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1. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. WWOZ provided full broadcast and web coverage of the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. WWOZ’s Production Krewe, led by Program Director Dwayne Breashears and Chief Engineer Damond Jacob, provided live feeds to 11 community radio stations across North America, including WBAI (New York), WDCB (Chicago), KOOP (Austin), KPOV (Bend, OR), and KDX Internet Radio (Worldwide). WWOZ staff and more than 100 volunteers carried out WWOZ’s multiple Jazz Fest activities at the Fairgrounds, including the live broadcast, national syndication and simulcast, Brass Pass Distribution, the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, WWOZ Mango Freeze sales, cooking demonstration and WWOZ cookbook sales.
Broadcast Krewe. The WWOZ live broadcast volunteer team included George Ingmire, Leslie Cooper, David Kunian, Maryse Dejean, Eric Ward, Sam Cammarata, Suzanne Corley, Linda Santi, Murf Reeves, Stuart Hall, Dale Gunnoe, Jerry Lenaz, Benjamin Seyna, Nita Ketner, Sondra Bibb, Andrew Grafe, Marguerite Sevdalis, Luis Williams, Tim Hemphill, and Olivia Greene.
Engineering Krewe. The engineering team included Tony Guillory, Robert Carroll, Khalid Hafiz, and Susan Jacob.
Volunteer Power. David & Patti Averbuck, Sissy Wiggin, Grace Perrine, Stacey Morigeau, Chris Wells, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Kichea Burt, Leon Morris, Paige Patriarca, Ruth Marinello, and dozens more.
Full-length Performances of the following artists were featured in the 2014 WWOZ Jazz Fest live broadcast and simulcast schedule:
Alexey Marti & Urban Minds, Roger Lewis’ Baritone Bliss, Tricia Boutté and Paul Longstreth present Norway’s Gumbo, Gregory Porter, Aurora Neeland & the Royal Roses, Shotgun Jazz Band, Geoff Clapp, Treme Brass Band, Rene Marie “With Love to Eartha Kitt,” Dukes of Dixieland, John Boutté, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Erica Falls, Forgotten Souls, Stanton Moore, Bill Summers & Jazsalsa, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, John Mahoney Big Band, Charmaine Neville Band, Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires, Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz Band, the Nick Sanders Trio, Jon Batiste & Stay Human, Lillian Boutté & Gumbo Zaire, Al Jarreau, Calvin Johnson, Jesse McBride Presents The Next Generation, and Aaron Neville.
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2. 26th Annual WWOZ Piano Night. The 2014 WWOZ Piano Night Benefit was held on April 28, 2014 at House of Blues New Orleans and broadcast live on WWOZ. Sponsor Services raised $41,000 from nine sponsors to defray production costs for this year’s benefit. As always, WWOZ Piano Night featured world-renowned pianists performing simultaneously on three stages at the House of Blues from 7:00pm until midnight. This year, the WWOZ Piano Night soloists were: Ellis Marsalis with Delfeayo Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins and Yoshitaka “Z2” Tsuji, Joshua Paxton, Marty Sammon, Dominic Pipkin, Jorge Luis Pacheco, Robert Walter’s Trio featuring Simon Lott and Chris Stillwell, the Terrance Simien Trio with Danny Williams, Jon Cleary, Roland Guerin and Steven Gordon, Cyrus Chestnut, David Torkanowsky with Stanton Moore, Marsha Ball, Davell Crawford with Jesse McBride, Nigel Hall, David Todd Paquette, Sanford Hinderle, Joe Krown, Marc Stone, Eric Bolivar, Reynard Poche, Mark Broos, and Doug Beloitte.
3. Membership. As of March 31, 2014, WWOZ received a total of $1,391,472 from 5.994 members, a revenue increase of 10% compared to the same period in FY 2013. 3,116 WWOZ members from outside the state of Louisiana contributed $661,647 (48% of total donations) in this reporting period. 834 WWOZ sustaining members accounted for $49,113 in donations made during the period (4% of total donations). The number of sustaining members increased by 60% over the same period in FY 2013. By way of comparison, as of March 31, 2013, WWOZ had received $1,263,405 from 5,952 donors, including $562,884 from 3,069 out-of-state members (45% of total donations). 522 WWOZ sustaining members had contributed $32,322 as of March 31, 2013 (3% of total donations). WWOZ sold a total of 3.291 Brass Passes to the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, compared to the 2,931 sold in 2013.
