The Lagniappe Show

03/03/2024

03/03/2024

Realized I should post these milestone events. Happy Belated Birthday WMPG !! (with Ideal Maine Band)

03/27/2023

This is historic y’all. Saturday at 🤍

01/01/2023

Another New Orleans musical legend has joined the heavenly choir. Walter Wolfman passed away 12/22 at the age of 79. Tune in to the Lagniappe Show Monday 1/2 ,(1:30 EST ) https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1330/ to hear a tribute to the Wolfman and his music.

11/04/2022

Trombone Shorty making music at the State⚜️🎶

10/29/2022

2 New Orleans artists performing in Portland this week!! The Preservation Hall Jazz Band plays at the Merrill on Tuesday and Trombone Shorty is at State Theater on Thursday. Tune in to the Lagniappe Show this Monday, 1:30-3, to hear their music⚜️

10/14/2022

Here’s a great rainy day / weekend film for you: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together. It’s a portrait of three of New Orleans’s finest pianists, Allen Toussaint , Professor Longhair, and Tutts Washington.

Documentary profiling three of New Orleans' most prolific piano players: Tuts Washington, Allen Toussaint and Professor Longhair. Originally this documentary...

07/01/2022

⚜️Should be good⚜️

02/26/2022

Lots to celebrate on The Lagniappe Show this Monday February 28 from 1:30-3 on WMPG. It’s Lundi Gras (the day b4 Mardi Gras) + the last day of Black History Month. Tune in https://www.wmpg.org/listen/ to hear mostly about the music, history, and culture of the 200 year old Black Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans.

Photo by Chris Granger photography: Mardi Gras Indians

02/22/2022

01/29/2022

Check out this week CBS Sunday Morning (1/30 EST): Calling the segment "Preserving Jazz In The Big Easy", Ted Koppel meets with New Orleans musicians. Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens and the Preservation Hall Jaz Band will be among the musicians interviewed.

01/21/2022

Corey Henry has released one album, Lapeitah, and it's a good one.
https://coreyhenry.dreamhosters.com/wp/music/