Reflections and rants

Helping kids through music around the world

Thu, 04/29/10

Authored by: Big D

HARMONIKIDS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE MUSIC THERAPY TO EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS/CHILD SLAVERY VICTIMS IN HAITI April 30, 2010, Los Angeles, CA. ~ In the second week of May, Blues musician Gary Allegretto will take his nonprofit organization Harmonikids (http://www.harmonikids.org) on ... Read more

Infected

Thu, 04/29/10

Authored by: David Freedman

I got called out the other day for getting it wrong in my last blog. Got called out by no less than the co-producer of Treme, Eric Overmyer, in front of no less a knowledgeable audience than Sync-Up, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s symposium for music insiders. Go... Read more

WWOZ GM Responds to Treme, the First Episode

Fri, 04/16/10

Authored by: David Freedman

It's springtime, the weather is ambrosial in New Orleans, post-Super Bowl, post-Mardi Gras, post- last week's truly endorphinic French Quarter Fest, the prospect of Jazz Fest looming. There is only one way to describe the feeling-we're in love with the city all over again. And... Read more

Sitting In for Tom Morgan

Thu, 04/15/10

Authored by: Olivia Greene

Olivia Greene is happy to be hosting the Wednesday morning Traditional Jazz Show while Tom Morgan is on personal leave. You can tune in to WWOZ Wed. from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (US Central Time) to hear a different flavor... Read more

A Circle Around the Sun: A word about the song, as a form.

Fri, 04/02/10

Authored by: Valerie "The Problem Child" Kacprzak

Use to be, a song belonged to no one. You just reach up and catch one in the air, as Keith Richards once said, and of course I paraphrase. My opinions on this are based on no knowledge but for listening to songs. Speak of the blues. There is really only one blues song, the ... Read more

Herb Ellis 1921-2010

Thu, 04/01/10

Authored by: Mike Kobrin

Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis passed away on March 28 at the age of 88 after a long battle with Alzheimers. He worked with greats including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Jimmy Guiffre, Stan Getz, and Oscar Peterson. Read more

Heaven done called another Rock and Roller back home

Thu, 03/18/10

Authored by: George Ingmire

I'm flying somewhere over Memphis right now, taking advantage of a wireless connection on a flight to Virginia. As plenty of you already know, Alex Chilton, a musician whose "quiet as thunder" impact on the rock and indie music scene is beyond measure, passed away yesterda... Read more

Happy Saint Patrick's Y'all.

Tue, 03/16/10

Authored by: Sharon Armstrong

Do you know what I love most about New Orleans? It's the simple fact that when everybody else is often happy to have just one, great, big party to celebrate St Patrick's Day, New Orleans isn't happy until she has stretched the partying over a couple of weekends...and then... Read more

Day After Mardi Gras

Thu, 02/18/10

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa

I heard her scream for help and ran around the corner dragging my dogs. Javier from Starlight on the Park rushed to aid her and as he began to chase the robber she said, "Don't chase him. He has a gun and he already pointed it at you." (Javier is a very brave soul - he r... Read more

Bob's favorite shirt

Tue, 01/05/10

Authored by: Tom Morgan

A listener has asked me to post a picture of Bob French in his new shirt. Here it is: Read more

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