4. Underwriting. As of March 31, 2014, WWOZ has generated a total of $193,177 in underwriting and sponsorship revenue for FY 2014. In April 2014, Sponsor Services has signed 11 new underwriting contracts with the The Historic New Orleans Collection, Bamboula's, The Boom Boom Room Presents, Chevron, The Theatres at Canal Place, CC’s Community Coffee, The Joy Theater, Generations Hall, Zatarain’s, the Oak Street Block Party, and “First Fridays on Fulton.”
5. WWOZ Mango Freeze at Jazz Fest 2014. The WWOZ Mango Freeze stand grossed $129,759 during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. At Jazz Fest 2013, Mango Freeze grossed $76,512.
6. Major Giving. As of March 31, 2014, Major Giving has received $113,119 in donations for FY 2014, compared to $165,300 received during the same period in FY 2013. Aside from the one-time RosaMary Foundation grant for the tower upgrade, Major Giving revenue has increased by 73% in the reporting period compared to FY 2013. WWOZ hosted a successful Bloody Mary Bar cultivation event on April 12, 2014 at the French Quarter residence of Kathleen Parke and WWOZ Board Member Bob Edmundson, and thanks them for their generous hospitality.
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7. 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k. For a second year, WWOZ was named as an Official Charity Partner of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k race. A team of 48 WWOZ staff, volunteers, members, and supporters participated in the race on April 19, 2014, and raised a total of $14,075 for WWOZ. In 2013, WWOZ raised $7,641.87 from its participation with a team of 36 runners. Each team member was required to raise a minimum of $200 to participate in the race. Team WWOZ’s top three individual fundraisers were Daniel Dreher ($3,003), Renata Ribiero ($1,115), and Chriss Cazayoux ($816). WWOZ hosted a thank-you party for the team at Kermit Ruffin’s Mother-in-Law Lounge on April 23, 2014. As in 2013, WWOZ’s participation in the Crescent City Class was coordinated and administered by Don Paul and WWOZ Volunteer Coordinator Maryse Déjean.
8. WWOZ Swamp Shop. Swamp Shop revenue totaled $13,138.50 for April 2014, compared to $12,500 earned in April 2013, a month-to-month increase of 5%. The Swamp Shop retail location sales accounted for 89% of all sales in March 2014. Total year-to-date revenue for Swamp Shop is $53,975.94, compared to revenue of $124,334 for the same period in FY 2013, a decrease of 57%. Swamp Shop was on hand with merchandise for sale at the 2014 WWOZ Piano Night.
9. Marketing & Development. On April 22, 2014, WWL-TV aired the seventh installment of its “Guardians of the Groove” interview series, featuring Ellis Marsalis interviewed by WWOZ Program Director at the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in Musicians’ Village. According to our collaborators at WWL-TV, the “Guardians of the Groove” series of interviews, which have aired monthly since September 2013, played a significant role in WWL-TV’s receiving a 2014 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence from the Radio Television Digital News Association in the Small Market Television category. On May 5, 2014, WGNO- TV’s “News with a Twist” aired a segment featuring the WWOZ cookbook That Sounds Good! with artists Glen David Andrews, Charlie Miller, and Johnny Sansone discussing their recipes contributions.
10. Outreach. WWOZ’s Outreach team was on site at the Freret Street Festival on April 5, 2014. Outreach was also on hand to supplement WWOZ’s participation in the Crescent City Classic 10k race, hosting tables at the Crescent City Foundation Health & Fitness Expo on April 17 & 18, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans and at the Michelob-Ultra RaceFest immediately following the race in New Orleans City Park April 19, 2014. On April 30, 2014, WWOZ was a major presence at the Oak Street Block Party, which featured live music and a crawfish boil.
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11. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Gala. WWOZ sponsored a table at the 16th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Gala on April 24, 2014 at the Hilton Riverside Hotel. General Manager David Freedman and Major Gifts Officer Lauren Del Rio attended the event, along with major WWOZ donors.
