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This show will be quite a balancing act. For one, I will be dedicating the show to the memory of Cayne Miceli, who passed away last week at the age of 43. Cayne loved New Orleans music as well as the rich Mardi Gras Indian culture of New Orleans.
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WWOZ Alumnist Michael Dominici will be back in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
hosting 3 shows on WWOZ.
Join Mike as he sits in on the Kitchen Sink Shows for Double A and A.J. (who
are sitting in for him) on Wednesday, February 18th and 25th. He sits in for
David Kunian on Tues...
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Tomorrow Jan. 13th we'll be getting you ready for the big Danny Barker
festivities this weekend with a special 100th birthday salute to Danny. Danny
was born on Jan. 13th, so why should we wait for the weekend? We'll feature
his work with Cab Calloway, Henry "Red" Allen, Bl...
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Born on January 13, 1909, this torch bearer of New Orleans music was a jazz banjoist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and ukelele player. Listen to a tribute to Danny Barker in this week's Street Talk by Eve Abrams.
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Dear Listener,
John Mooney crooning with his monster backup band at the Crescent City Blues
& BBQ Fest, The Blind Boys of Alabama live onstage at the Voodoo Music
Experience 2008, 30 sousaphone players jamming in the streets of the French
Quarter, Dave Bartholomew performin...
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Join us on the Ten to Twelve Kitchen Sink Show as we celebrate the birthday
of Mr. Allen Toussaint.
We will only be scratching the surface playing 2 hours of the music written,
performed, arranged and produced by Mr. Toussaint.
Maybe we will lock out the Jazz Lunitique a...
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The musicians we lost in 2008, including jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and session drummer Earl Palmer, are gone but not forgotten. Please join us in remembering them, and add your own tributes in the Comments section.
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Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Cookin' magazine. If you like the recipe, then
check out Louisiana Cookin' magazine. Subscribe with the promotion code
wwoz2010, and they'll donate $5 to WWOZ.
Makes 8 servings.
Soup:
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 cups thinly...
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For recent shows go to PRX, the mother of all audio
archives:http://www.prx.org/series/31889-new-orleans-saturday-night-on-wwoz I
posted audio from a couple of my shows (Saturday to Sunday midnight to 3
a.m.) for those few non-drinking and driving listeners who sleep nor...
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Celebrate multi-instrumentalist, educator, and bandleader Danny Barker's 100th birthday with concerts, educational performances, an award ceremony, and a walking tour. The free event runs from January 13-18 at the French Market, Snug Harbor, and Palm Court Jazz Café.
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