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The Neville Brothers, "Brother John/Iko Iko"

Tue, 02/25/14
Authored by David Stafford
It's one week until Fat Tuesday; let's mark the occasion with this funky, jam-band-style rendition of "Brother John/Iko Iko" by the Neville Brothers. It was recorded at Jazz Open in Stuttgart, Germany in July 1995.     Read more

"New Orleans All The Way Live: New Orleans Sacred Music Festival "

Mon, 02/24/14
Authored by George Ingmire
This week New Orleans All the Way Live presents an hour of cross-cultural meet ups. We interview Rising Appalachia live in studio, as the band performs everything from Southern spirituals to Bulgarian music. In the second half of the program, Ensemble Fatien performs a set ... Read more

Tom Waits, "I Wish I Was In New Orleans", live in Paris, 1979

Sun, 02/23/14
Authored by David Stafford
"Listen to the tenor saxophone callin' me home": it might be the best 3 minutes of your day. Check out Tom Waits in this performance of "I Wish I Was In New Orleans". It's a song from his 1976 album Small Change, recorded in 1979, live at Le Palace Theatre in Paris; the gra... Read more

WWOZ Private Collections and Free Vinyl Give-Away @ Siberia

Sat, 02/22/14
Authored by Mark LaMaire
WWOZ Private Collections Series features DJ's Mark LaMaire and Jim Hobbs throwing down on the 1's and 2's with a portion of drink sales going to help your favorite local radio station. And if that's not enough...local bands Felix, Esqueleto, and Metronome the City have all ... Read more

Shout Out: High School Marching Bands

Fri, 02/21/14
Authored by David Stafford
Here's big shout out from WWOZ to all the high school marching bands that fill Mardi Gras parades with musical energy. If you're out at parades this weekend, look for the following bands: On Friday, McDonogh 35 marches in Oshun and St. Aug's in Cleopatra; on Saturday, McDon... Read more

New Orleans Suspects, "Grits" at KDHX

Fri, 02/21/14
Authored by David Stafford
Earlier this month, the New Orleans Suspects filmed this 9-minute jam, "Grits", at KDHX, a listener-supported community radio station in St. Louis. The Suspects are a band whose line up (see below) exemplifies the mock-adage shared on their web site: "It’s been said that the... Read more

Dedication Ceremony: Professor Longhair's New Orleans Home Restored

Thu, 02/20/14
Authored by David Stafford
From a press release from Project Homecoming: Project Homecoming along with Tipitina’s Foundation and the United Way will dedicate the newly renovated family home of music legend Professor Longhair. The dedication will take place Friday, February 21, from 2:00-4:00 PM at 17... Read more

Chuck Perkins, January 9, 2014

Wed, 02/19/14
Chuck Perkins and WWOZ's Sally Young talk about some of the history of Storyville and Danny Barker's stories as well as Perkins being the "Poet-laureate" of New Orleans. Read more

Myles Weeks, January 16, 2014

Wed, 02/19/14
Miles Weeks and WWOZ's Scott Borne talk about the latest CD by Weeks, "Sense of Self." Borne mentions the departure that this CD is compared to Weeks playing with Eric Lindell, Andrew Duhon, Colin Lake, and others. Weeks explains how the album is a "pouring-out" of things h... Read more

Clarence Johnson, January 9, 2014

Wed, 02/19/14
Clarence Johnson stopped by WWOZ and chatted with Scott Borne about Johnson's experience doing a jazz and gospel show on WWOZ right before Katrina, the "Fertile Crescent," his latest CD, and more. Read more

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