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A hearty congratulations to Mr. Keith Hart, music director at Hollygrove's
KIPP Believe College Prep Middle School, on his recent Grammy Award
nomination! Hart is one of only ten music educators in the entire country to
be named a finalist for the Grammy Music Educator Awar...
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1) Treme Sidewalk Steppers are steppin' out on Sunday at 11:30a! Get the
route sheet from WWOZ's Takin' It To The Streets.
2) The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is hosting two cool events this weekend.
The second annual RETROPERSPECTIVE Film Festival starts today and runs
thro...
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Tune in during the New Orleans Music Show on Thursday, February 2 as Henry
Butler sits down with our host to talk about the Woodlands Conservancy
benefit he's headlining at the People's Health New Orleans Jazz Market the
same evening. The New Orleans Music Show airs every w...
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The second annual Retroperspective Film Festival, hosted by the New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Foundation in partnership with the New Orleans Video Access
Center, takes place this weekend at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage
Center (1225 N. Rampart). This festival is a...
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In the February 2017 Issue of the 'OZone,
WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
Lineup for Jazz Fest 2017 | It's Carnival! | Call for volunteers, Spring
Pledge Drive, March 14-24 | French Quarter Fest Lineup, Apri 6-9 | Class Got
Brass Call for Entries | Jazz Fest Community Outreach Ti...
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While he’s not busy touring the country with Sturgill Simpson or busy in
the studio playing on other musicians’ projects, saxophonist-composer Brad
Walker explores new ground with EP1, released February 1. Last year, Walker
and his band recorded in Living Room Studios in Ne...
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The 2017 'Class Got Brass' competition will be held during the Congo Square
Rhythms Festival on Sunday, March 19, 2017. This competition is open to area
middle and high school brass bands. There are two categories for the
competition: advanced and beginner. For the advanced...
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