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 this week’s program, we preview the upcoming Crescent City Blues and BBQ
Festival, held annually by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. In
addition to music from the likes of Irma Thomas, Brother Tyrone and Cyril
Neville, Luther Kent talks about discovering the...
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Today’s show covers a lot of sonic territory, with everything from the
Afro-Cuban vibe of Otra to the world’s greatest washboard trio, the Tin
Men, and lots in between. The music is all live at d.b.a., a club on
Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, and we'll also chat with club...
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ATTENTION ALL YOU ART BLAKEY & JAZZ MESSENGER FANS !!
Noted music & food writer, Sandy Warren, has a new book out, " Cookin' and
Jammin" . Sandy writes of her life with Art, & her promise to him , the
fruition of this book.
Sandy will be in New Orleans the week of Oct. 7 -...
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Meanwhiile, back in another part of town,…
A small crowd gathered to see a wild eyed madman torture his guitar until it
bled the truth, in red white and blue.
I sat back in the shadows fearing his laser beam eyes would sear a hole
through my brain. My head was dizzy and my...
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HAVEN TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
PRESENTS THE 4th ANNUAL GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA & ART
art work by Brother Roscoe Reddix, Sr.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
1238 JOLIET STREET ( corner Plum)
3:00P.M.
COME HEAR & ENJOY
Brot...
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In the upcoming weeks, Your Insomniac Blues Show will be informing listeners
of a Locally Produced/Directed Feature Film en-titled "Cure for the Crash".
Stay Tuned to this Blog for information about the Feature Film Screened
during the New Orleans Film Festival October 16th...
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Guitarist John Scofield will visit WWOZ at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21 to chat with T.R. Johnson on Jazz from the French Market. Catch Sco' with the Piety Street Band (Jon Cleary, George Porter Jr., & Terence Higgins) this Saturday at Tipitina's.
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