12. New Media. The New Media team produced extensive coverage of the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, including 22 blog posts, several dozen Facebook posts (one of which reached over 175,000 people), and numerous posts on Twitter and Instagram. Our team of five volunteer photographers captured at least 2,000 pictures of performances and events during the festival, which will be collated and archived for future use in promoting Jazz Fest 2014. WWOZ.org featured a live video stream from the Sync Up music industry conference held on April 25 & April 26 and May 2 & May 3, and for the first time this year, the website featured an HTML5 video streaming option compatible with iOS computers and mobile devices. The New Media team employed five volunteer photographers to document fully WWOZ’s Piano Night at the House of Blues, including the WWOZ Patron Party, the food vendors, the “red carpet,” as well as the great music. Through Facebook and the website WWOZ promoted the Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s 2014 “Gospel Is Alive” concert at the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church on April 28, 2014, featuring Rance Allen and Mahalia Jackson Gospel Youth Choir. On WWOZ-2, New Media featured a live audio stream of the Touro Synagogue New Orleans “Jazz Fest Shabbat” on April 25, 2014, featuring The Joe Krown Trio with Walter “Wolfman” Washington, and David Batiste. New Media and web consultants C4 Tech took immediate action in response to the widespread Heartbleed security bug, first disclosed on April 7, 2014, by updating the website’s SSL certificate and requiring all registered users on the website to change their passwords.
13. In-Studio Guests.
April 1, 2014: George Dillon April 2, 2014: Barb Nyce, Zack Smith, David Johnson, Jack Stewart April 4, 2014: Tim Stambaugh, Jo Laveen April 5, 2014: T. McPherson April 7, 2014: Lashonda Handley, Andrew Block, Donald Surtain, Shane Cooley, Jimmy Robinson, Jenny Webster, Smokey Johnson, Barry Gibson, Al “Carnival Time” Johnson April 8, 2014: Zachary Lasarre April 9, 2014: Arsene Dejay, Justin Butts, Spider Murphy April 10, 2014: Patrice Fisher, Klaus Lumma, Doyle Cooper, Derrick Freeman April 11, 2014: Siam Montgomery, Maggie Montgomery April 13, 2014: Zion Trinity April 14, 2014 Marla Dixon, Evan Christopher, George Petrov, Matt Schucher, Donald Surtain, Dirk Fontenot
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13. In-Studio Guests (cont).
April 15, 2014: Luke Allen, Lefty Parker, Isabel Jauss, Alex Chum, Anne Roffes, Steve Allen, Michelle Ausman, Daniel Ray, Ginger Licious April 16, 2014: Neisha Ruffins, Matthew Shilling, Anne Rolfes, Cassandra Snyder, John Calhoun April 17, 2014: Johnny Cass, Rosy Wilson, Anne Dobachaux, Jason Strada, Chris Herrero April 19, 2014: Desmond Bernius, Deon Buntner, Charles Williams, Brendon Smith April 20, 2014: Irving Bannister, Mia Borders, Gaynelle Neville, Geoff Clapp, Alvin Ford Jr. April 22, 2014: Patrick Cooper, Helen Gillet, Paul Barrere, Brad Walker, Sage Pouge, Oscar Avila April 23, 2014: Don Ham, Patrick Niadon, Gregory Good, Chris Rogue, Jamie Marx, Monica McIntyre, Big Sam April 24, 2014: Nicole Spence, Albert Allenbade, Joshua Johnson, Johnny Sansone April 27, 2014: Jeff Klein, Ben Simmons, Dean Algen April 28, 2014: Debbie Davis, Johnny Vidacovich, Art Brown, Sam Efees April 29, 2014: Michaela Harrison, Kristen Diable, Joy Patterson, Alan Mason, Jeff Klein, Ed Scoog
14. Live Remote Broadcasts and Recordings.
Freret Street Festival (Live) presented by The Freret Market
April 5, 2014: Tank & the Bangas, Mississippi Rail Company, Gal Holiday, the Tommy Malone Band
French Quarter Festival (Live) presented by French Quarter Festivals, Inc
April 11, 2014: Luke Winslow King, Robin Barnes April 12, 2014: Chegadao, Chris Mule & the Perpetrators, Ernie Vincent & the Topnotes, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes April 13, 2014: Ingrid Lucia, Los Po-Boy-Citos, Creole String Beans, Astral Project
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14. Live Remote Broadcasts and Recordings (cont).
