Beyond his regular WWOZ radio show and the music and people he brings to us on air, Tork is continually working with numerous artists and styles, from Irma Thomas to the critically acclaimed New Orleans modern jazz combo Astral Project. Read more

From jump blues to soul blues and all the R&B in between, Carol Fran has been singing it for nearly fifty years. Her career started when she was still in her teens with the Don Conway Orchestra and continues to this day. In 1995, Carol was a nominee at the 16th Annual W.C.... Read more

Joe Krown is a New Orleans piano and B-3 master, known for his prowess in the funk, blues, boogie-woogie and jazz arenas, and for his work with The Joe Krown Organ Combo, for his legacy with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and, presently, as a member of the hard-touring Kenny Wa... Read more

Nigel Hall is a Grammy-winning keyboardist and singer who carries on in the tradition of Art Neville, but with his own powerful voice and musical sensibilities, rooted firmly in modern jazz and funk. Hall can be heard with a variety of groups including his own band, but is ... Read more

Henry Gray's remarkable 60-year blues career began at the age of 16 in Kenner, Louisiana, and later on in Chicago. In 1956, Howlin' Wolf asked Henry to join his band, where he remained until 1968. During the fifties and sixties, Chess records employed Henry as sideman on ma... Read more

Eden Brent's piano playing and singing style ranges from a melancholic whisper to a full-blown juke joint holler. Brent developed her gutsy vocal and piano chops along the blues-drenched Highway 61 in Mississippi via family sing-a-longs and a 16-year apprenticeship with the... Read more

Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes is truly a Renaissance man. Known primarily for his work as a musician, Barnes is also a former National Park Service ranger (retiring after 30 years), ethnographic photographer, actor, author, former high school biology teacher, former pro football pl... Read more

For more than 30 years, Ball has been delivering her signature brand of Texas blues, Louisiana R&B, and Gulf Coast swamp pop to audiences all over the world. She has earned a huge and intensely loyal following through critically acclaimed albums and non-stop touring. Read more

Victor “Red” Atkins hails from Selma, Alabama. He began playing with Delfeayo Marsalis in 1989 and went on to perform with Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Aaron Neville, and many more. Victor is currently a member of Irvin Mayfield's New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Read more