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The Silver Swan Ragtime Interpreters joined host Sally Young in the studio
this morning for a hopping Thursday morning! Check out their set below.
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Improv Across The Arts, a Tricentennial Conference, will be taking place at
venues across New Orleans starting Friday, November 30 and running through
Sunday, December 1. This dynamic conference is bringing together
internationally known performers, artists, and scholars in...
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Landry Walker's The Chosen Ones Brass Band joined us in the studio this
afternoon for the November edition of School Groove! Check out their
performance below. This is the group that won the 'Class Got Brass'
competition last spring.
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Check out the new video from Michot's Melody Makers for 'La lune est
croche,' off their debut album Blood Moon. Lots to come for this group that
features members of Lost Bayou Ramblers, including an album release party at
Saturn Bar on Saturday, November 24.
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Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans, and grew up singing in church, at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in the Black Pearl neighborhood uptown. As a teenager she left the city, but her remarkable voice will be forever woven into its music and history.
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Join us on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 as we present the
Sun Ra Arkestra in partnership with The Music Box Village!
This is the first time the Arkestra has been in New Orleans in 15 years and
they're sure to put on an out-of-this-world show at this venue ...
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