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Live) presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation
April 25, 2014: Alexey Marti & Urban Minds, Roger Lewis’ Baritone Bliss, Tricia Boutté and Paul Longstreth present Norway’s Gumbo, Gregory Porter, Aurora Neeland & the Royal Roses
April 26, 2014: Shotgun Jazz Band, Geoff Clapp, Treme Brass Band, Rene Marie with Love to Eartha Kitt, Dukes of Dixieland
April 27, 2014: John Boutté, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
May 1, 2014: Erica Falls, Forgotten Souls, Stanton Moore, Bill Summers & Jazsalsa, New Orleans Nightcrawlers
May 2, 2014: John Mahoney Big Band, Charmaine Neville Band, Charles Bradley & the Extraordinaires
May 3, 2014: Lionel Ferbos & Palm Court Jazz Band, Nick Sanders Trio, Jon Batiste & Stay Human, Lillian Boutté & New Orleans Gumbo Zaire, Al Jarreau
May 4, 2014: Calvin Johnson, Jesse McBride presents The Next Generation, Aaron Neville
Dr. Sid Bhansali’s Annual New Orleans Jazz Fest Party
April 25, 2014: Astral Project (Steve Masakowski, Tony Dagradi, James Singleton, and John Vidacovich), Evan Christopher, and Mike Esanault
May 3, 2014: Astral Project, David Torkanowsky, Brice Winston, Antoine Drye
Touro Synagogue New Orleans Jazz Shabbat
April 25, 2014: The Joe Krown Trio with Walter “Wolfman” Washington and David Batiste
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14. Live Remote Broadcasts and Recordings (cont).
WWOZ Piano Night (Live) House of Blues, New Orleans
April 28, 2014: Ellis Marsalis with Delfeayo Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins and Yoshitaka “Z2” Tsuji, Joshua Paxton, Marty Sammon, Dominic Pipkin, Jorge Luis Pacheco, Robert Walter’s Trio featuring Simon Lott and Chris Stillwell, the Terrance Simien Trio with Danny Williams, Jon Cleary, Roland Guerin and Steven Gordon, Cyrus Chestnut, David Torkanowsky with Stanton Moore, Marsha Ball, Davell Crawford with Jesse McBride, Nigel Hall, David Todd Paquette, Sanford Hinderle, Joe Krown, Marc Stone, Eric Bolivar, Reynard Poche, Mark Broos, and Doug Beloitte.
Historic Carver Theater Grand Re-Opening
April 30, 2014: Stephanie Jordan, Donald Harrison, Jr.
Guitar Night at Bamboula’s
April 29, 2014: Steve Masakowski with Martin Masakowski, Wayne Maureau, Jimmy Robinson, Cranston Clements, Phil DeGruy with Austin Clements, Tyler Clements, John Mooney, Chris Mule with Cass Faulconer, Wayne Maureau
15. Upcoming Live Broadcasts.
May 16-18, 2014: Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo Artists TBA
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16. Press.
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Piano players rarely ever play together? During New Orleans Jazz Fest they do” Brett Anderson, May 6, 2014
“New Orleans during Jazz Fest tends to offer countless exceptions to this unofficial rule about piano playing. I haven't attended Piano Night, WWOZ's annual celebration of the New Orleans piano tradition, in several years. The concert is held between Jazz Fest weekends, and in years past I've seen Piano Night players lay hands on the keys of the same piano at the same time.”
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Funeral arrangements announced for Golden Star Hunters Big Chief Larry Bannock” Alison Fensterstock, May 6, 2014
“Funeral arrangements have been announced for Larry Bannock, Big Chief of the Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians. Bannock, who began masking as Spy Boy for the gang in the 1950s, passed away April 30, just days after appearing at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz Fest, radio station WWOZ reported on its website.”
Gambit/BestOfNewOrleans.com: “Off the wall beers honor Larry Hartzog” Nora McGunnigle, May 5, 2014
“Larry Hartzog was an avid home brewer and fan of WWOZ… In 2012, his fellow home brewers paid tribute to him by throwing the first Larry Hartzog Twisted Beer Fest as a fundraiser at the Mellow Mushroom in Covington to benefit his favorite cause, supporting WWOZ 90.7 FM, New Orleans' community radio station.”
“This year, 35 home brews from Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas were submitted for the Larry Fest Twisted Beer Competition, and the judging is sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).
