event" clings like the sticky, humid New Orleans air to the skin. Now's the time to reflect on storms we have weathered this past year, and to ponderate on what lies in store. The post-Katrina sup... Read more

Care-Actors: Songs about New Orleans Figures

Tue, 07/07/09
Authored by George Ingmire
Whether it's the Buddy Bolden Blues by Jelly Roll Morton or Marie Laveau by any number of songwriters, New Orleanians have been immortalized through lyrics. On the New Orleans Music Show, Wednesday - July 8th (11am to 2pm) - I will be playing songs about the Care-Actors, to... Read more

Tales of the Cocktail 2009

Mon, 07/06/09
Now in its seventh year, Tales of the Cocktail (July 8-12, 2009) celebrates the art of making delicious drinks with a 5-day series of dinners, cocktail demonstrations, drink tastings, mixology competitions, seminars, book signings, tours and other special events. The main e... Read more

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