WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
On today’s show, we bring you the blues of Little Freddie King, whose music
is a blend of New Orleans boogie, Texas shuffle, and the hypnotic hook of
North Mississippi. On the heels of that, you’ll hear some high-octane funk
from the B3 summit, a trio of Hammond B3 organist...
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Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard stopped by the station the other day during Jazz from the Market, with Dean Ellis sitting in for T.R. Johnson, and I sat with them in the studio as they talked about a wide range of topics. Terence had a lot of great stories to share both o...
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Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will be WWOZ's guest on Tuesday July
28 at around 5 p.m. during Jazz from the Market with T.R. Johnson! We don't
know exactly when he'll be on the air, but be sure to tune in and stay glued
to WWOZ 90.7 FM to catch this special inter...
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St. Augustine High School's legendary "Marching 100" is mourning the loss of
its esteemed founder and long-time band master, Edwin Hampton, who passed
away peacefully on July 21. He was 81 years old.
Arriving at the school in 1952, Mr. Hampton immediately set about startin...
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For almost 30 years of his life, Louis Armstrong lived in a modest home in
Corona, Queens, not far from where his fourth wife, Lucille, was from. By
the time Louis moved into his New York home, he was a world-renowned
entertainer and a millionaire, but at home in his worki...
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Featuring music and interviews with Spencer Bohren & Tony Green and segments
on La Divina Gelateria and Hands On New Orleans.
Culinary Crossroads: Gelato.
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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 ...
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