“For a $15 donation, attendees can sample 35 home-brewed beers at the festival, which begins at 4 p.m. May 10 at the Mellow Mushroom (1645 Highway 190, suite 100, Covington, 985-327-5407; www.mellowmushroom.com). Red Wolf Brass Band and Guitar Slim Jr. will perform.”
AXS TV/ www.axs.tv/festivals: “Jazz Fest 2014 - The Infamous WWOZ Mango Freeze” AXS TV Concerts, May 4, 2014
“Dave Freedman from WWOZ gives us a behind the scenes look at the infamous WWOZ Mango Freeze Stand. It tastes like eating a frozen Mango!” Page 8 of 13
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Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Jazz Fest Fashion: Men who fest like a boss” Grace Wilson, May 3, 2014
“WWOZ Djs Johnny Woodstock and Sam Cammarata were spotted in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent representing the spirit of Jazz Fest with their funky, festive suits. Woodstock rocked a sequin jacket and sparkly pants, while Cammarata bravely wore all white. Both of these fashionable New Orleans characters are often seen around town, especially on Frenchmen Street.”
Yahoo! Music/music.yahoo.com: “Between-Weekend Festing In New Orleans” Tristram Lozaw, May 1, 2014
“Located in a former second-hand store at the corner of Decatur and Frenchman, the new LMF also houses the Swamp Shop for WWOZ-FM, a radio station that resides under the Jazz & Heritage Foundation umbrella and is compulsory listening for music freaks, and a front-window gallery for music-related painters and artists. The expanded record store sits underneath the second-floor offices of Offbeat magazine, a music, nightlife, and culture journal that is to the printed page what WWOZ is to the airwaves. Altogether it’s an impressive little music-geek compound.”
Eater New Orleans/nola.eater.com: “Musicians' Favorite Jazz Fest Food, Part 2” Eater Staff, May 1, 2014
“[Marcia] Ball's set is on Thursday, May 1, at 4:00pm on the Samsung Galaxy Stage, and [she] lists her favorite Jazz Fest treats as the spinach salad with fried oysters from Vucinovich's Restaurant, the crawfish remoulade from Papa Ninety Catering as well as WWOZ's mango freeze.”
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Abita Springs Opry a north shore phenomenon” Jane Sprouse, May 1, 2014
“Teresa and Rick Jeffries of Slidell explained their love of the music: Teresa Jeffries said, ‘I first heard about it on WWOZ. That was when we got involved, by volunteering to sell the merchandise. That was nine years ago.’”
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16. Press (cont).
MyNewOrleans.com: “Rummaging Through the Racks” Jason Berry, May 2014
“I gather a Buckwheat Zydeco Best of Rounder Records with a version of ‘Ya Ya’ I recall hearing on WWOZ. Buckwheat takes the Toussaint-Dorsey arrangement and uses the accordion like a bouncing piano, dropping lines, playing with the words; yes, I must have this one and it’s not bad at $12.”
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “WWOZ Piano Night hits all the right notes” Sue Strachan, April 29, 2014
“Is there too much of a good thing? When it comes to the 26th annual WWOZ Piano Night, the answer is no — bring on the pianists!
Held April 28 at the House of Blues, Piano Night featured more than 25 pianists, some solo, some accompanied by other musicians performing jazz, blues and honky-tonk. On the House of Blues main stage, Ellis Marsalis performed original compositions and classics (accompanied by Roland Guerin on bass, Stephen Gordon on drums). Other thrilling performances included those by the Robert Walter Trio, Terrance Simien Trio, David Torkanowsky and Cyrus Chestnut.”
Gambit/BestOfNewOrleans.com: “City noise ordinance silenced” Alex Woodward, April 28, 2014
“Several public speakers — including WWOZ-FM general manager David Freedman — noted that the City Council was voting on a music issue as thousands of people visit New Orleans for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.”
NolaDefender.com: “Sweet Memories: Jazz Fest Desserts from the First Weekend” Kailyn Davillier, April 28, 2014
“In addition to the classic WWOZ Mango Freeze, fest attendees can sample richer, more substantial treats from Cafe du Monde and Angelo's Bakery.”
“WWOZ's Mango Freeze is located in Food Area I, and Cafe du Monde is positioned near Heritage Square.”
