One of the things that's great about Mardi Gras is how it travels across space and time. So let's set the WABAC Machine for July 7, 1989 at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. During their last show ever at that venue, the Grateful Dead jam on "Iko Iko". Feel that Mardi Gras!     Read more

Luke Winslow-King will perform tomorrow (March 2) during a jazz worship service at the Norwegian Seamen's Church at 1772 Prytania Street in the Lower Garden District. If you can't make it, here's a video substitute, courtesy of the Pacific Northwest's most awesome radio sta... Read more

Yeah, talk to me about perfect timing! The Muses parade rolls tomorrow, and just published yesterday: the music video for Lena Prima "Muses Shoeses" from her CD entitled Starting Something, on writer/photographer/film maker Kristin Fouquet's YouTube Channel.   Read more

It's the musical answer to the question, What should you drink on a sultry-warm Fat Tuesday? "Gin Instead of Whiskey". Your mixologists are New Orleans drunk-n-funk rocksters Morning 40 Federation, from their set during Fender & Filter Magazine's All Night Mojo at One-Eyed ... Read more

It's one week until Fat Tuesday; let's mark the occasion with this funky, jam-band-style rendition of "Brother John/Iko Iko" by the Neville Brothers. It was recorded at Jazz Open in Stuttgart, Germany in July 1995.     Read more

"Listen to the tenor saxophone callin' me home": it might be the best 3 minutes of your day. Check out Tom Waits in this performance of "I Wish I Was In New Orleans". It's a song from his 1976 album Small Change, recorded in 1979, live at Le Palace Theatre in Paris; the gra... Read more

Here's big shout out from WWOZ to all the high school marching bands that fill Mardi Gras parades with musical energy. If you're out at parades this weekend, look for the following bands: On Friday, McDonogh 35 marches in Oshun and St. Aug's in Cleopatra; on Saturday, McDon... Read more

Earlier this month, the New Orleans Suspects filmed this 9-minute jam, "Grits", at KDHX, a listener-supported community radio station in St. Louis. The Suspects are a band whose line up (see below) exemplifies the mock-adage shared on their web site: "It’s been said that the... Read more

From a press release from Project Homecoming: Project Homecoming along with Tipitina’s Foundation and the United Way will dedicate the newly renovated family home of music legend Professor Longhair. The dedication will take place Friday, February 21, from 2:00-4:00 PM at 17... Read more

Here's nine red-hot minutes of Little Freddie King rocking a medieval fortification in France, beautifully shot and recorded by what we're told were "a group of film and audio students." C'est bon! The title "Incruste au Nancy Jazz Pulsations" means something along the lines... Read more