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Tonight's show

Sat, 01/21/12

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa

The Cackle Eight seconds in 1958. Guitar Slim's scratchy guitar intro of the song, The Cackle; "echoing, ching, ching, ching, ching, ching, Cheeeeeng!" Chicken scratch guitar. Not the first musician to imitate a chicken but you can hear this Guitar Slim riff in so many... Read more

Blaze Foley documentary w/Gurf Morlix at Chickie Wah Wah on Saturday

Thu, 01/19/12

Authored by: Carrie Booher

The feature-length music documentary "Duct Tape Messiah" comes to Chickie Wah Wah on Saturday, January 21, 2012. The film captures the life of legendary Texan crooner Blaze Foley, who died homeless and with no official albums released. Since his murder in 1989, Foley's mu... Read more

Sorry, I'll be out on Jan. 28, 2012

Tue, 01/17/12

Authored by: Big Pete

Sorry, got someplace to be. I'll be out on Jan. 21 but will be back on the 28th. Please let me know if there's any trad jazz tune or musician you want to hear. BP Read more

Epiphany!

Thu, 01/05/12

Authored by: Raymond Kent

Friday, January 6th is Epiphany, and on that day from 6 to 9 a.m. join me at The Jazz Crossroads for music that celebrates the season leading up to Mardi Gras. I’ll be featuring a CD that is at the core of Carnival and the Mardi Gras Indians as well as the culture of all N... Read more

Annual Sun Ra New Years Show

Tue, 12/27/11

Authored by: David Kunian

The KItchen Sink Tone Scientists of Ecstatic Space will bring you the annual Sun Ra New Years Party on WWOZ. At least 2 hours of Sun Ra from the over 60 recordings that the Scientists have accumulated. Expect Space, Time, Jazz, Space Time Jazz, and the Astro Infinity Arke... Read more

Merry Nazz-mas

Sun, 12/25/11

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa

From the great boxing writer turned attorney and regular WWOZ listener: Michael Marley The Nazz by Lord Buckley Now look at all you cats and kitties out there whippin' and wailin' and jumpin' up and down and suckin' up all that juice and pattin' each other on... Read more

Sound Clash Holiday Edition

Tue, 12/20/11

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Join Brice Nice (Vinyl) and Alski (Digital) on the Rhythm Room this Friday as they once again have a musical duel. Special holiday edition of Sound Clash featuring no holiday songs. Read more

Gentilly Jr. Shows You How to Survive the Holidays

Sun, 12/18/11

Authored by: Secretary of Swing

Getting hounded by the same 10 tunes everywhere you go this holiday season? Tune in this Monday at 7pm and let Gentilly Jr. cure your holiday blues with some...holiday blues. Not to mention bluegrass. Plus all genres in between - maybe even some holiday hot rod. "I can jus... Read more

Not your usual kind of Christmas show!!

Wed, 12/14/11

Authored by: Raymond Kent

Tune in to WWOZ FM in New Orleans this Friday morning, December 16th from 6 to 9 a.m. Louisiana time for my holiday modern jazz show! Amidst a handful of standard Christmas songs done in a creative, non-standard and very enjoyable way – will be songs of Peace on earth and ... Read more

A few "Soul Sister" playlists for you . . .

Mon, 12/12/11

Authored by: Soul Sister

Hi, right on friends and soulful people. Over the years, updating my playlists here has not been one of my strong suits , though it is my main goal to inform all listeners about the music I'm playing so that you can enjoy it for yourself again and again. Thanks to the new ... Read more

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