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Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “2014 New Orleans Jazz Fest caps off a profitable decade, born of upheaval” Keith Spera, April 25, 2014
“Before Hurricane Katrina, the foundation distributed around $100,000 in grants to community cultural organizations every two years. Now, the foundation gives away close to $500,000 annually - a tenfold increase. The foundation also spends around $250,000 to produce four free festivals: the Crescent City Blues & Barbecue Festival, the Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival and the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival. Other programs include the free Jazz Journey concert series, the Tom Dent lecture series, and the Sync Up music business conference, staged at the New Orleans Museum of Art on the mornings of Jazz Fest weekends. The foundation also provides hundreds of thousands of dollars to WWOZ-FM, which it owns, and supports the Don ‘Moose’ Jamison Heritage School of Music.”
The New Orleans Advocate/TheNewOrleansAdvocate.com: “N.O. Jazz Fest ticket pricing comes under scrutiny” Jaquetta White, April 24, 2014
“Slidell resident Hodges Mercer said he didn’t think twice before spending $500 for all seven days of Jazz Fest. He spent the same amount last year on a single ticket to see the Rolling Stones in concert in Philadelphia. He plans to spend three days drinking Abita beer and watching Santana, Eric Clapton and Lyle Lovett play. His wife will use the special-admission Brass Pass, purchased from WWOZ Radio, on the festival’s other four days. ‘I still think it’s a good value,’ he said. ‘I get an incredible assortment of musicians, musical types and musical experiences that I can’t get anywhere else.’
NolaVie.com: “Record Store Day 2014” Elisabeth Morgan, April 24, 2014
“The relationship between independent radio and record shops was similarly stressed at Louisiana Music Factory’s new Frenchmen Street location. The store now boasts a handsome counter-space, which serves as the official shop for beloved local station WWOZ (90.7 FM). ‘I created the shop, and Barry [Louisiana Music Factory’s owner] donated the space,’ said Suzanne Roberge, manager of the newly christened Swamp Shop, WWOZ's retail store located inside Louisiana Music Factory, which sells merchandise such as t-shirts, CDs and memberships. ‘We have always had an awesome relationship with the Louisiana Music Factory for years, and we promote the hell out of them. We’re friends, and our people are their people.’”
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16. Press (cont).
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Musician Jon Cleary and costumer Trish Gorman's fun and funky Bywater home is full of visual rhythms” Keith Marshall, April 24, 2014
"I was working for WWOZ in the late '90s, getting artists' clearance for broadcast. Jon and I would see each other in passing over the next few years, and we hooked up again at the Krewe du Vieux ball at the State Palace Theater, where he was playing with his band, in 2001.
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Bourbon Street noise ordinance proposal silenced by New Orleans City Council” Richard Rainey, April 24, 2014
“David Freedman, general manager of the nonprofit radio station WWOZ, said the curfew was an unjust weapon that police could arbitrarily use against street performers. ‘To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail,’ he said. ‘And in the hands of the police, this is a hammer.’
The New Orleans Advocate/TheNewOrleansAdvocate.com: “Ellis Marsalis headlines Piano Night” John Wirt, April 24, 2014
“Jazz pianist, composer and music educator Ellis Marsalis headlines WWOZ-FM’s 26th annual Piano Night. Taking place Monday, Piano Night features five hours of continuous keyboard performances in three House of Blues venues.
Piano Night is a major fundraiser for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation-linked WWOZ. Featuring a host of music-loving volunteer DJs, the community radio station broadcasts recordings by local artists and an array of music genres not aired by commercial stations.
Marsalis, New Orleans’ 79-year-old modern-jazz piano master and patriarch of the Marsalis family of jazz musicians, is a loyal WWOZ listener. He’s played for Piano Night many times. ‘I feel good about it,’ he said of being this year’s Piano Night honoree. ‘It’s always good when people in your hometown decide to give you an honor.’
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16. Press (cont).
MyNewOrleans.com: “Banh Mis and Mosaics: Celebrating a birthday and a community” Morgan Packard, April 15, 2014
“If you’re T.R. Johnson – director of the writing program and associate professor of English at Tulane University, WWOZ DJ specializing in free jazz, board member of the New Orleans Healing Center and all around amazing guy – you invite your friends to the Tigermen Den in Bywater “known way back in the day as Miss Taylor’s Soul Kitchen and now just a great space for community gatherings” for four-and-a-half hours of food and fun.”
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