Jivin' Gene, the DJ not the singer... I've heard him announce himself in such
humble fashion many times, in his smooth, down home New Orleans accent. What
followed after was always some of the best Rhythm and Blues of the 1950's
that have ever been played on these airwaves,...
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Props to Jivin' Gene, whose tenure at WWOZ began in the station's early days
above Tipitina's. He'll be doing his last "50s R&B with Jivin' Gene and Neil
Pellegrin" show on Tuesday, July 9, from 7-10pm.
Read more about Jivin' Gene's career at WWOZ, and check out his February...
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Congratulations to Gerald French, winner of the 2013 JazzAscona Award,
presented at this year's JazzAscona Festival. The festival has been held
annually in the lakeside town of Ascona, Switzerland for the last 29 years.
Previous recipients of the award include Lillian Boutt...
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There’s shows you go to in NYC when an artist from Nola
comes to town, brings their funky soulful music with them, gets the crowd
moving to their syncopated groove and brings that Crescent City flavor to the
New York party. You see the New Yorkers do a mock se...
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Go along with Glen David Andrews and his band on a guided tour of the
Armstrong House Museum, in Queens, NY, where Satchmo and his wife Lucille
lived from 1943 until the end of their lives. According to the Museum's web
site, "No one has lived in the house since the Armstro...
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Yes, we see the irony of recommending a British fireworks video on the Fourth
of July. And yet.... If you love fireworks and didn't get to see any this
Fourth, watch this video. It was beautifully shot with multiple cameras by
the BBC and is totally worth a look. The bigger...
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Cool down from the unforgiving summer heat with some love songs and sweets on
this week’s episode. We hear interviews from the dessert connoisseurs
themselves including Gelato aficionado Arthur Brocato of Angel
Brocato's Italian Ice Cream to the only snow that truly exists ...
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Idris Muhammad of New Orleans and the World
50+ Years of Sublimely Creative Drumming and Music
A Special Edition of 'Jazz from the French Market' on WWOZ
Last February 20 Maryse Dejean and guest host Don Paul interviewed the great,
New Orleans-bred drummer and composer Idris M...
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Idris Muhammad of New Orleans and the World
50+ Years of Sublimely Creative Drumming and Music
A Special Edition of 'Jazz from the French Market' on WWOZ
Last February 20 Maryse Dejean and guest host Don Paul interviewed the great,
New Orleans-bred drummer and composer Idris M...
Read more
